Chapter 15

I had on a black crop top–short, showing a sliver of my waist–paired with loose beige pants. Standing at five–foot–six, I had a slim, tall frame, and my brown hair made me look much more gorgeous.

“Mom, what’re you wearing? It’s cute!” Yvonne’s eyes went wide. She’d never seen me dressed like this.

Jared’s deep–set eyes flickered with surprise.

I flipped my wavy hair and stepped toward them. “Let’s go, Yvonne. I’m gonna be late for dinner.”

Jared ruffled Yvonne’s hair, his voice soft. “Listen to Mom, okay? Don’t give her a hard time.”

Yvonne pouted, grumbling. “I know. You say that every day–it’s annoying.”

looked at her adoringly. Then he turned to me and gave me a thorough once–over. “Who are you

violin teacher and some classmates,”

“Don’t mess with strangers. Watch out

people is fun for

pulled away. In the rearview mirror, I

game console, firing it up.

an eyebrow. “Thought you had

same,” she pouted. “Everyone else has both their mom and dad,there, but I only have Dad. If Tracy hadn’t bailed

mom. But I almost smirked–Tracy was

to Tracy, huh?” I

as sharp as her dad, after all. She just let

again, I realized my little girl wasn’t on my side, even at such a young age. I couldn’t convince

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