Chapter 117

Jared stepped out of his office, dressed in a crisp white shirt with a watch on his left wrist, probably because tonight’s dinner was important.

When he saw me standing in the hallway, he came over to talk to me. For a split second, in a daze, I thought I saw a wedding ring on his left ring finger.

I was momentarily stunned, thinking maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me.

But when I looked again, there was no mistake. He’d once tossed that diamond wedding ring onto the cabinet in his study, but he’d picked it up and put it back on.

A white shirt and a ring on the fourth finger were all it took to conjure the image of a devoted husband.

So what was Jared trying to silently show me with this baffling move?

Maybe once he got in the car, he’d just slip the ring off and quietly tuck it into his pocket.

“Why aren’t you heading home yet? I had Warner pick up Yvonne and take her home. When you go back, pick up a gift for her, cheer her up a bit,” Jared told me.

with toys,” I shot back, turning on my heel

say anything

walked over to talk to him. The two of them standing side by side just looked so perfectly matched, in a way I couldn’t

Tracy, standing next to Jared, had

making myself miserable over it. Maybe they looked so right together because they were

I got home, Yvonne was out in the garden feeding her miniature pony. The little pony was sparkling clean,

soon as Yvonne saw my car pull in, she immediately called out, “Mom, come keep

the pony’s belly. “Look, I’ve given it so much grass and feed. Its little tummy is all round

give it too much, okay? You don’t want it

eats itself to death, we’ll just buy

just say?” I thought maybe I’d misheard, but that really was what

said, realizing she probably shouldn’t have said that. She looked at me with wide eyes. “Mom, why are you so grumpy lately? You’re

teach you how to behave?” I asked, sitting down on the chair next to her and fixing my gaze on

I’m always the

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