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

out laughing. Ryan, being young and a bit thin–skinned, turned red and snapped, “Cut it out,

felt super awkward

time for the buffet–tons of food, drinks, and a

it’s your zodiac year, you should get Ms. Murphy to buy you some

at me with a burning gaze. “So,

watching, I didn’t want to embarrass

all making such a fuss? Ms. Murphy’s been married before–she’s probably done this for her

a look, their

“Isabelle, don’t kill the vibe with that

the truth? Ms. Murphy, did

respond, Ryan’s voice went cold as he said to Isabelle,

went pale, and

on, Ryan, she’s just a kid, just messing around. Don’t take it

someone to teach her how

the next second she spun around and bolted

frozen. I never thought Ryan would actually call out his childhood friend Isabelle like that–all because

room just crashed. Everyone went quiet, and

on, let’s not worry about Isabelle. She needs to cool off and think about what she said. Let’s have

tension.