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Once they were gone, I shot Ryan a quick look. Ryan chuckled awkwardly. “She’s your daughter. I was just teaching her a few things. You’re not mad, right?”

“No, I appreciate it,” I replied, honestly surprised that Ryan would even bother Yvonne. Maybe he did that for me.

Ryan let out a sigh. “Why’d you have a kid so young? By the looks of it, you hadn’t even graduated yet, right?”

“I don’t know. Maybe I just wasn’t thinking straight,” I said with a shrug.

Ryan looked at me, a little pity in his eyes. “Did Jared trick you into having a baby?”

It’s hard to say. Jared and I were pretty crazy about each other back then, and having a kid was something we both

wanted.

“No, it was my own decision,” I said honestly.

Ryan looked a bit regretful: “Your daughter doesn’t look like you at all. She’s basically her dad’s mini–me.”

I hesitated. He was right; Yvonne looked just like Jared, not a single feature from me.

“That’s what they say about genetics. Daughters usually end up looking more like their fathers,” I said with a smile.

even prettier,” Ryan added, a hint of bashfulness

“Oh yeah? Maybe I’ll have another

eyes froze for a second, a hint

actually looked a little tense. I shook my head. “Who knows? Whoever I fall for in the future,

looking a bit disappointed. “I’m graduating next year. My grandpa wants me to go into politics. I could apply

got a bright future ahead

my grandpa wants, but honestly, I’m kind of lost,” Ryan said, leaning forward on the desk. “If I had someone to stick with me, maybe I’d actually

that determined look shining back at me. “Sorry, but I’m

“Ryan, you need to walk this path alone, or find

ever been this blunt with me. Everyone

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I want

basically the golden boy, so everyone wanted to

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figured Ryan might be annoyed, so I apologized right away. I had no point in offending a future political

on me, you know? I’ve spent my whole life surrounded by

are you a glutton for punishment or

“Yeah, I guess I am. I need someone to give me a reality

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