When Love Turns to Ashes

Chapter 253 Being Kept By a Mysterious Man?

Beatrice returned to the yard and dozed off against the sofa for a while..

Close to lunchtime, Monica called her and asked her to go for a meal.

Hung up the phone.

Beatrice got up and straightened her clothes.

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Then she applied the unused red lipstick onto her somewhat pale face in front of the mirror, adding a touch of charm.

Walking out of the yard, not far away,

she saw Ryan hurriedly walking towards the artificial mountain.

She was about to call out to him, but she noticed that there was another person following behind him.

Angie.

From the previous conversation between the two, Beatrice had a feeling that these two individuals seemed to know each other.

She approached the rockery quietly and happened to see Angie reaching out and grabbing Ryan’s arm.

She sarcastically said, “Back then, you broke up with me for a woman like this?”

Ryan furrowed his brows and glanced at her, still maintaining

“Angie, you misunderstood. I broke up with you first, and then I met Monica.”

I heard that Beatrice covered her mouth.

Ryan and Angie were actually together!

Beatrice looked at the two of them and suddenly had a strange illusion.

Ryan’s figure surprisingly resembled Angie’s mysterious ex–husband from her past life.

The Baldwin family had good genes.

Except for Caden, who stood out from the rest.

the composure he should have.

The Baldwin family had almost no ugly people.

Even though Ryan was in middle age, he still had

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face that didn’t reveal his actual age, looking dignified and refined.

No wonder Angie still remembers it until now.

If Beatrice remembers correctly, in her previous life, when Angie and her mysterious husband got married, Ryan and Monica had alread passed away unexpectedly.

As soon as she thought about this matter, Beatrice’s heart tightened.

Because they both got into trouble, it also had something to do with her.

So in this lifetime, she would be so nervous about the two of them.

Just as I was thinking, I heard Angie’s cold snort from ahead.

“Men always liked to find excuses for their infidelity.”

“But seeing you SO relieved

because she was not valued in the Baldwin

family, made me happy.”

“If you hadn’t separated from me back then, after Bruce’s death, with your abilities, wouldn’t the Baldwin family be under your control? Why pretend to be ignorant and clueless here?”

Ryan immediately frowned. and warned, “Angie, I will overlook your nonsense because you are

With that, he let go of Angie’s hand and turned around to leave.

a

guest.”

“Did I say something wrong? We were about to get married back then, but you suddenly broke up and turned to a woman who carries a gas can. This is clearly embarrassing for me! Do you know how others are mocking me behind my back?”

was also your agreement. Monica doesn’t know about all this, after all, it’s been so many years. I hope you won’t

“Ryan!”

couldn’t help but raise her

looked at the man’s back, her face showing

uneasy and took a detour to catch up with

“Ryan.”

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to go for dinner?

the point, saying, “Ryan,

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“Angie and I really had nothing going on. We dated when we were young, but later realized it wasn’t working out, SO we broke up. It’s not that complicated, and your mom is definitely not the other

knew, there was something I wanted to

at him trustingly.

and said, “What do you want to

and revealed the secret Monica had hidden

Mom wasn’t unable to conceive after

you say? You said I… used

glow in his eyes and

you to feel upset. I’m saying

him, tightly gripping

deep breath and then reconsidered, feeling that something was not right.

you suddenly tell me all this?”

moment. Let’s go,

her

in the future, Ryan, based on this matter, will definitely

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Restaurant.

I entered, the bustling atmosphere

gaze

immediately

The crowd’s

their phones and

exactly what Xander wanted to

that she was this

could catch up, Monica

with extreme disgust.

were

“Beatrice,

online fake? How

and looked at

possibly you

have been

someone’s

sugar

baby?”

very shocking

stepdaughter of the Baldwin family,

photo, Beatrice took the initiative to

it was not difficult to discern the intimacy between the two from their lingering and

kiss.

slowly approached, lifting her eyes

as dark as ink, unfathomable.

at the man at

was only a few steps away, there seemed to be a thousand

her eyes and smiled.

This was the gift I

was something she had put a lot

is difficult for this news not to go viral as long as the Baldwin family

casually said, “It’s

there were whispers in the

she have the audacity to

to the Baldwin family dressed in that flashy outfit, I knew her intentions. At such a young age,

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studies.”

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is, a member of

silently, even though she pretended to be calm, the oppressive atmosphere around her was about to overwhelm

“Who was it!”

stood up and his questioning

He couldn’t

possibly pass

not

up