Chapter 474

Chapter 474

I had no clue what Ryan had been through since he got back to Braylin. He suddenly landed a job, so it must’ve been the Jennings family pulling strings.

He was about to start living the life the Jennings family had mapped out for him.

“I..” Vic hesitated, unsure what to say.

“Vic, I might not be able to come back to Shaville,” Ryan said, his voice soft.

‘When he said “might not,” what he really meant was he couldn’t come back at all,‘ Vic thought.

‘After everything the Jennings family has done for me, I really have to think about things from Ryan’s perspective now, Vic reflected.

‘He helped Nathan get through that crisis, so I should keep my word and actually try to be with him,‘ Vic admitted to herself.

“Okay, I’ll take care of things on my end and get back to you,” I said after a moment of thought, making my decision.

Ryan sounded really happy, his voice lighting up. “Alright, I’ll wait for you.”

“Yeah, I’ll try to hurry, but I might need a little time,” I replied gently.

stuff. I’m working hard

turned around–Jared was suddenly right

face was dark as a thundercloud. “Congrats. Looks like you own more of the

Ex, you

narrowed his eyes. “I used to think you had no ambition. Turns out, you’ve

you’re not strong enough. When you can’t handle a woman, you call her ambitious. Face it, Mr. Ex–if you’re not good enough,

to walk away, but after a few steps, I felt like I still had something to say.

stiffer after

hand in my resignation,” I said, meeting his eyes. “Hope you’ll sign off on

face went even paler, panic

what I said last night?” Jared asked, clearly hurting. “I’m sorry, I was out of

moment, then shook my head. “No, it’s not that. I’ve just got other things lined up. What you did last night was out of

Jared pressed, his voice tense

to Braylin,” I said, meeting his

visibly flinched, just

refusing to look at that wounded expression of his, and blurted out an excuse. “Actually, my

year left before he graduates, and

“Is it really about your brother, or is it because of

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