Chapter 80

After dinner, I stayed in the temporary office at the Harmonia Hotel. Around four in the afternoon, Jared asked if I had sobered up and if I could go to the parent–teacher meeting that evening.

I thought Yvonne wanted Tracy to go instead of me, so I said I was busy and had a headache. Jared knew I had messed up drinking that morning. He said, “I was busy, too. If you can’t go, I’ll have my mom go.”

“Do whatever,” I said coldly. When I got home after nine, I found Yvonne sitting on the couch, angrily tearing a book apart.

When I walked in, she clenched her little fists and stormed at me. “You don’t want me to be friends with Tracy, right? Why are you so mean? Why did you make Grandma go to the meeting? Tracy and I had already agreed!”

My daughter looked at me like I was an enemy. I didn’t expect a parent meeting to make her that upset. I quietly said, “I didn’t stop Tracy from going. It was your dad’s call, not mine.”

I know it. Dad wouldn’t stop me from liking her.

looked down at her like a queen, my eyes cold and emotionless. “Yvonne, you

blinked hard and said nothing. I crouched down and fixed her messy hair. I gave

happy. I won’t control you anymore. I won’t stop you from making

a second, and then nodded, “If

now on, see whoever you want. I won’t stop you.” I lightly patted her shoulder and stood up, heading to the kitchen. Wendy was making some food to boost my

politely and sat down to

but I calmed her quickly with a

just finished eating when I heard Jared’s car engine shut off. I stood up to go upstairs. Halfway up the stairs, Jared came in. I ignored him, didn’t say hi, and went straight

room. They talked for over half an hour. When he came

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