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Seeing Yvonne pout, | said, “You need to learn how to tell who's genuine and who's just pretending. If someone
makes you uncomfortable, just keep your distance.”
Yvonne nodded. “Dad said the sthing.”
| nodded. “It’s your call if you want to answer the phone or not.”
“I don’t want to.” Yvonne declined the call, then looked atand asked, “Mom, can | sleep at your place
tonight?”
| shook my head. “I have to work tonight.”
“Oh, okay. Maybe you can callwhen you have time,” Yvonne said, and her voice was tinged with
disappointment.
“Sure.” | didn’t lecture Yvonne like | did in my previous life, nor did I try to force her to mature overnight. | just
chatted with her gently, and | could see how much she’d changed.
Yvonne could tell | wasn’t as fond of her as | used to be, and she'd learned a bit of self-respect. She didn’t cling
to
In the afternoon, Jared swung by to pick her up. Lately, he’s been tangled up in a couple of lawsuits, and the
company’s hunting for a more capable legal team. With all the internal going on, he’s been pretty
swamped.
Jared walked straight into my office, shooting a frosty look at Ryan, who was sitting on the other side of the
room.
Ryan sat there unfazed, meeting his gaze.
Jared settled into the single sofa across fromand said, “So, you're really that attached to him? Can't go
anywhere without him?”
| replied coolly, “He’s young. He needs sproper mentoring.”
“What are you even gonna teach him? In bed, you only ever do the stwo things,” Jared sneered, not even
realizing he’d hit a nerve.
| paused, then smiled. “That was with you. With someone else, I've got a whole repertoire.”
Jared turned red, glaring at me, totally flustered. “All talk. When it’s the real deal, you'd probably chicken out,”
Jared said, acting like he hadall figured out.
| fired back, “Relax. We're done anyway. Why do you care if | bail or stick around?”
Jared was left speechless. He looked around the office. “Where's Yvonne?”
“She's at the playground. Go look for her yourself,” | said, waving him off.
Jared stood up, then stopped and turned back to me. “We still haven't had our farewell dinner. Letarrange it
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“I'm not having dinner with you,” | snapped back.
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Jared froze for a second, totally caught off guard. Maybe he thought | was being way too cold, so he didn’t bother
saying anything else and just went straight to find Yvonne.
Ryan knocked and walked in. He's gotten a lot gutsier lately. “I moved into a new place today. Wanna cover
tomorrow night?” Ryan just cright out and asked me.
| blinked, surprised. “Where'd you move this time?”
“Still in your neighborhood, just one of those houses in the back,” Ryan said, lowering his voice.
“Oh, those places aren't cheap,” | nodded.
Ryan gavea serious look. “I won't be staying around here much anymore. I'll give you my keys. Can you look
after the place for me?”
| paused, a little taken aback. “Isn’t that a bit much?”
Ryan smiled, lips pressed together. “Don’t freak out. | swear, it's nothing weird.”
neither,” | replied coolly.
Ryan's eyes lingered on my face for a few seconds before he lowered his voice. “Victoria, | probably won't be
sticking around much longer. | need to head back to Braylin for a while.”
“Oh, really? Well, go take care of your own stuff. I'm thinking of bringing someone new on board myself,” | said,
already knowing Ryan could up and leave whenever he wanted. He looked at me, like he had something to say.
Just then, Jared walked in, holding Yvonne's hand.
Yvonne ran over to Ryan, grabbed his finger, and gave it a little shake. “Ryan, you promised you'd teachthe
Rubik’s Cube. When are you gonna show me?”
Jared and | both froze. | didn’t know when Ryan and Yvonne becso familiar.
Ryan smiled. “I'll get you a 2x2 Rubik’s Cube tomorrow. We'll start with that.”
Jared's face darkened. He yanked Yvonne back. “Yvonne, say goodbye to your mom.”
Yvonne blinked, glancing atand then at Jared. “Bye, Mom. Bye, Ryan!”
Ryan gave her a little wave, and Jared shota look that screamed “watch yourself” before heading out with
Yvonne.
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