Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 41

I let Jared get in first. As I was about to follow, Nathan reached out above my head, making sure I didn’t hit the roof of the

car.

“Have a safe drive home,” Nathan said, and his thoughtful gesture made my heart race.

I gave him a pointed look, but Nathan just curved his lips into a smile, waved at me, and closed the door.

Inside the car, Jared pressed his hand to his forehead, clearly feeling the effects of alcohol. “Call Yvonne and see if she wants to come home tonight,” he mumbled, still thinking about what Yvonne wanted even when drunk.

I called Sally, my mother–in–law. It sounded like she was in the middle of a noisy card game. She quickly passed the phone to Yvonne.

“Mom, are you calling to apologize?” Yvonne asked, sounding way too grown–up for her age. “I’m not ready to forgive you yet.”

Her aggressive tone made my heart heavy. “Your dad just wants to know if you want to come home tonight. If you do, we’ll come pick you up,” I said.

huffed. “You don’t even like me anymore, so why should I

said, and then I hung

that Yvonne had become so pushy. I had spoiled her, and now she spoke to me with no respect, and I just had to put up

coming back?” Jared said with

nodded. “She’s still mad

winced like his headache was getting worse. He leaned in close, his presence making me feel

her something to cheer her up,” Jared murmured, his warm breath sending shivers down my

her,” I snapped, my

for a moment and then asked, “Are you really going to stay mad at her

can’t respect me as her mother, then being enemies is an option,” I said,

come on. You’re a grown woman. Why stoop to her level?” Jared shot back, his gaze

smile. I was getting better at pissing him off. In my previous life, Jared was always cold and polite, never showing real emotion. Now, it felt like

love me?” I asked softly,

clearly not wanting to get into

best thing for a child is to see their dad love their mom. Maybe that’s why Yvonne doesn’t respect me because you stopped