NovelEnglishSeeing how stubborn was, Sally shot up from the couch, fuming. “Victoria, what's your problem? Am really that
unreasoria bler idas a wronged you?
“It's been so many years, and you didn’t give birth to a child, and I never said a word about it, Vihat's with your
attitude now?
Sally just got angrier, her face flushed red. Basically, she was callingstubborn, heartless, ungrateful, and
blind to my own good fortune
| didn’t know how to tell Sally that | didn’t want either Jared or Yvonne. “Mom, | know you're upset, but my
decision isn’t going to change reped firmly, taking a deep breath.
“Have you lost your mind, Victoria? Does your family even know about this divorce? Why are you trying to break
up a perfectly good family? When you and Jared got married, you swore you'd grow old together.
“heard every word of your vows. Why do you have to do this?” Sally choked up, tears streaming as she buried
her face in her arms. “You two were doing fine as a couple, and now you want a divorce?
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“What about Yvonne? She's just a kid. Do you know what a family is? A family’s like a house: the father is the
frame, the mother is every brick and stone. that holds it together
“As long as you and Jared are good, Yvonne has a home. If you split up, do you have any idea how sad she'll be?”
I let out a soft sigh, “Mom, that’s enough. | know all that. Yvonne's not a little kid anymore. She'll be starting
elementary school this September. She get it. Isnt it just as much torture for her to grow up in a family without
love!”
“She's just a kid. She wouldn't understand.” Sally yelled at me. “Do you have another man out there is Jared not
good enough for you anymore?”
| was momentarily stunned that if a woman wanted a divorce, everyone would assthere was another man in
the picture. Removing people’s prejudices was truly difficult.
“Mom, before the divorce is final, | won't get involved with any other man, | won't cheat on Jared, I'm just getting
a divorce. It's not like I'm skind of criminal. Why do you always needto justify myself?
“Why do you have to makeout to be the villain?” | raised my voice a little. | could listen to all their lectures,
but | was never gonna agree to what they
said.
Sally stared atin surprise, clearly taken aback by how firm | was being
islumped back onto the couch, looking at Sally. “I discuss it with Jared Mom, thank you for all your care and
understanding You've been a wonderful mother-in-law. Someday, you'll have a better daughter-in-law,”
Sally blinked, and then suddenly snatched up her bag and stood up. “Honestly, | just can’t figure out what you
young people are thinking, or what you even want these days. With that, she stormed out, slamming the door
behind her.
| knew it wouldn't be long before my parents heard about this, and then they’d show up in no time, trying to talk
ssense int’'s me.
I'd been staying at the apartment for three days, and the only times | saw Jared were those brief moments when
we bumped into eachother at work. He was busy with a business trip to Shaville, so he was hardly around.
Yvonne was staying with Sally, but every now and then she'd senda message. She’d just figured out how to
use the camera on her phone, so she kept sendingsnapshots of wherever she was playing.
Mostly. | just looked at them, and replied once in a while.
The project was moving along even faster than we'd planned. After a meeting with the execs, we realized we still
neede different parts of the country before locking in our room designs.
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So | took the native, munded up my team, and started prepping for trips to all the top nu tities with at that on diy
pala, in than before
Before | knew it, more than a week had flown by, and the market research was done. Work really madeshine
again
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