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

This was a small house, nothing like that castle–sized mansion I’d seen before. Everything was so quiet around here, you could even hear the bugs chirping.

I stepped into the living room and spotted Edward sitting on the sofa–he looked pretty worn out.

He looked up at me and asked, “Did you go back to Hachester to see how Ryan really feels about you?”

I was stunned–why would Edward suspect something like that? ‘Is that really what he thinks?‘ I wondered.

I quickly replied, “Of course not. My child lives in Hachester. I just went back to visit my kid.”

Edward shot me another look and said in a low voice, “Whether you meant it or not, when you left Shaville, Ryan was like he’d lost his soul. He didn’t bring a single bodyguard or the butler–just got in the car and drove out to find you all on his own. That was seriously reckless, and honestly, dangerous.”

My heart jumped. ‘Ryan actually drove himself all the way to Hachester?‘ I thought, still in shock.

Edward’s eyes were dark and heavy as he stared at me, making my anxiety spike even higher.

“Ever since he got his license at eighteen, he almost never drives himself, let alone on the highway. But this time, he took a sports car, floored it to 140 miles an hour, and racked up three speeding tickets,” Edward said, his anger barely contained as he threw the tickets onto the table right in front of me.

Now I finally understood why Edward had come to see me so late at night–he was worried sick that Ryan might get himself into trouble.

“I’m sorry, I really had no idea,” I said, breaking out in a cold sweat just hearing about it.

Ryan was still so young and reckless, maybe because he’d been pampered all his life and never had to deal with the consequences.

cold. “That kid would risk his life and do something

at Edward, my

“So, about that sham marriage I mentioned last time–are you really not going to think about

really too much to ask. I can’t just

price, or tell me what you want me to do–what will it take for you to put your reputation on the line so Ryan can get his life

blinked hard, my mind a whirlwind of

to stop your nephew from liking me? It’s not like I killed someone, I just got divorced. Why does us being together have to be treated like some kind of crime? Why do you have to keep getting in the way?” I snapped, my temper flaring

eyes, his gaze growing

you even realize what that means for the Jennings family?” Edward

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was all about keeping their legacy alive, generation after generation. Every one of them had to take up the mantle, and there was zero room for mistakes. If anything cracked, the whole clan would feel the fallout. The Jennings family was like a pyramid–every single block had to bear its weight, or the whole thing could come crashing

they were raising up to the very top. Young, bursting with energy, and carrying all their

my fingers shook. There was no way I could risk my

Edward was still letting me

then I… and even my parents… could get pulled into