Chapter 492

Ryan shot me a mock glare. “You’re really not shy at all.”

“I don’t need to be polite with you,” I teased.

Ryan sighed, a mix of exasperation and affection in his eyes, as he wrapped an arm around my shoulders. “Alright, then don’t hold

back.”

When Ryan put his arm around me, I tensed up for a moment, but then I let myself relax. ‘Why am I still so jumpy around him?‘ I thought, but his warmth made it easy to melt into his embrace.

The butler came over, greeted me politely, and said, “Mr. Jennings, I’m heading out to pick up a few things. You and Ms. Murphy go ahead and start lunch.”

“Make sure to get enough,” Ryan reminded him with a gentle nod.

The butler shot Ryan a look that said ‘got it,‘ then headed out and drove away.

I turned to Ryan right away. “What’s he even going out to get? Aren’t you leaving for Braylin this afternoon?”

Ryan reached out and pinched my earlobe, his lips curled in a mischievous half–smile. “Vic, you’re just too adorable.”

I froze for a second, then it hit me. I shot him a glare. “You totally sent him away on purpose.”

was worried you’d be too loud…” he

pinched his side hard, and Ryan immediately put on a pleading face. “Ouch! Vic, I won’t

my face was still burning. Too late–last night I was way too into it, and now Ryan was still

embarrassing I could just

pulled out a chair for me. “Sit here,” he

five dishes and a soup laid

it tastes,” Ryan said, his voice full of warmth

a bite, and it was honestly delicious. None of that artificial, restaurant–style flavoring–just real, home–cooked

beef and placed it in my bowl. “Have some more,”

put in my bowl, and my heart just

we finished eating, I washed up some fruit and brought it over. Ryan’s phone started blowing up with work calls, so he stepped outside

his back, I realized that the golden boy vibe he used to have was shifting–suddenly there was this air

leveling up from boy

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it in his mouth, then shot me a

I tried one myself–yep, definitely sweet. Almost too sweet, probably loaded with fake sugar

the hint, he leaned in with a playful smile and explained, “I mean,

him a playful smile. “Oh yeah? Think you’ll ever forget

I’m gonna remember

I mean, what if you lost your memory? How would you remember me then?”

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