I Quit Being a Stepmother (Cypress Gem) novel Chapter 186

The autumn wind carried George’s voice along with it. He asked, “Are you going to follow through on what you asked me?”

Rhea’s mind was already spinning from anger, and now she felt even more bewildered. “What?”

“That you’ll date me after your divorce.”

George’s eyes were bottomless, like they could swallow her whole. His gaze was strong, commanding, and impossible to ignore.

Rhea parted her lips. “I…”

She knew she had gone too far by using George as a shield. “I’m sorry, George. Carter was there. He-

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“I know,” George cut her off. “I don’t care why you asked. I’m asking if you’ll follow through on what you said.”

He didn’t mind her using him as a shield, but he wondered if she would follow through on her words.

Rhea felt a jolt of electricity surge through her chest, as if her body had been frozen in place.

What did he mean?

Rhea wasn’t slow to react when it came to matters of the heart. But at that moment, she didn’t know how to answer. She said, “George, it’s late. I should go home.”

She opened her car door, flagged down a cab, and left without once daring to glance back at him.

By the time Rhea got home, it was past 3:00 am.

“Nathan?”

Nathan sat in the living room. There were three cigarette butts in the ashtray before him.

Without looking up, he asked, “Where have you been?”

“I had dinner with someone.” Rhea’s heart was still racing. She didn’t even dare think too hard about what George had said.

“Sit down.” Nathan shifted slightly, leaning back on the couch.

Rhea took a seat and glanced at him with a hint of evasiveness.

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Nathan didn’t like beating around the bush with her. “What’s going on with you and George?”

Rhea’s heart skipped a beat, surprised that he knew.

After taking a moment to steady herself, she calmly asked, “What do

you mean?”

“Don’t play dumb. I was there when you called George. I heard everything.” Nathan looked displeased.

He didn’t hate George, nor was he opposed to anything between them. He was just worried that Rhea would blindly throw herself into another relationship after being hurt by a scumbag.

George might be exceptional, but marriage compatibility wasn’t just about that. After all, their family wasn’t lacking anything.

Rhea rubbed her forehead. “I acted on impulse. Carter was clinging to me, and I said that just to end things with him.”

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