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

As soon as she said that, a mix of emotions washed over everyone. The smiles on our faces all turned a little bitter,

“So, it’s true then? Men really are all bad news?” one of the women said.

“It’s just not fair,” another woman complained. “Men get to mess around all they want, but women have to play by the rules. And when a marriage falls apart, it’s always the woman’s fault. Will we women ever get a fair shake?”

It seemed like no one had a perfect answer to this major question in life.

At lunchtime, the student who was treating us looked pretty important. He grinned and said, “Actually, I’m not the one picking up the tab tonight. Turns out, someone mysterious is treating us.”

“He’s the major shareholder of this Manor Hotel. Most of you probably don’t know him, but just call him Mr. Jennings, that’ll do,” he added.

I was chatting with someone when I heard the name Jennings. My mind just short–circuited for a moment.

Premium wine was brought into the restaurant, its aroma filling the air. Everyone toasted and savored their drinks.

As the lunch dishes were being served, a tall figure stepped inside.

I already knew who it was without even looking.

“Mr. Jennings, it’s an honor to be invited by you,” the middle–aged student who’d handled the arrangements said, stepping forward with excitement to shake Edward’s hand.

It hit me then–Edward was the one who’d invited all of us here today.

After the greetings, Edward took a seat and started talking about how things run at the Manor Hotel. A few of the hotel’s senior managers were there with him.

His deep, magnetic voice was like some kind of invisible

I getting distracted?‘ I wondered, catching myself zoning

glanced my way since he walked in. He was busy chatting with

here to get to know the hotel management crowd, make things

buzzing with chatter, and after two glasses of wine, I found an

heard there was a gorgeous garden and vineyard

to take in the

guests with their kids, snapping

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from every corner of the globe, all kinds of faces

couldn’t help but feel restless

the world, love still comes down to just two souls crossing

to end up together on the

it takes five hundred years just to cross paths, does it take ten thousand years to

the place, and honestly, I was being way too

how it is–even if you claim you’re done with love and feelings, there’s always that one person whose shadow lingers in your heart, no matter what you

fish fountain,

lively and kind

out my phone and shot a

heard Edward’s voice behind me. “Sorry, I should’ve