Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 229

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“Mom, this is business. Stay out of it,” Jared cut in, his voice hard as steel. He turned his gaze to me. “Victoria, don’t quit. You poured your soul into that hotel. Are you really going to walk away before you see what it becomes?”

“Jared, why are you being so sweet to her?” Sally complained. “She’s hell–bent on divorcing you. She doesn’t love you anymore. Stop chasing after her like-”

“Mom,” Jared said again. He never took his eyes off me as he cut her off. “There is nothing wrong with my marriage. Victoria and I are fine.”

Yvonne slowly lifted her face from Jared’s shoulder. Her gaze found mine. “Mom,” she whispered, “please don’t divorce Daddy. I won’t talk to other ladies like Tracy.”

I froze at her words. Yvonne wiped her nose and said, “Are you mad at me? I used to say Tracy was nice and that I liked her, but I actually like you more–because you’re my mom.”

“Yvonne, stop this nonsense,” Sally cut in, her voice sharp. “You told me how wonderful Tracy was. What’s with the sudden change of heart?”

Yvonne ducked her head, nervously twisting her fingers. “Tracy is nice,” she mumbled. “But… She’s nice to her nephew, too.

“On our trip, her nephew shoved me down, and she ran to help him first. It really hurt, and she didn’t even check

on me.”

the adults at the table. A

lesson

“Tracy is nice to you because she likes me. If she didn’t…

“How can

starting school soon. She needs to learn to see people for who they are. I want her street–smart, not naive. Sugarcoating

try my best

to work. She wants to be with you. She loves you, and

same thing as a wife,” Jared said deadpan. “Two ambitious, strong–willed people like us…

looked up at Jared. He might be trying to defend me now, but I was

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one else to attack, Sally turned her fury on me. “So, Victoria, are you really that determined to

looked straight at Jared and said firmly, “Yes, I

pale. Yvonne buried her face in his chest, her body trembling