Loose 545


Chapter 545

The chill from outside crept into my body, making me shiver.

I stared at the text message for what felt like an eternity before finally snapping out of it.

‘Ryan is entering a marriage alliance?‘ I thought. It was something I’d expected, but it still came too fast.

This mix of emotions left me feeling completely torn inside.

I burrowed deeper into the covers, but they were cold.

I remembered how, whenever Ryan stayed over, he’d always warm up the bed and wait for me.

Maybe it was in these small, intimate moments that I started to rely on him.

But thankfully, I hadn’t fallen too deep. I could pull out that dependence by the roots and hide it away

my heart.

in

I needed to remember why I came to Braylin–to build my career, not to fall in love.

Work was going pretty well for me these days. Not a lot of trouble came my way–Jared took care of the major stuff, and I handled the minor issues myself. Guess I’ve picked up a few tricks of my own, so I wasn’t stumbling around clueless like I did in my previous life.

I slept straight through to morning, and when I got up, I deleted that reminder from Edward.


I didn’t care if he meant well or had some hidden agenda. If Ryan really wanted to break up, I wanted

to hear it from him.

to do was

by in a flash, and Ryan and

sounded a bit hoarse. He told me his grandfather still wasn’t getting better, and he

now.

not

starting to show its unique lines, blending retro vibes with modern flair. The Shaville location was already up and running, drawing a good crowd, which made me feel even more sure about

Chapter 545

standing by the

few rounds of snowfall, the sunset outside looked almost

in my hand had cooled off, and when I poured in more hot

end–gone was the burning


buzzed with a text. The name flashing

to treat you to dinner.” Isabelle

‘Or maybe Ryan sent her to give

free!” I

restaurant address. “Awesome, I’ll be waiting

stuff and headed

at the restaurant Isabelle picked was a

to park farther

a mask and wrap myself

by the curb and

only to realize I knew that

at me, giving me a look like he couldn’t figure out why I was

thing, right? You must’ve been a detective


upset at my jab. Instead, he just smirked. “Guess I wouldn’t have known I had it in me if

style, you know. Kinda ruins your image,”

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