Housewife Gone Wild

I really didn’t want to cry, I knew tears wouldn’t do any good right now. If anything, they’d just make him think I was compromising or beggine sympathy

I tried my best to hold back the tears, but I just couldn’t. I could only turn my back to him, refusing to look at his surprised expression.

He didn’t say a word, but his handsome face had gone noticeably pale,

1 took a deep breath, forcing myself to stay calm. “When we divorce, I won’t insist on getting anything from you. You can have the child I won’t fight for custody.”

With that, I grabbed my bag and strode out, not giving Jared a chance to say a word.

Leaning against the elevator wall, I was anything but calm. I wiped away the tears at the corners of my eyes with my fingertips

The mirrored elevator doors showed me someone new–not that fragile wallflower who waited around for a man’s love, but a badass female warrior picking up her armor and getting ready to take on the world.

This was me after time travel, determined to shove myself out of my comfort zone and fight for my future, relying on no one but myself.

Thad no idea what Jared was thinking, but knowing him, he was always decisive. Now that i’d said everything I needed to, I figured he’d eventually swing the blade and end this toxic bond, letting us both finally breathe free

That night,

I went to stay at a

bought

time, I didn’t go back to that house.

It might not have that lived–in warmth, but it was quiet, perfect for recharging and getting my head straight on

own.

but Yvonne kept texting me, asking where I was, if I’d run into any bad people, and if

eyes sting, but in the end, I forced myself to turn off

i was asking too much from a six–year–old. I wanted her to put herself in my shoes,

show some maturity, even worrying about me,

memory

strong and independent,

night, I turned it over and over in my mind, and in the end, I made up my

man, but he just wasn’t the one for

knew exactly what kind of

be lazy all

hand in my resignation. Even though I’d put so

ten. I was just

get some rest? His voice was as gentle

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