Agnes suddenly switched the topic, that reminded Tim.
He turned to Jared and asked, "Why haven't you dumped Sharon yet? Need me to step in?"
Something flickered in Jared's eyes.
He responded, "Don't involve her. I can handle this."
Tim snorted, "Can you? You've been saying that for three years. I think you're bewitched by her. Don't think I don't know about Sharon's past. She used to work in a nightclub, she's not clean. I'm surprised you'd let her near you. You might not care about your reputation, but we, the Whitfield family, do."
Agnes found the whole thing amusing.
Tim's reputation was always paramount.
Twenty years ago, Alyssa had done some unsavory things, but the Whitfield family had managed to cover it up.
Jared wasn't backing down, "Stay out of it when it comes to Sharon. You know how I can get."
Tim just laughed at Jared's warning, "Last time you talked back to me like this, it was over Agnes. Why do you always make mistakes over women?"
Agnes felt a pang when she heard Jared say "Sharon".
She knew she was jealous.
She had mentioned divorce to Jared as a reminder to him and more so to herself.
They were divorced. She had no right to interfere in Jared's life.
Over the past four years, Jared had had many lovers. That was his right, not her business.
But when she first found out about Sharon, Agnes had been indifferent.
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