Housewife Gone Wild

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Chapter 43

Chapter 43

“Morning.” I smiled at them, then sat down at the table and started enjoying my oatmeal.

Jared shot me a sidelong glance, but he never actually met my eyes.

“We should pick Yvonne up this afternoon. Can’t have her stay at my mom’s place forever. Otherwise, my mom will start thinking there’s trouble in paradise,” Jared advised coolly as he ate.

“Sure, but work’s got me swamped lately. How about you go pick her up, babe?” I immediately tried to wriggle out of it.

“We’re going together,” Jared said, shutting down my excuse before I could even finish. “I’ll get Yvonne a present she’ll love, and you can just take the credit for it.”

“No need to make up that kind of lie,” I said coolly. “Yvonne isn’t some clueless kid. She already understands a lot about people and how the world works.”

“I’m just doing this for your own good.” Jared’s face darkened when he saw I wasn’t having it.

about fate, and the bond between mother and daughter is the same. Just because she came from me. doesn’t mean

eyes following me until my

perfect wife and mom, I started growing some thorns. Eventually, they’d

armor.

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the renovation. My memory is good, so I just copied some of the best hotel styles I

picking up, but it was still

was also learning to invest. I knew when to buy stocks, when to go for gold, and when a downturn was coming,

designers. Bringing in fresh ideas

it was time to get Jared’s approval for the funding. But first, I

with her arms crossed, studying the images on the screen. She raised an eyebrow. “Good, Mrs. Holcomb. The design firm you picked has vision.

shoulder, but he was sitting at the head of the table with his eyes glued to the

one of the leads spoke up. “Mr. Holcomb, actually, all these designs came from Mrs. Holcomb. We just did the drawings. Every setup and color scheme was all her request. She’s the

room went dead silent after

me, his eyes a little wide

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