Housewife Gone Wild

Chapter 406

“If it’s an accident, I’ll forgive you,” Ryan said, walking toward me, and for a moment, he had that same commanding vibe Edward always had.

“But what if… what if I knew it was wrong and did it anyway?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

Ryan smirked. “Guess I’ll have to see how

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My heart did a little flip. Ryan might look all sweet a and harmless, but I could tell he had the potential to go dark if pushed. Kids from the Jennings family never grew up sheltered–they learned early that nothing in their world was ever simple. And with his dad dying so young, I seriously doubled it was just illness; there’s probably a whole web of secrets and schemes behind it. Ryan might play the innocent, but deep down, he’s got layers most people never

see.

When we got back to the living room, everyone wa

I couldn’t help but sigh. Honestly, these two–Ryan and

Ryan–are really messing with my head.

giving us these knowing looks.

One of the guys even glanced at his watch and teac

“Seriously, Ryan? You only lasted thirteen minutes?”

your usual

bit thin–skinned, turned red and snapped, “Cut it

felt super awkward

of food, drinks, and a huge birthday cake. It was Ryan’s twenty–fourth birthday, his

your zodiac year, you should get Ms. Murphy to

with a burning

a second. With everyone watching, I didn’t want to embarrass him, so I nodded. “Of course,

married before–she’s probably done this for her ex already. She’s a pro at this stuff,” Isabelle said, lazily

a look, their expressions

away, “Isabelle, don’t kill the vibe with that

truth? Ms. Murphy,

cold as he said to Isabelle, “Don’t

and she instantly fell

smooth things over. “Come on, Ryan, she’s just a kid, just messing around. Don’t take it

face cold. “She really needs someone to teach

next second she spun around and bolted out, her girlfriends hurrying after

stood there, totally frozen. I never thought Ryan would actually call out his

vibe in the room just crashed. Everyone went quiet, and the awkwardness was

to cool off and think about what she said. Let’s have some cake,” someone said, trying

tension.

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