Chapter 397

Rainwater kept beating against the car windows.

Looking out through the window, the outside world seemed like a bizarre, alternate reality.

I smiled lightly. "When is the expert you found arriving in Jeswood?"

Ryan replied, "The day after tomorrow.

"Alright." I nodded and reached for the car door handle. "Then I'll be on my way."

"I'll see you off."

"No need. My car is just parked nearby."

"Still, I'll see you off."

I was momentarily taken aback by his insistence. Seeing him reach for the passenger seat's umbrella, I understood his intention.

He held the black long-handled umbrella, walked around the car, and opened the door for me, "Let's go."

There was a bit of standing water on both sides of the road, making our footsteps particularly clear.

As we walked side by side to the car, I opened the door and got in, only then realizing that half of him was

wet.

But I didn't say much, "Thank you."

With that, I firmly closed the car door with a dull thud, started the engine, and pressed the gas pedal.

In the rearview mirror, the man stood with the umbrella, watching the direction of my car.

My speed, however, showed no signs of slowing down,

Perhaps, in a way, I was someone who was both deeply affectionate and decisively indifferent.

When in love, I wanted it to be unforgettable and earth-shattering.

ended, even a single word or glance

the rain, watching the car disappear for a

he might understand how Charlotte felt every

heart felt

bicycles passed by, splashing him

He seemed unaware.

his eyes, only

was out of sight that Ryan finally walked back

hoarse. "Want to go for

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Chapter 397

heading

"Okay."

"Got it."

at and called for a designated driver

Ryan, who usually had no bad habits, had started drinking and smoking

bipolar

to ease the

a childhood friend brought it up once, Ryan had angrily beaten

1. up.

to accept that Charlotte

he used to, he prepared extravagant gifts for every wedding

visited the cemetery every memorial day to pay respects to Charlotte's adoptive

taken back to Moon Lake Bay, the house he shared

Mr. Frost was controlled by

knew that

the private room was already piled high

wines, beers, and

glass and signaled to him,

drank it all in one

here hoping to drink yourself into a stomach bleed and need someone to take you to the hospital?" Ryan smirked, poured himself another drink, and said,

that up is

subject. "So, what's the matter? The doctor you found for your wife,

clearly defined as he tapped the rim of the glass. "It's hard to say.

short, it was different

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