Chapter 545

The chill from outside crept into my body, making me shiver.

I stared at the text message for what felt like an eternity before finally snapping out of it.

‘Ryan is entering a marriage alliance?‘ I thought. It was something I’d expected, but it still came too fast.

This mix of emotions left me feeling completely torn inside.

I burrowed deeper into the covers, but they were cold.

I remembered how, whenever Ryan stayed over, he’d always warm up the bed and wait for me.

Maybe it was in these small, intimate moments that I started to rely on him.

But thankfully, I hadn’t fallen too deep. I could pull out that dependence by the roots and hide it away

my heart.

in

I needed to remember why I came to Braylin–to build my career, not to fall in love.

Work was going pretty well for me these days. Not a lot of trouble came my way–Jared took care of the major stuff, and I handled the minor issues myself. Guess I’ve picked up a few tricks of my own, so I wasn’t stumbling around clueless like I did in my previous life.

I slept straight through to morning, and when I got up, I deleted that reminder from Edward.

I didn’t care if he meant well or had some hidden agenda. If Ryan really wanted to break up, I wanted

to hear it from him.

I needed to do was

by in a flash, and Ryan and I

me his grandfather still wasn’t getting better, and he needed to stay with him. He apologized,

now.

had to do and not to worry about me. Ladded that work was keeping

hotel’s facade was starting to show its unique lines, blending retro vibes with modern flair. The Shaville location was already up and running, drawing a good

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come. I found myself standing by the window, watching the sun

a few rounds of snowfall, the sunset outside

hand had cooled off, and when I poured in more hot water, the taste was just a shadow of

of a relationship about to end–gone was the burning heat

a text. The name flashing on the

you free tonight? I want to treat you to

something,’ I thought. ‘Or maybe Ryan sent her to

free!” I

with a restaurant address. “Awesome, I’ll be waiting

grabbed my stuff and headed downstairs

restaurant Isabelle picked was a

choice but to park farther away and walk

a mask and

ahead, a car parked by the curb and the door swung open–a tall figure

cautious look, only to realize I

he couldn’t figure out why I was dressed

right? You must’ve been a detective in

he just smirked. “Guess I wouldn’t have known I had it in me if it weren’t

really isn’t your style, you know. Kinda ruins your image,” I shot back, not

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under the shade of a nearby tree. “Aren’t you going to ask

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