Chapter 151

Chapter 151

As I looked at Jared, my mood tanked. Sure, he had been acting better lately, but just thinking about all that shady stuff with Tracy made ina sick Le wweet word from him just tasted like poison.

Jared frowned a little, “Weren’t we supposed to see the real estate agent? Why didn’t you pick up? Did you change your mind?”

“Of course not

ot” I blurted out. “Let’s do it next week, I’ll just pick the layout online,”

Seeing that I was finally taking him seriously, Jared smiled. “Wright”

On the drive back, Jaied grow noticeably quieter. I knew the pressure from work was weighing on him. He was always in a rush to hit it big

his thing, not mine. It had nothing to do with me. In

didn’t even amount to a fifth of what he had freely handed to the Darwin family. Every ounce of his grind now was for

the time we returned to Hachester, night had already fallen. Summer was just around the corner, and Yvonne’s vacation was coming

said he missed Yvonne and asked if I wanted to have dinner at Sally’s

was tired, so I said

little after ten, Jared came back with Yvonne fast asleep in his arms. He put her in her room, then, noticing I still hadn’t shown

rocking chair by the floor–to–ceiling window, a face mask on. Jared said, his voice low. “Yvonne is home. Don’t you want to

her?

point?” I

“Victoria, you

looking down at me. “Yvonne is under seven, How can you treat her like this? Who are you really

looked at him in silence, Jared had never lived through what I had, so he couldn’t possibly understand my grief, I

“Victoria, I let you do things your way, but you’re still a mom. Don’t

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