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

Chapter 374

“Victoria, how long are you gonna keep me waiting?” Ryan blocked the doorway, refusing to let me pass.

“Step aside,” I said, my eyes turning cold.

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Ryan quickly dropped his hand, looking all kinds of pitiful. “I just want to experience all the ups and downs of love. Won’t you give

me a shot?”

That actually made me laugh.

“Then you can start with the bitter part,” I shot him a look. “If I ignore you, you’ll know exactly what heartbreak feels like.”

“Everyone else gets the sweet before the bitter. That’s so unfair,” Ryan grumbled, looking all sulky.

I laughed. “Didn’t you bring this on yourself?”

“You’re only playing me because you know I like you,” Ryan said, getting mad.

I hit the elevator button, and Ryan closed the door and hurried after me. “Victoria, you really know how to push my buttons,” he complained.

Fixing my earrings in the elevator’s reflection, I said coolly, “Ryan, we’re just not right for each other. Stop wasting your time on me.”

My words were ice–cold, and Ryan looked like he’d been rooted to the spot, his handsome face full of disbelief.

him a look and said, word by word, “I’ve loved more, I’ve lived more. If you want to be with me, you wouldn’t

where to start.”

blinked, his long lashes making his clear, innocent eyes look even more like

guy like him deserves a love that lasts a lifetime, someone who will stay with him till the very end. He shouldn’t have to go through heartbreak–he’s already got everything he

you can go through life without ever having your heart

looked at him seriously. “I expect a lot from a relationship. If you can’t give me that, we’ll both end up miserable. I don’t want to

clear eyes gradually darkening with emotion. Then his lips curled into a sly smile as he reached out, wrapped his arm around me, cradled the back of my head, and pulled me in for

his arms, and shot me a teasing look. “Quit acting all high and mighty. Honestly, I think you’re the real innocent one

just stared at him, lost

guy like him–seriously, I wanted

to look down at me, eyes full of mischief. “And yeah, you might be older, but your face is still

are you done yet?” I snapped, glaring

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then, the elevator doors opened

close by and giving me his best

I said, turning my

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lowering his voice right by my ear. “Honestly, you look gorgeous all dressed up like this. You’ve got that sexy boss lady vibe going on–bet half the guys at work won’t be able to

off, I was somehow giving off major wifey energy,

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you. Go crush it at work. You promised me dinner last time, right?