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

Edward’s expression turned grim. In the next moment, he snatched Ryan’s phone and got up, heading straight outside.

“Hey, Uncle Ryan, are you trying to embarrass me on purpose?” Ryan complained, clearly frustrated.

Edward didn’t bother sparing him any dignity and just walked out to take the call, leaving Ryan fuming.

When Ryan looked at me, there was a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Honestly, I really don’t want to get mixed up in their business. You just can’t force love.”

“I agree,” I said with a smile, quickly finishing what was left in my bowl and putting down

my

fork.

Ryan tried to get me to eat a bit more, but I was already full–and it was too late to eat any more anyway.

When Edward came back, he tossed the phone onto the table and said seriously, “Ryan, don’t go stirring up any more drama.”

Ryan looked genuinely puzzled. “Uncle Ryan, how is this my fault? You’re the one who gave her hope, not me.”

Edward’s face grew even darker, but he didn’t say another word.

Ryan let out a small scoff. “If you don’t even like her, then why’d you bother going to her concert tonight?”

My heart skipped a beat, and my thoughts started running wild.

‘Could it be that Edward knew Ryan was bringing me to the concert? Was he there not for Isabelle, but

for me?‘ I wondered.

Suddenly, I went stiff all over.

Edward said coolly, “It wasn’t because of her. It was because of someone else.”

“Someone else?” Ryan arched an eyebrow, thinking. “Wait, don’t tell me it’s that lead dancer. Didn’t you two have dinner together before?”

Edward didn’t confirm or deny it.

smirked, all gossipy. “Uncle Ryan, are you

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Edward snapped, clearly

just worried about you, Uncle Ryan.

abruptly. His mood took a

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wry smile as he watched Edward disappear through the door, then shot me a quick grin. “Don’t take it to heart. That’s just how Uncle Ryan is–if he doesn’t want

Maybe Edward showing up here was just a coincidence, but when coincidences start

if he never made the effort to see me,

just hoped he’d keep things rational and maintain some boundaries. If Ryan ever found out what was

felt uncertain, and a sense of hopelessness settled

against Ryan. He kept adjusting my position to make sure I was comfortable, keeping me warm

the way home. When we arrived, Ryan saw how tired I was. Even though he clearly wanted to come upstairs, he just tucked a strand of hair behind my ear and said

to drive

aimlessly through

cold wind swept over me, chasing away any trace of

anymore. All I really need is a

tied up and mutual benefits at play,

things I couldn’t bring myself to

Turns out,

no better at

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his wife–that’s just wrong. Me? I just go through boyfriends

regular people, nothing special. From now on, all I can do is be real

while, trying to sort out my thoughts. Once I felt a bit