Loose 420


Ryan’s brows knitted tight, and for the first time ever, that young, handsome face of his was weighed down by a seriousness I’d never seen before.

For a split second, it was like I was staring at someone else–someone older, someone in charge. My heart skipped a beat.

Cold sweat trickled down my back as reason finally kicked in.

If I wanted to break free from Edward, the first thing I had to do was put some real distance between me and Ryan.

But Ryan had already helped me so much. There was no way I could just sever things cleanly between us anymore.

The only thing I could do now was bring someone else into the picture, hoping it’d finally make him realize it was hopeless and back off.

I couldn’t help but wonder if the red string of fate had already tangled us up so tightly somewhere along the way, tying us into an unbreakable knot–maybe Ryan and I would never be able to break free from each other.

Seeing how determined I was, Ryan’s face grew even more stormy.

Finally, he turned and stepped out onto the balcony, gripping the railing tight. He let out a soft laugh. “Word is, a bunch of investors are eyeing Nathan’s tech team. As long as the Chancellor Family doesn’t block him, getting fresh funding won’t be a problem. Right now, the biggest mountain in his way is the Chancellor Family.”

back as I stared at his tall silhouette, totally stunned. “Ryan, how do

spoke in a quiet, almost emotionless tone. “If I move

him, totally

tank? If you throw your money in and the Chancellor Family keeps messing things up, you’ll just be burning cash for nothing. Victoria, how much

was a mess, but since he asked, I just blurted it out. “300 million.”


of his company? You’ll basically be his partner now. I heard he’s

out of my skin. If things went down like they did in my previous life, that 300 million could multiply dozens of times and end

been zapped–my head was spinning with all those zeros, way more than

was obviously used to big money–cash was

totally spaced out, he smiled and asked,

of it to do good things, maybe earn myself some

clearly entertained. Then he snorted, teasing,

said, “I believe in previous lives and reincarnation. Maybe there’s a whole cycle.

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Chapter 420

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