Chapter 81

A familiar voice came from not far away.

My father-in-law was wearing colorful sunglasses and a floral shirt. He had clearly just got back from some island getaway, where he had likely been cavorting with women.

A typical playboy who never outgrew his frivolous ways, now aging into a lordly figure.

Jessica spotted him and burst into tears instantly, "Dad... You're finally back. I've been bullied so badly." "Ryan bullied you?"

My father-in-law, John, pushed his sunglasses up to his forehead and looked at Ryan. "I've said it a hundred times, you need to take good care of Jessica. I've only been gone for two days, and she's already at the hospital?"

I couldn't help but feel frustrated and wanted to leave during this lull.

But John suddenly noticed me and smiled contentedly "Charlotte? You're here too."

"Dad."

Out of politeness, I still addressed him as such. Even though in my eyes, he wasn't a qualified father to Ryan.

John nodded. "You two should take care of Jessica."

I could argue with Jessica, but he was an elder after all

I could only say, "I have other things to take care of, so I'll be leaving now."

and said coldly, "Since you're

that said, he started to walk away

Ryan remained

for

I turned to him.

chase might be

have thought I was asking him out, as his dark eyes brightened slightly. "Yes,

the Civil Affairs

through with the divorce

of the cooling-off period, Grandpa's 80th birthday would

then, I could successfully

was no need

expression stiffened for a moment, the smile in his eyes fading as he changed the subject. "You had

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Is something bothering

'Yes.'

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had gone to collect the medical reports that day, personally handed to me

ultrasound report,

a sigh. "Ryan, sometimes I really don't understand you. On one hand, you're entangled with Jessica, and on the other hand, you act like you care about me some of the time. But right now, I don't want

stared at him without blinking my eyes. "I just want a

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