Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 39

I glanced at him with a faint smile. “I’m just trying to help her build some character. You know how she yells at me and has no respect for me anymore. If I let her get away with everything, we’ll end up hating each other.”

“It’s not that serious. She’s just a kid. No kid really holds a grudge against their mom,” Jared said, clearly thinking I was being too harsh.

“Yes, they do,” I said firmly. “If her values get twisted, she’ll hate me. And honestly, I might end up hating her, too.”

Jared thought I was being unreasonable, so he went back to his study without saying another word.

My thoughts were a mess. I leaned back in my chair and shut my eyes tightly.

In my previous life, the older Yvonne got, the less respect she had for me. When she hit thirteen, her rebellious streak nearly broke me.

She threatened to go on a hunger strike, and she even said she wanted to end her own life, so I had to watch her constantly.

During that time, I was so worn out that I looked like I had aged ten years overnight with dark circles under my eyes.

It was not going to happen to me again. I still had to teach her, but I’d do it with a firm hand to make sure that she had the right values and learned to control her emotions.

I wasn’t about to go through another round of her rebellious phases ever again.

next day, I was back at work, focusing on design. Time flew by, and before I knew it, it was dark outside when my phone rang. A

at all. I

are you this year, Mr. Hallman?” I

“Twenty–seven,” he replied.

you were younger than me,” I said. It felt good to talk with him a little after

young?”

man,” I

low chuckle on the other end. “So, any plans

I wasn’t trying to flirt with Nathan, so I had no problem bringing

was interested in me, things got a little too risky. I couldn’t

Nathan said, his excitement gone, like I’d dumped

to hang up now. I’m a bit busy,”

Nathan replied, waiting for

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hung up

time night fell, Jared showed up at the door of

discussion, with the