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Ryan’s words caughtoff guard, and then | smiled. “You sure know how to make someone feel good.”
Ryan shook his head and said seriously, “I'm not just trying to cheer you up. I'm worried someone else might
take you away. If you marry again, that’s it for us.”
| laughed out loud, raising my eyebrows at him. “How old are you? Already talking about
the end of life?”
“If my grandpa found out | was chasing a married woman, he'd break my legs,” Ryan said quietly, a bit hurt.
“But you chasedbefore | divorced. Looks like your grandpa wasn’t that strict.” | smirked and walked ahead
happily.
Ryan chuckled awkwardly and easily caught up with his long legs. “My grandpa doesn’t know | cto
Hachester yet. But he will, sooner or later. Now that you're single, the
timing’s right.”
“Your grandpa must care about you,” | stopped and looked at him seriously. “He probably wants what's best.
Ryan, you seem good to your grandpa. If you got tangled up with a divorced woman like me, your grandpa
wouldn't be okay with that.”
Ryan suddenly got thoughtful, his eyes distant as he looked at me. “There are always more solutions than
problems. If | want something, | believe | can fix it.”
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| raised an eyebrow. “Oh, you're confident, huh?”
“Not confidence, just sure of what | feel inside,” Ryan said softly.
“That's good. With that kind of certainty, you have a bright future.” | smiled to encourage
him. Gradually, Ryan smiled back.
“Mrs. Holcomb, are you out for a walk, too? Oh, your brother moved here? Haven't seen him in a while. He's
even more handsome!” An older lady, who often showed up around the neighborhood, cover smiling.
| knew she was the local gossip queen. As Ryan opened his mouth to explain, | grabbed his
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arm and quickened our pace, giving a vague greeting.
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Ryan looked annoyed and slowed down on purpose. | held his arm and gave his leg a light... kick. “Lazy leg,
con.”
Ryan grumbled, “I'm not your brother. She got it wrong.”
“Let her think that. You're not losing anything. Do you know who she is?” | really couldn't deal with these older
ladies. They got together just to gossip all day. | didn’t want to be their
next story.
Ryan huffed angrily. “Next time, everyone will think I'm your brother. | won't accept it.”
| laughed. “You don’t live here all the tanyway. You are going back to Braylin.”
“No way,” Ryan said, hurt and stubborn. “I'm going to clear this up with that lady.”
“Cback here,” | said quickly, but this t| grabbed his finger, not his arm. Ryan shivered and looked down
at my hand holding his finger.
| realized | was holding his hand. | wanted to pull away, but Ryan grabbed my hand with his other hand. “You
held my hand first.”
| looked at his cheeky face and sighed. “Let go. It doesn’t look good.”
Ryan snorted softly. “Why did you stopfrom explaining? You owesomething for
that.”
“Cut it out,” | said seriously. “Didn't you hear how they called me? When | first bought a place here, even the
property management knew who | was.”
“You're divorced,” Ryan argued confidently. “Divorced means you're just his ex-wife.”
“Our divorce isn’t public,” | said, pulling my finger free sharply. “Ryan, if you want to stay in touch with me, be
smart and keep a low profile, okay?”
Ryan suddenly let go and gavean obedient look. “Okay, I'll listen to you.”
We walked around the neighborhood twice and then went hseparately. Just after | got home, my phone
buzzed. It was a message from Nathan.
He asked if | wanted to play ball or do something else tomorrow. He was free in the morning
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and could hang out. | had several big parties at the hotel tomorrow, so | had to go early. |
declined his invite.
Nathan said good night and didn’t botheragain. Yvonne calledon video after ten. She was finishing her
Englysian homework.
She was losing her baby teeth, so her speech was a little off, and her pronunciation wasn’t perfect. Still, it didn’t
stop her natural confidence.
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