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The voices downstairs fell silent instantly, and then Edward walked over to the stairs and looked up at me.

He had already hung up his phone and said, “Come on down.”

I went downstairs, my heart pounding, and asked him anxiously, “Who were you talking to?”

“Isabelle’s grandfather,” Edward replied. “He wants to keep things quiet.”

My face went white. If anyone could just mess up and get forgiven like it’s nothing, this world would be total chaos.

“Relax. There’s no way I’m letting this go,” Edward said, his voice steady and full of resolve, like he could see right through my worries.

“Edward, if I end up pissing off the Lynn family, will it come back to bite you?” I asked. Sure, I wanted payback, but if the price was more than I could handle, where was I supposed to find the guts to go through with it?

Isabelle wasn’t just coming after me–she was going for the people I care about most.

“Victoria, you’re just a poor thing who got dragged into this mess. I don’t let people walk all over me, you get that? This isn’t just Isabelle targeting you–she’s using you to slap me in the face,” Edward said, reaching out to ruffle my hair. “If we don’t settle this, it’ll be a stain on the Jennings family’s reputation.”

My chest tightened, and I stared at Edward, eyes flickering with surprise. So this is how he saw what happened to me he really understood my humiliation.

“Thanks…” I murmured, even though I’d said it so many times before. But right now, having someone in my corner like this made me feel truly safe.

“The Lynn family wanted Isabelle to come over and apologize, but I refused,” Edward said.

“I don’t need her apology. It’s

Edward grinned. “Exactly.”

at the

catching as

that Edward actually told me who was calling sent an unexpected surge of trust through

and walked

I fixed myself a cup of hot water and cradled it in my hands, watching Edward stand in the golden sunlight. That’s when I noticed he looked different today–dressed in a classic black suit and crisp white

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into my mouth a little too fast, I didn’t even have time to swallow–it went

look at me, a

back in, spotted the coffee cup in my hand,

was somewhere else,” I muttered, feeling kind of

first thing this morning. She was worried because she couldn’t reach Ryan last

pale at the mention of Ryan. I blurted out, barely thinking, “Really?

for a moment. “Alright, I won’t bring it up

head up to look at him, worry clear in

at my anxious tone. “You still care about

I didn’t say anything.

have to keep testing me all the time? Edward,

then gave a wry smile. “Sorry, sometimes stuff just slips out

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