Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 47

Jared gave me a look full of accusations, as if silently saying. “You’ve made your intentions so obvious that it’s already getting to Yvonne. His gaze felt like a sharp reprimand.

Since I had already decided to divorce him, I didn’t feel the need to hold back anymore. I looked straight at Yvonne and said firmly, “Yvonne, don’t worry. I won’t have another child. You’ll be my only child for the rest of my life.”

“Really?” Yvonne looked at me, her pale little face showing a small smile. “Mommy, swear it.”

I immediately raised my fingers and whispered, “I swear, if I ever have another child with Jared, may something terrible happen to me.”

Victoria, that’s enough!” Jared was clearly shocked by what I said. His face turned stormy as he snapped, “Don’t talk nonsense in front of the kid.

“I’m not making things up. I already swore,” I said, smiling at him.

The blame in Jared’s eyes disappeared, replaced by heavy gloom. He probably thought I was even more unhinged than our daughter.

“Mommy, I believe you. You said you’d only love me. Mommy, hug me.” Yvonne’s attitude shifted suddenly, and she threw herself into my arms, clinging tightly.

her, but unlike before, I didn’t shower her with kisses or squeeze her

as a child who needed an adult’s care. I wasn’t going to shower her with affection like I

hugging her the way I used to, so she whispered,

doctor said Yvonne had a viral infection, plus diarrhea and vomiting from rotavirus. Her fever wouldn’t go down,

to get her things, while

Tracy was

was carrying toys and food. When they came in, the noise woke

saw Tracy. She immediately smiled and called out, “Tracy,

went to hug Yvonne, but Yvonne quickly pushed her away. “Don’t hug me, Tracy. I have a cold, and the doctor said I might pass it

cold, but she never thought about me. Just earlier, she insisted I hold her while she

bent down, and kissed her on the head. “Don’t worry. I just want to give you a hug. Poor thing, what happened to your hand? Why is

must have been blind. She made my hand all puffy. It

up a towel from the basin Jared brought, and went to get

asked, “Yvonne looks a bit better

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