Chapter 480

“Oh? What exactly do you miss about me?” I teased, my tone playful.

“I just want to be with you,” Ryan admitted, his handsome face suddenly flushing red.

Once you’ve tasted real passion, there’s no going back–his fantasies about love and sex had been shattered, and now that he’d had the real thing. quitting was out of the question.

It’s only natural to miss someone.

“Maybe I’ll consider it when you get here from Braylin,” I said with a teasing smile.

Ryan’s eyes went wide, and he sounded almost breathless. “Seriously? Then I’ll come tomorrow!”

“Don’t be so reckless,” I said, honestly not expecting him to actually move up his plans so fast.

“You have no idea how much I’m missing you–it’s driving me crazy,” Ryan said, sounding all pitiful.

I couldn’t help but laugh. ‘Of course I get it. How could I not?‘ Jared had once made me feel the exact same way—loving someone you just can’t have.

Before I could say anything, Ryan’s face suddenly turned serious. “Vic, I need to hang up for now, something just came up on my end.”

I watched him hang up in a rush, and it was like my heart had been left dangling in mid–air–then, out of nowhere, the string snapped and I crashed right back down.

Whoever could freak Ryan out like that was definitely no ordinary person. Maybe it was his grandpa.

‘Is Ryan actually scared of his grandpa finding out about me?‘ I wondered to myself.

The more I thought about it, the more confused I felt inside.

a rational and somewhat pessimistic

if things fall apart, it won’t get to me. I’ll still look after myself, no matter

plan to open a new store in Braylin had faced some pushback from the board, but he pushed through despite the opposition and made it happen. The official documents landed on my desk, and as I looked through them, I realized he was

Shaville were almost finished, and the operations team was already working

recommend someone

proven himself to be exceptionally capable when he worked under

sincerity and said he’d never forget the opportunity I gave him. He

what connections are all about–helping each other out and

blue, Amy showed up at my office

confidence.

to grab lunch together?”

I nodded.

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Chapter 480

me up, and I already had a pretty good idea

Jared, or she just couldn’t let things go and was trying to figure out what went wrong

Being good looking is like having a gift–no matter how

water and asked, “So, still no progress with

why are you asking when you already know the

sabotage you or anything. Maybe you just need to put

“Honestly, I wish you had gotten in the way. At least then I’d

it.”

my head. “I don’t have any feelings for him anymore. He’s just

knowing look. “And I’ve noticed what’s going on between you and Nathan. Mr.

knew gossip gets everywhere, slipping into every corner

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