Chapter 29
When the steaks arrived, Jared cut Yvonne’s portion into pieces, but she pushed her plate away, too full. With a sigh, he turned and noticed me still sipping my wine. “Would you like me to cut yours?” he offered.
I’m fine.” I understood this was simply his upbringing showing–the reflexive good manners of a man trained from birth in proper etiquette, not actual care.
We ate without conversation, the only sound being Jared’s phone buzzing with another message from Tracy–which he continued to ignore.
We maintained the ritual of family dinners, though ours contained none of the warmth those words suggested.
When dinner ended, Jared stood abruptly. “I have things to handle. Take Yvonne home.”
We both knew where he was going. I answered with a single “Fine,” scooped up Yvonne, and retreated to the car.
“Dad, where are you going? Can I come?” Yvonne asked, her tone suddenly brightening as if she’d guessed who he was meeting. “Please? There’s nothing to do at home.”
bring her, of course. His evening with
time,” Jared declined. “This
me with
the driver to leave immediately, yet an
his affair. What did that make me, the actual wife? Everyone claimed the first marriage mattered most, while the others were just temporary. But becoming less
got home, Yvonne begged me for a bedtime story. I picked up a book and read until she drifted off
just fine–before closing my eyes, I let myself think about Nathan for a while. He
taken Yvonne to school.
still didn’t feel like going and wanted more time off, he just told
on Mondays and Wednesdays, dance and violin on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and all–day tutoring
to tutoring sessions,
she looked at me. My relentless demands must have driven
pushed her to study until she collapsed from exhaustion, while Tracy spoiled her with outings, toys, and pretty dresses. For her birthday, Tracy even secretly took her to
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