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

Chapter 442

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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.”

Back when I worked for you, if I screwed up,

“Alright, didn’t you say you were hungry? Go

say

not looking back, and replied softly, “He warned me not to get reckless

just how my uncle is–always careful. Don’t let it get to you,” Ryan reassured

let out a small laugh. “I’m not bothered.

my 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

but my gossip–loving heart was practically racing. “Did she actually

had her thrown straight into jail,” Ryan snorted.

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“So, did she actually succeed?

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shot,” Ryan said, shaking his head. “Good

are, you’ve got

So, what was going on between you

divorce?”

froze in an instant. Ryan had always seemed a little jealous

I was feeling lonely, and he just happened to be around…” I

to go back to him?” Ryan’s handsome

course not. It’s not like I’m that

sarcastic snort. “Oh, so you could just hook up with him without a second thought, but when it comes to me, suddenly

I was completely speechless.

after I was gone did Ryan

called out of the blue. “Victoria, the company’s crisis is sorted. The Chancellor family just