Page 29 of His Vengeful Tradwife

Your dad is a dumbass

Don't be like me

Tallulah checked the kids into the kids' camp childcare on board.

"Let's go meet the rest of the family," she said brightly, leading Amanda and I into one of the big staterooms our parents were staying in.

I knew it was coming, but I still felt an ache in my chest when I saw my parents. Dr. and Dr. Laurent were both university professors, my dad in psychology and my mom in gender studies, both of them tall and severe and dark-haired and very French.

And they bothlovedTallulah.

Tallulah's dad and stepmom were here, too, her dad Dale was a tall shaggy gray-haired man in jeans and a T-shirt, and her stepmom Becky, a friendly cozy woman with curly blonde hair.

"Mom and Dad, Mama and Papa," Tallulah began, and my heart sunk inside me.

This couldn't be happening

I didn't want this

It was like a nightmare I couldn't stop.

"Maverick has something he wants to tell you."

I was already shaking my head, panic rising to choke me.

No.

No.

I didn't want this!

They all stared expectantly at me.

"What is it, son?" Tallulah's dad asked me kindly.

I couldn't make my lips say the words.

"And who is this?" Tallulah's stepmom asked. "You a friend, honey?"

I felt Amanda vibrating with anger beside me. "You haven't told them about me?" she hissed angrily.

But I didn't give a fuck about her, and I knew I never really had.

When I said nothing, merely stood there with my eyes burning, Tallulah finally spoke.

"She's his mistress. Maverick is divorcing me."

Time stood still, my heartbeat pounding in my ears as I stared at my family. Her parents both looked shocked, sad, and disappointed. I thought I would die with shame at the flash of anger I saw in Dale's eyes. He had always been such a good father-in-law, always coming over to babysit if Tallulah and I wanted to go out to dinner, or coming over to help me when I did any home improvement project.

Now he would fucking hate me, and I couldn't blame him.

My mouth started to form the words

No no I don't want this

She's making me do this

It's the last fucking thing I want

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