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

Chapter 406

“If it’s an accident, I’ll forgive you,” Ryan said, walking toward me, and for a moment, he had that same commanding vibe Edward always had.

“But what if… what if I knew it was wrong and did it anyway?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

Ryan smirked. “Guess I’ll have to see how

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My heart did a little flip. Ryan might look all sweet a and harmless, but I could tell he had the potential to go dark if pushed. Kids from the Jennings family never grew up sheltered–they learned early that nothing in their world was ever simple. And with his dad dying so young, I seriously doubled it was just illness; there’s probably a whole web of secrets and schemes behind it. Ryan might play the innocent, but deep down, he’s got layers most people never

see.

When we got back to the living room, everyone wa

I couldn’t help but sigh. Honestly, these two–Ryan and

Ryan–are really messing with my head.

giving us these knowing looks.

One of the guys even glanced at his watch and teac

“Seriously, Ryan? You only lasted thirteen minutes?”

like your usual performance,” another guy chimed

young and a bit thin–skinned, turned red and

super

food, drinks, and a huge

the guys joked, “Hey Ryan, since it’s your zodiac year, you

with a burning

second. With everyone watching, I didn’t want to embarrass him, so

for her ex already. She’s a pro at this stuff,” Isabelle said, lazily propping up

Ryan a look, their

away, “Isabelle, don’t kill

the truth? Ms.

was about to respond, Ryan’s voice went cold as he said to Isabelle, “Don’t bother showing up next year. I

pale, and she instantly

smooth things over. “Come on, Ryan, she’s just a kid, just messing around. Don’t take

kept his face cold. “She really needs someone to teach her how to act

eyes, and the next second she spun

Ryan would actually call out his childhood friend Isabelle like that–all

in the room just crashed. Everyone went quiet, and the awkwardness was thick enough to

about Isabelle. She needs to cool off and think about what she said. Let’s have some cake,” someone said, trying to

tension.