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

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.

care of your stuff. I’m working hard over here too,” Ryan

hung up and turned around–Jared was

idea if he’d overheard my call, but his face was dark as a thundercloud. “Congrats. Looks like

Ex, you

think you had no

woman, you call her ambitious. Face it, Mr. Ex–if you’re not good enough, just level

started to walk away, but after a few steps, I felt like I still had something to say. So I stopped and turned

even stiffer after

I said, meeting his eyes. “Hope

even paler, panic flashing

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

“No, it’s not that. I’ve just got other things lined up. What you did last night was out of line, but at least you didn’t go too

going?” Jared pressed, his voice tense and his face looking kind

I

flinched, just

of his, and blurted out an excuse. “Actually,

he graduates, and

laugh. “Is it really about your brother, or is it because of Ryan?

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