Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 124

Jared gave me a look like I was being unreasonable. “You’re prettier than Tracy. Isn’t that enough?”

The room went quiet for a moment. My expression stiffened, and Jared seemed to realize he’d let something slip. He ran his hands down his waist in frustration, then tried to explain, “You really don’t need to compare yourself to her.

“I admit, you both have your strengths. You don’t have to change for me. I just want you to be happy and carefree. As for making money, let me handle that, okay? If you want something, just tell me.”

“I’m not happy,” I said, biting my lip, my voice low. “And I want to have the ability to start my own business. It’s not about competing with anyone or trying to please you.

“I’m doing it for myself, so I have some leverage in life. As for you saying I’m pretty, that’s just temporary. Beauty fades, and so does love. You guys know that better than anyone, don’t you?”

Jared’s handsome eyes widened in disbelief.

I took a deep breath and looked at him calmly. “There’s a book that says the best way to predict the future is to create it yourself. I grew up sheltered by my parents, and you gave me a comfortable, carefree life.

People say this eye–candy finally found the right owner, but I know just how fragile a candy can be. Jared, I don’t want to be a plastic flower stuck in a vase. I want to be wild grass out in the open.

“I don’t need anyone to admire me. I just want to break through the dirt and grow strong.”

Once I said that, I didn’t bother to look at Jared’s reaction. I just turned and walked downstairs.

Jared must’ve thought I was out of my mind. The eye–candy he brought home was now saying she wanted to turn into wild

grass.

After seven years of marriage, I

out, I couldn’t shake off the

by his own set of rules. In his world, he

I was worried he might already be considering divorcing me, and I

and

started dinner without me. I took a quick shower and headed downstairs, only to

sharp with Jared upstairs and was worried we might have gotten into a fight. Wendy’s a

she saw I wasn’t crying, she finally relaxed and

bath, Yvonne came running downstairs and said, “Mom, I don’t want these long braids anymore. Can you take me to get

asked her, “Why do you want to cut

want to be a boy,” Yvonne said, her big, mischievous eyes darting

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agreed right away, not even asking her

why didn’t

you. As long as it makes you happy,”

say that girls can’t do business, so now I

age, she was already thinking about taking over