StartNovelMy 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. | 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 | was easy to bully, and that she could mouth off
atwithout 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, | hope this is the last time. If she mouths off atagain, | fight back. And when | lose it, | can’t promise
what I'll do.” With that, | hung up
When | got back to the private room, my parents were whispering to each other. The second they saw me, they
stopped.
| knew they were still worried about me. | 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. | shouldn't be making you worry
aboutreally 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
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbackbone 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
| nodded, and my mom asked seriously, “If you really get divorced, Yvonne would end up with the Holcombs,
right?”
My dad jumped in right away. “Your mom and | have talked it over. If you can get custody, your mom will retire
early and move in to help you with
“No need,” said. There was no way | was going to keep dragging my parents into this. | needed to handle it
myself. “Dad, Mom, I'm not going to keep Yvonne. Let her stay with the Holcombs. They can give her a better
life.”
My mom oodded. “That's true. 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 future?”
She'd always been fond of Jared as her son-in-law
“Mom, no matter how successful he becomes, it has nothing to do withanymore,” | replied calmly. “From
now on, my plan is to build something for myself and then make sure you and Dad can finally relax
My parents broke into smiles, looking proud and relieved.
That night, my parents stayed over at the apartment,
Ever since | talked to Jared, Quinn hadn't sentanymore of her nasty texts.
She'd been so quick to insult and belittlebecause she knew she could get away with it. Even when her elders
or Jared got mad, they’d only give her a
Quinn had been spoiled her whole life, so a few Barsh words didn’t mean much to her, especially when there
were no real consequences.
But now, she wouldn't dare botheragain. figured Jared must have finally done something about it.
In my previous life, I bit my tongue and endured everything just to keep the peace between them and me. This
taround, | couldn't help but wonder if my actions would end up rocking the boat
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| knew exactly what Sally was like. As long as | didn’t stir up trouble, just stayed hand did my job as a
housewif
her every request, she wouldn't givea hard time..
But now, | was dead set ois gelling a divorce. Jared was refusing to go along with it, and Wenne had beca
different person because was no way Sally was going to bold back withanymore.
Bring it on, then. Let the storm rage on. Nothing ever botheredanyway.
The next morning, Jared showed up at the apartment bright and early, carrying expensive wine and gifts for my
mom
| opened the door and looked at him. He hadn't slept a wink. His eyes were bloodshot. When he saw me, he
looked a little taken aback. “Are your parents. still asleep?” he asked softly
“You really didn’t have to bring all these, | said, frowning Jared had been acting so much better lately, and |
couldn't help but think that maybe people only started to value what they couldn't have.
“Victoria, your parents ca long way. These gifts are just a little gesture from me. Please, don’t say no, Jared
said, his voice a bit hourse, but his eyes were genuinely sincere.
crossed my arms, feeling irritated. “Didn’t we agree to get divorced in six months? Don’t bother with all this
anymore. | don’t see any point in getting more tangled up with each other.”
My cold words made Jared's face go rigid for a moment. He set the gifts down and turned to leave.
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