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.

work, focusing on design. Time flew by, and before I knew it, it was dark

me Victoria so casually with no respect at all. I was his benefactor. He should at

Mr. Hallman?” I asked

“Twenty–seven,” he replied.

I said. It felt good

look that young?”

man,”

a low chuckle on the

answered. I wasn’t trying to flirt with Nathan, so I

things got a

his excitement gone, like

all, I’m going to hang up now. I’m a

Nathan replied, waiting for

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Chapter 39

I hung up

time night fell, Jared showed up at the door of the

of a design discussion, with the