Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 37

Chapter 57

The room fell silent the second I spoke. Everyone turned to stare at me like I’d lost my mind. And maybe I had.

What kind of wife claps for her husband singing a love song with another woman? A smart one–because I had a plan. Jared told me not to bring up divorce again, so I’d just nudge things along another way.

Tracy was running out of time. She wanted my place badly. If she turned up the pressure on Jared, he’d give it a deep thought and cave eventually. And when he did, he’d come to me with that polite, detached tone and ask for a divorce–just

like last time.

In my previous life, he’d offered me the villa, 8% of his company shares, and some prime commercial properties. The only thing he wouldn’t compromise on was our daughter’s custody. On paper, it was more than enough to set me up for life.

wanted was him. I truly believed holding onto that marriage meant security—that as long as

wore me down, but the slow erosion of

warmth. I withdrew from friends, unable to bear their sympathetic glances. Avoided family gatherings, terrified they’d notice

must have pissed him off because he snatched

my coffee, and gave

Tracy rushed to the door, her face

rest of your night. I got to go back and check on my daughter.” Then he disappeared into the elevator, leaving me to trail behind at my own

a second, when our eyes met, I saw it: raw resentment.

sneered. Go ahead. Lose your temper. Let

a scene, she would. And I couldn’t wait

us in silence. Then, out of nowhere, Jared pulled

light it, but on the next floor, a woman stepped in holding her kid’s hand. Without hesitation, Jared snapped the cigarette in half