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

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I clutched my phone and turned around, only to see Ryan standing in the doorway with the spatula in his hand.

I strode over, snatched the spatula from him, and hurried into the kitchen–only to find some of the dumplings stuck to the pan, their filling bursting out everywhere.

Ryan stood off to the side, looking like a kid who’d just gotten caught doing something wrong. He watched me and asked, “They were fine just now. How did they all fall apart?”

I let out a helpless laugh. “What do you think?”

Ryan mumbled, “Sorry, I’ve never done this before.”

“It’s fine,” I said softly, grabbing a plate and piling the dumplings on it. I whipped up a sauce for him on the side.

Ryan pulled up a chair next to me, then suddenly burst out laughing.

“What’s so funny?” I asked, shooting him a puzzled look.

Ryan just shook his head, not saying a word.

I stared at him, waiting for an answer.

Ryan finally spoke up, his voice soft. “You know, my family was always super strict with me growing up. My childhood wasn’t as easy as you’d think. If I messed up, they’d really lay into me. But just now, you brushed it off with a gentle ‘it’s

fine‘–like it was no big deal.”

I blanked out for a second, staring at him. “That’s just something anyone would say.”

in his eyes. “I know, but I like hearing it from you. Back when I worked for you, if I screwed up, you’d always say it

laughed too. “Alright, didn’t you say you were hungry? Go ahead and

uncle say something harsh

and replied softly, “He warned me not to get

careful. Don’t let it get to you,” Ryan

a small laugh. “I’m not bothered. Honestly,

uncle’s cold, stone–faced vibe fool you–he wasn’t always like that. Back in the day, plenty of women tried to seduce him, hoping to have his baby. One even had the guts to drug him,” Ryan suddenly spilled all these secrets about Edward, and I felt a

little freaked out, but my gossip–loving heart

straight into jail,” Ryan snorted. “She messed around and

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help but laugh. “So, did

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to the hospital and got a shot,” Ryan said, shaking his head. “Good thing she didn’t get away with it–otherwise,

“Yeah, no matter who you are, you’ve got to look out for yourself when you’re out

are pretty solid. So, what was going on between you and that

divorce?”

an instant. Ryan had always seemed a little

was feeling lonely, and he just

you going to go

course not. It’s

could just hook up with him without a second thought, but when it comes to me,

I was completely speechless.

after I

the blue. “Victoria, the company’s crisis is sorted. The