Loose 417


Chapter 417

I stared at the words on the screen, feeling like I was looking at memories from another life, covered in dust.

Jared must be seriously drunk if he even forgot we’re divorced. He actually called me his wife. Was his account hacked, or did he just message the wrong person?‘ I thought.

He actually called me his wife. I started to wonder if his account had been hacked, or maybe he just messaged the wrong person, I thought.

I quickly replied, “I’m not your wife. You messaged the wrong person.”

After a moment, he replied, “You are, Victoria. You’re my wife.”

I quickly typed, “Jared, quit acting drunk. Grown–ups should know how to control themselves.”

Jared didn’t reply for a long time–maybe my scolding snapped him out of it.

*The next morning!*

Yvonne didn’t have school, and she wanted me to take her to the library to buy books.

‘I knew she was just clinging to me because she didn’t want to be apart, I thought. ‘She’s only in first grade and hasn’t even learned all the words yet–how could she really be interested in reading?”

I took her to the library, then we went shopping, and finally,

me, asking where we were. She

me spending too much time with Yvonne, probably worried I’d


come to the Holcomb residence.

out on the couch, clinging to my arm. “Mom, I don’t want to go back to Grandma’s place. I just want to be with you. Can you tell

you too. Just go back for now, okay?

“Mom, are you still afraid

for

be scared of her, but now that you and Dad are divorced, you don’t have to be

Back when I was married into the Holcomb family, my humble background always made me tread carefully, constantly trying to live

hard time, but she’d always find subtle ways to remind me of the

staying out late, dressing modestly, or not being materialistic–shed always use stories about echter op a

correcting Yvonne. I just respect her as someone chieri’s important to

elders.”

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out a little

“Respecting elders is just how we were raised, but if an elder ever crosses the line, you don’t have to just take it- stand your ground and have

kind of got it, but maybe

knew it had to be Quinn. I nudged Yvonne. “Go

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