Chapter 47

Jared gave me a look full of accusations, as if silently saying. “You’ve made your intentions so obvious that it’s already getting to Yvonne. His gaze felt like a sharp reprimand.

Since I had already decided to divorce him, I didn’t feel the need to hold back anymore. I looked straight at Yvonne and said firmly, “Yvonne, don’t worry. I won’t have another child. You’ll be my only child for the rest of my life.”

“Really?” Yvonne looked at me, her pale little face showing a small smile. “Mommy, swear it.”

I immediately raised my fingers and whispered, “I swear, if I ever have another child with Jared, may something terrible happen to me.”

Victoria, that’s enough!” Jared was clearly shocked by what I said. His face turned stormy as he snapped, “Don’t talk nonsense in front of the kid.

“I’m not making things up. I already swore,” I said, smiling at him.

The blame in Jared’s eyes disappeared, replaced by heavy gloom. He probably thought I was even more unhinged than our daughter.

“Mommy, I believe you. You said you’d only love me. Mommy, hug me.” Yvonne’s attitude shifted suddenly, and she threw herself into my arms, clinging tightly.

held her, but unlike before, I didn’t shower her with

an adult’s care. I wasn’t going to shower her with affection like I used

hugging her the way I used to, so

plus diarrhea and vomiting from rotavirus. Her fever wouldn’t go down, and with all her symptoms, she

private room. Jared went home to get her things, while I stayed with Yvonne for her IV. She slept the

returned, Tracy was with

carrying toys and food. When they came in, the noise woke Yvonne

She immediately smiled and

“Don’t hug me, Tracy. I have a cold, and the doctor said I might pass it on. You better not hug

cold, but she never thought about me. Just earlier, she insisted I hold her while

worry. I just want to give you a hug. Poor thing, what happened to your hand? Why is

blind. She made my hand all puffy. It hurts

the basin Jared brought, and went

came over and asked, “Yvonne looks a bit better

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