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

Chapter 521

The little mishap happened so suddenly, I didn’t even have time to react.

Maybe I crashed into him a bit too forcefully, because Edward instinctively reached out and grabbed my waist to steady me.

Even though his touch lasted only a second, it was enough to leave me completely rattled.

The old lady in front turned around and apologized to me. “Sorry about that, my heels are killing me and I got a bit dizzy from standing too long.”

“No worries!” I said, trying to steady myself.

–

I gasped in surprise, my back slamming into something solid and hitting a wall of

muscle.

Right at that moment, I spotted Ryan returning from his phone call, so I hurried back to my seat.

Ryan stood by the entrance, chatting with Edward. Whatever they were talking about, Ryan flashed a

handsome smile, looking every bit the charmer.

Edward’s expression remained unchanged, as if he’d truly mastered the art of keeping his emotions in

check.

The show went on, but I just couldn’t concentrate.

‘What if Edward thinks I did that on purpose? What if he thinks I’m playing hard to get?‘ I wondered.

full of themselves, and Edward’s basically at

women are always lining

to kid myself that I was anything

might think I was saying no, but my body was

had a hundred mouths, I

I seemed distracted, he lowered his voice

it was the perfect chance to use work as an excuse to

got some important files at work that

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then,”

first. You should stay. Ms.

wanted to get out of there, not drag Ryan along. He and Isabelle grew up

close friends.

not the

he shot Edward a

got the

for a split second, Edward’s eyes froze–he

my eye, but I didn’t

got up, and we slipped out of our seats, heading

rubbed his hands together, then shrugged off his wool coat and draped it over my shoulders.

from the office and wasn’t dressed for the cold. Ryan had a sweater on underneath and never seemed to feel the chill. He’d been carrying that coat all along without wearing it himself, and now, without a second thought, he just wrapped it

this coat just for me from the very beginning?‘

I asked, thinking maybe we could grab some late–night

craving? I’ll take you wherever you want,” Ryan replied,

mind.