The Heart Left Behind (Cole and Yvonne) novel Chapter 5

I nodded and concurred, "Fine, I won't be mean. I'll have someone kick him out right away."

No matter how much Xavier acted out before, I always indulged him. It was his first time seeing me speak to him like this, and he stood there in stunned silence, gawking at me.

I gave no heed to him and called security to have someone take Jared away. For the sake of our family dinner tonight, I had sent all the household staff home for the day, leaving only Wyatt to avoid any disruptions.

That decision seemed like a colossal mistake now. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to wait for security to arrive—I could've had Jared kicked out immediately.

Realizing the embarrassment he would face from being escorted out by security, Jared left on his own before they arrived.

As Xavier watched him leave, he fumed, "It's all your fault for making Jared leave!"

"Enough!" Jonas immediately clasped his hand over Xavier's mouth. "Daddy's angry right now. Stop it!"

Frustrated, Xavier yanked Jonas' hand away and sulked in the corner.

Jonas glanced up at me with his red-rimmed eyes and implored, "Daddy, I don't want to leave you. Can you not divorce Mommy?"

Seeing him like this broke my heart, but I couldn't compromise. Just as I was about to comfort him, Yvonne began to blame me.

"Everything was fine until you brought up divorce. Are you happy now that you've traumatized the kids? I've no idea why you pulled such an act—you're completely ignoring the kids' feelings!"

I stared at her and fell silent. At this point, she still thought I was throwing a tantrum.

"Forget it," I thought.