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?”

library, then we went shopping, and finally,

me, asking where we were. She said Sally had sent her

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


Quinn to come to the Holcomb residence. After a long

go back to Grandma’s place. I just want to be

Just go back for now,

at me. “Mom, are you still afraid of

for a

to comfort me, “You used to be scared of her, but now that you and Dad are divorced, you don’t have

the Holcomb family, my humble background always made me tread carefully, constantly trying to live up

Sally never gave ine a hard time, but she’d always find subtle ways to remind me of the

late, dressing modestly, or not being materialistic–shed

afraid of her.” I said, gently correcting Yvonne. I

elders.”

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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-

like she kind of got it, but maybe not

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

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