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

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“We already have, haven’t we?” Ryan smirked at me, all fake smiles, flashing his ring finger. “Hey, I’m married now. I’m not gonna stand in your way. Love’s all about feelings anyway. Uncle Ryan’s into you? Not surprised.”

Edward said in a serious tone, “Sorry, Ryan, I…”

“Uncle Ryan, you don’t have to explain. I know exactly how it feels,” Ryan said, locking eyes with Victoria. “I used to be so sure no woman would ever be good enough for me. It was all just for fun, nothing serious.”

‘Just for fun?‘ That hit me right where it hurts.

I let out a laugh and nodded. “Just for fun, huh? If you take it seriously, it’s boring anyway.”

Edward, sensing the silent war between Ryan and me, jumped in, “Okay, food’s here. Let’s just eat.”

‘Ryan must’ve gone off the deep end, or maybe he’s just acting like he’s got two personalities,‘ I thought.

I wasn’t really hungry, so I just nibbled on some of the lighter stuff.

Noticing I wasn’t eating much, Edward asked in a low voice, “Is the food not to your taste?”

I shook my head. “No, I grabbed some snacks at lunch.”

Ryan ate slowly, glancing over at me from time to time before dropping his gaze again. I had no clue what was going on in his head.

I kept feeling like he was playing some kind of high–stakes game—and somehow, I was a player too.

me and Victoria?” Edward finally asked, clearly sensing

fork down and put on the fakest smile ever. “Yeah, you two go ahead and date. Vic’s a gentle and interesting person. Uncle Ryan, I’m sure

my jaw. ‘Ryan’s words

expression stiffened for a moment. ‘Gentle and interesting? That sounded pretty loaded,‘ he

she’s definitely an interesting one,” Edward

a thing, just kept

in, “Uncle Ryan, you two aren’t actually planning to get

for a second, then looked

expected, Ryan fixed me with that sharp, piercing

at Edward and gave him a smile. “I’ve only been divorced for less than a year.

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mocking smile flashed in

seemed to have expected

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with all that tension hanging in the air. I set my fork down and said, “I need to get back to the hotel and pack

walk you back,” Edward

the door, arms folded across his chest, just standing there watching us

I got in the car, it felt like I could finally breathe again. I sucked in

looked just as thrown off by Ryan’s little dinner stunt

ran his fingers through my hair.

Edward was to my mood. I nodded, following his lead. “Of course I’m not happy. Felt like we were

a box from the front seat, and handed it to me. “Here, a little gift to chase away