After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

Chapter 219

Chapter 219

A glance at the clock: not even six. Resigned to wakefulness, I pulled on running gear and headed downstairs.

The complex lay hushed in the pre–dawn light. Head down, focused on my rhythm, I nearly collided with another runner.

The runner who had just passed me slowed, turned, and jogged back. “Ms. Murphy?” A voice called out, clear and bright against the quiet morning

I halted mid–stride, staring. Ryan?

Just then, an elderly man jogged up, slightly breathless. He opened his mouth, seemed to reconsider, and snapped it shut.

“Ryan? Are you staying here?” I asked with surprise.

Ryan threw a companionable arm around the old man’s shoulders. “Just crashing with my great–uncle for a bit,” he explained easily. “He lives alone, so I’m keeping him company.”

The old man blinked, momentarily flustered, and then nodded with perhaps excessive enthusiasm. “Yes! The boy’s been very attentive.”

dismissed it

a

faint smile. “Right. See you.” Then

my phone buzzed–a text

surprised Jared wasn’t furious. Instead, he’d orchestrated the return of my

now, not a cab in sight. Glancing at the overflowing bus stop

grin spread across Ryan’s face as he slid into the back seat. “Thanks, Ms. Murphy. Seriously,

a small, dismissive smile.

team.”

office to avoid potential gossip, I noted. Smart kid.

on my desk. “Fare

as fare,

passed without seeing Yvonne. Jared had mentioned Sally whisking her away on a vacation. True to form, my phone lit

a scraped knee, followed by a deluge of weepy, woebegone

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