Chapter 717

Chapter 717

Victoria couldn’t help but wonder what kind of game Ryan was playing.

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Edward turned to her, his voice soft and reassuring. “Ryan’s still young and playful. He might just be going through a phase. Don’t worry, I’ll talk to him again.”

Victoria looked into Edward’s confident eyes, and her unease seemed to fade away.

“Edward, if we’re just forcing ourselves, maybe we should stop,” she said softly.

Edward looked a bit shaken. He stared at her, surprised and disappointed. “So after everything you’ve been through, whenever things get a little tough in a relationship, you just want to bail?”

His words cut deep, laying bare her tendency to run away from problems.

She felt embarrassed. “I’m sorry. I just hate causing trouble–whether I’m the one making things difficult or putting it on someone else, I always end up feeling guilty.”

“That’s just being irresponsible,” Edward shot back without hesitation.

I had no idea what to say.

Already embarrassed, her cheeks flushed even redder. “Well, since you already know what kind of person I am, why not just give up on me now?”

“I don’t want to,” Edward replied, reaching out to squeeze her fingers. “They say falling for a woman at first sight is the start of a man’s karma, but honestly, I think my karma came way too late. If only I’d met you a couple years earlier.”

caught off guard by Edward’s

stuck at home, tied to the stove, hardly ever going out. Even if you had met me, you probably wouldn’t have even noticed me,” she said, her voice laced

his eyes gentle as he looked at her. “When you’ve

always seemed to see

her whole emotional journey bare

embarrassed.

about exes or whoever I’m

joining a convent?” Edward suddenly leaned down and kissed

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meant something else, and Victoria

red as she gave him a teasing look.

at her.

talking to you. Take me back to the hotel,” she huffed, pretending to

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the wheel of a sleek SUV. As he started the engine, three black sedans trailed

but she huffily turned her face toward the window,

some reason, her heart, once calm as a still pond, was

man could see right through you and grasp your every need, it left you feeling powerless,

like Jared 2.0–an upgraded, even more intense version of the man who had once chased after her

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