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Chapter 48
Tracy was clearly stabbingin the heart again, but she kept acting sweet and gentle, which only made me
look more naive and clueless.
“Of course, no. Sorry for troubling you,” | said, forcing a grateful smile as | headed to the elevator.
| didn’t care anymore if Tracy was trying to win over both Jared and Yvonne. If a man didn’t want to stay, it was
better to let him go sooner rather than later. It was not a big deal.
As for Yvonne, her actions tonight really hurt me. To her, Tracy's life mattered, but mine didn’t.
| grabbed sfood upstairs and sat on a cold bench for a long time.
Then Jared called me. “Are you done eating? Cupstairs and keep Yvonne company, will you? | have to go
back to the office for swork.” His voice was as calm and gentle as always.
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| just hummed in response and went upstairs.
Tracy was sitting next to Yvonne's bed, helping her open a new toy. Yvonne's pale face looked both excited and
happy.
But as soon as | walked in, Yvonne's happy expression disappeared, as if | had cat the wrong time.
“Yvonne, dear. Tracy and | need to go to the office for a bit. Your mom will stay here with you, so make sure you
listen to her,” Jared said gently.
“Oh,” Yvonne muttered with a pout, clearly unhappy.
Jared looked at me, but | avoided his gaze and focused on tidying the table.
Before leaving, Jared remindedagain, “The nurse just brought smedicine. Don’t forget to give it to
Yvonne, okay?”
“I don’t want to take medicine. | already got a shot. | don’t need it,” Yvonne whined right away.
| said flatly, “Don’t worry. I'll make sure she takes it.”
Yvonne looked atnervously and then turned to Jared with a pitiful expression. “Daddy, please cback
soon.”
Tracy assured her softly, “Mr. Holcomb will be back as soon as he’s done with work.”
It was late at night, and a man and a woman were alone together. No one knew how long they would be gone.
Once Jared and Tracy left, | poured a glass of water and placed the medicine in front of Yvonne. “Take it.”
“Mom, can you getscandy? | can’t swallow this. It's too bitter,” Yvonne tried her little trick again,
thinking I'd fall for it like before. She’d complain about the taste, and I'd end up coaxing her into taking the
medicine.
“No candy. You have to take your medicine. If you don’t, I'll call the nurse to chold you down and make you
take it,” | said flatly. After seeing how she treated Tracy, | just couldn't feel sorry for her anymore.
“You're so mean, Mom! Why are you being so awful?” Yvonne started crying. “I want my old mom back. | don’t
want this
one.”
| stared at Yvonne in shock. She was sharp indeed. She'd noticed | wasn’t the sanymore. | wondered if Jared
had noticed the change in me, too.
Chapter 48
“I'm still your mom, but the difference is that I've decided to teach you properly now,” | said.
“You're just bullying me!” Yvonne crossed her arms and glared at me, fuming.
“What do you mean by mistreating? Yvonne, I'm your mom. Have you ever shownany respect?” | asked,
looking her straight in the eye.
| studied her carefully. She really took after Jared. People always said that if the dad was good-looking, the
daughter would be beautiful, too. Yvonne definitely had a pretty face.
“You gave birth to me, but you don’t love me. So why should I respect you?” Yvonne shot back, her words sharp
as always. She was crying, trying to makelook like a bad guy.
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