NovelOnlineThe middle-aged man gavea sleazy grin and said, “Hey, pretty lady, | know you didn’t do it on purpose, but
this thermos really matters to me. It was my mom's.”
“How much do you want? I'll pay,” | said, not wanting to get into it with him.
The man was about to answer when Ryan walked right over. Ryan said, “How much? I'll pay.”
The man had been trying to take advantage ofbeing alone, but seeing more people around, he backed off
fast. He said, “Just 100 dollars. Guess it’s my unlucky day.”
I pulled out my wallet and started to get scash, but Ryan took the bills from my hand and handed over 30
dollars. He said, “That's the most it's worth.”
The man glanced at Ryan, realized he wasn’t someone to mess with, took the money, and turned to leave.
Ryan handedthe remaining money and asked, “Ms. Murphy, what brings you here?”
1 took the money, slipped it back into my wallet, and replied coolly, “Thanks for gettingout of that mess.”
With
that, | turned to leave.
| was pissed. | felt Ryan had been anything but straight with me. While | was worried sick about him, he was in
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShariport chasing skirts.
Ryan rushed after me, cuttingoff. He said, “Ms/Murphy, letexplain.”
| shot back, “Explain what? Why are you rocking a Chanel shirt and a Rolex? Ryan, honestly, | don’t even know
who
you are anymore.”
Ryan's face turned pale, but he still darted in front of me. He said, “I admit | lied to you, but my feelings for you
are
real,”
Just then, a girl in a pink dress suddenly squeezed in. She clung to Ryan's arm and shota hostile glare. She
demanded, “Ryan, who is she? Is that the woman you ran off to Hachester for? She looks way older than you.”
“Shut up,” Ryan said, shoving the girl aside and looking atanxiously. He said, “Victoria, | know | was wrong to
lie to you, but you're not completely innocent here either.”
| stared at him, totally stunned. | said, “What did | do wrong? I've been worried about you for days, but now it
seems like | shouldn't have bothered.”
Ryan looked at me, his face full of hurt. He said, “Did you just toss the contact info | gave you last time? I've
been
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waiting for your call, but you never even saved my number.”
“And how do you know | didn’t?” | shot back, raising an eyebrow.
Ryan bit his lip and then said, “I'm still using the snumber | gave you. | saw your phone last time-you didn’t
even bother to put my nin.”
| frowned, thinking he was just making a fuss for nothing. | snapped, “Why would | even save your number?
We've only met twice-1'm not that casual.”
My head was spinning, and Ryan's lies had killed my vibe. | turned to leave.
Ryan silently trailed behind. When | turned around, he looked just like a kid who'd been caught doing something
wrong. | stopped, and he hurried over.
He said, “Victoria, do you know? You're the first person who's ever gotten my number and never bothered to
reach out.”
| shot back, “Giveone good reason why | should ever call you.”
Ryan's face flushed red. He bit his lip and then said, “You're the first woman | ever actually asked to call me. |
thought...”
| cut him off, “Thought what? That I'd fall for you at first sight? Ryan, you still owe30 thousand. When you
have the money, don’t forget to payback.” | was speechless at how full of himself he was.
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