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.”

was caught off

just 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

from never really being cherished or loved,” Edward said, his eyes gentle as he looked

always

bare like that made her feel uncomfortable

embarrassed.

head, avoiding his eyes. “Sometimes I think, maybe I should just stop caring about exes or whoever I’m with now, and just love myself. Maybe that’s

already thinking of joining a convent?” Edward suddenly leaned down and kissed her.

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definitely meant something else, and Victoria got it

bright red as she gave him a teasing look. “Why do you think I

at her. “I just

me back to the hotel,” she huffed, pretending

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behind the wheel of a sleek SUV. As

drove, but she huffily turned her face toward the window, refusing to look

calm as a still pond, was now rippling with

man could see right through you and grasp your every need,

intense version of the man who had once chased after her so

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