Chapter 297

I looked up at the sky getting darker, my eyes cold and my tone firm. “I will.” I knew exactly what I was doing. If it blew up in my face, I'd be the first one to fall. But honestly, I didn't have much of a choice. If I just played the role of Ronald Wright’s obedient wife, considering how into me he is right now, I’d be living pretty comfortably for at least a few months, maybe even longer. Ronald’s a jerk, but he probably wouldn’t make my life hell right away. Give it two or three years, he’d get bored of me, like he did in my past life, fall for Grace Mills again, and I’d walk away with some money in my pocket. If I’d never liked him, and if I hadn’t owed Jordan Bryant that much, this life would’ve been so easy. Who doesn’t want a smooth ride? But I can’t forget the pain from before, or shake off the guilt toward Jordan. More than that, if I didn’t want to be with Jordan, I’d want it to be my own decision—not something Ronald forced on me by pulling strings, threatening people, or u