After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

Chapter 53

I grabbed a sandwich downstairs. When I took the pills, the bitter one got stuck in my throat. I coughed, and the bitter taste spread in my mouth. I drank water fast, but the taste stayed. Then I remembered the candy Nathan gave me this morning.

Suddenly, my eyes filled with tears. Only someone really starved for love would be won over by a piece of candy. I felt bitter inside. My previous life was so terrible that I’d feel protected just because of one candy.

I went out, turned left, and went into the store. I bought a bag of candies, tore open the package, and popped one in my mouth. It was sweet and creamy.

Holding the bag of candies, I went back to the hospital room. Jared was playing checkers with Yvonne. They were enjoying their nice father–daughter moment. But when I walked in, I ruined it.

Yvonne rolled her eyes at me and said, “Mom, go home. I want Dad to stay here with me.”

Jared glanced at me and said, “Yvonne says you yelled at her again. Victoria, I don’t care about others, but Yvonne is just a kid. Why do you pick on her?”

My eyes widened. Yvonne wronged me again. I spoiled her too much, so she treated me badly.

Taking a deep breath, I said calmly, “So now you’re saying I didn’t raise her right? Sorry, my bad. I spoiled her as a kid, and it gave her all these bad habits.”

“At least you get it.” Jared’s face turned dark. “Change, that from now on.”

I shook my head and said, “Old habits are hard to break. I mean, our daughter’s probably set in her ways. It’s hard to change her.”

Yvonne pouted right away, looking upset. “Mom, what’s that supposed to mean? Are you calling me bad?” Then she turned to Jared. “Dad, look at her. I’m just a kid, and she’s talking like that!”

He got up, walked over to me, and

not?”

name; that meant things were serious. In my previous life, I would’ve thought the world was ending and I had no hope at

that Jared was no saint. He was moody. Once I

It was like she was saying

said calmly, “Jared, I’m sorry things are this bad, and I take some of the blame. But when it comes to parenting, I stick to my guns. If you don’t agree, then… let’s get a

But now, with my daughter provoking me and my husband siding with her and not getting me, I thought money could come from

me a big payout, letting me be financially free sooner. That

was way more uncertain. She had the Holcomb family behind her, Jared spoiling her and helping her, while I got nothing. Only my parents cared about me. If I die, they

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say?” Jared was livid. His eyes shook,

eye, not scared, my voice firm. “If it’s not working, let’s just get

Jared get so mad. She didn’t care much. She kept playing with her beads, peeking at

Yvonne’s life.” Jared pointed at the door, his face telling me to

my purse and left. The elevator went down, but my heart didn’t drop like in my previous life, not into a hole. Instead, I

soon. After all, I’d made him mad. He wouldn’t keep me; he’d rush the papers and never let me near Yvonne’s

family. For him, I was just someone he

next morning, I got up and headed straight to the clinic for a shot. I was still tired,

was lazy. It

tall guy sat next to me. Then Nathan showed up with breakfast. He wasn’t in a