My sharp words made Jared go quiet on the other and

After a moment, he finally spoke, his voice repy. “I’m sorry, I’ll keep a closer eye on her from now on. I should’ve done a better job raising her

Quinn played favorites. She only acted cute with people she thought she could take advantage

I’d never seen her get snarky with anyone else. She just figured I was easy to bully, and that she could mouth off at me without facing any conseque That was just human nature.

Jared was caught in the crossfire again, but I didn’t feel the least bit sorry for him.

“Jared, I hope this is the last time. If she mouths off at me again, I fight back. And when I lose it, I can’t promise what I’ll do.” With that, I hung up

When I got back to the private room, my parents were whispering to each other. The second they saw me, they stopped.

I knew they were still worried about me. I mean, parents wanted their kids to have a happy family life. But even the moon waxed and waned. Nobody’s life was perfect.

“Dad, Mom, I’m sorry, I’m not good enough at handling family relationships. I shouldn’t be making you worry about me really felt guilty. They were getting older, and I still couldn’t give them any peace of mind.

“Don’t say that,” my dad said. “We’re family. Whatever comes up, we’ll find a way through it.” He was the backbone of our family. He didn’t say much most of the time, but when it mattered, he was always the one to make the call

I nodded, and my mom asked seriously, “If you really get divorced, Yvonne would end up with the Holcombs, right?”

have talked it over. If you can get custody, your mom will retire early and move in

I was going to keep dragging my parents into this. I needed to handle it myself. “Dad, Mom, I’m not going to keep Yvonne. Let her stay with the Holcombs. They can give

Our family’s not bad, but we can’t really compare to the Holcombs. Jared’s got several companies listed on the stock exchange, and he’s still young Who knows how much more he’ll achieve in the

always been fond of Jared as her

to do with me anymore,” I replied calmly. “From now on, my plan is to build something for myself and then make sure you and Dad

broke into smiles,

my parents stayed over at

since I talked to Jared, Quinn hadn’t sent me anymore

me because she knew she could get away with it. Even when her

few Barsh words didn’t

wouldn’t dare bother me again. figured Jared must have finally done something

my tongue and endured everything just to keep the peace between them and me. This time around, I couldn’t help but wonder if my

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knew exactly what Sally was like. As long as I didn’t stir up trouble, just stayed

wouldn’t give

it, and Wenne

the storm rage on. Nothing ever bothered

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