NovelEnglishChapter 374
“Victoria, how long are you gonna keepwaiting?” Ryan blocked the doorway, refusing to letpass.
“Step aside,” | said, my eyes turning cold.
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Ryan quickly dropped his hand, looking all kinds of pitiful. “I just want to experience all the ups and downs of
love. Won't you give
That actually madelaugh.
“Then you can start with the bitter part,” | shot him a look. “If I ignore you, you'll know exactly what heartbreak
feels like.”
“Everyone else gets the sweet before the bitter. That's so unfair,” Ryan grumbled, looking all sulky.
| laughed. “Didn’t you bring this on yourself?”
“You're only playingbecause you know I like you,” Ryan said, getting mad.
| hit the elevator button, and Ryan closed the door and hurried after me. “Victoria, you really know how to push
my buttons,” he complained.
Fixing my earrings in the elevator’s reflection, | said coolly, “Ryan, we're just not right for each other. Stop
wasting your ton me.”
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My words were ice-cold, and Ryan looked like he’d been rooted to the spot, his handsface full of disbelief.
| shot him a look and said, word by word, “I've loved more, I've lived more. If you want to be with me, you
wouldn't even know
where to start.”
Ryan blinked, his long lashes making his clear, innocent eyes look even more like a flawless, crystal-clear lake.
A guy like him deserves a love that lasts a lifetime, someone who will stay with him till the very end. He
shouldn't have to go through heartbreak-he’s already got everything he needs.
If you can go through life without ever having your heart broken, that’s the best kind of happiness there is.
| looked at him seriously. “I expect a lot from a relationship. If you can’t givethat, we'll both end up
miserable. | don’t want to be unfair to you.”
Ryan seemed to be weighing my words, his clear eyes gradually darkening with emotion. Then his lips curled into
a sly smile as he reached out, wrapped his arm around me, cradled the back of my head, and pulledin for a
sudden kiss.
The next moment, he let go, crossed his arms, and shota teasing look. “Quit acting all high and mighty.
Honestly, | think you're the real innocent one here.”
| just stared at him, lost for words.
Getting sassed by a younger guy like him-seriously, | wanted to smack him.
Ryan used his height advantage to look down at me, eyes full of mischief. “And yeah, you might be older, but
your face is still super young. Lose that grandma bun, will you? No matter how you try to act all mature, you just
end up looking adorably clueless.”
“Ryan, are you done yet?” | snapped, glaring at him.
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Chapter 374
Just then, the elevator doors opened and | strode right in.
Ryan cin after me, standing close by and givinghis best puppy eyes. “Alright, alright, I'll stop. Don’t be
mad, okay?”
“I'm ignoring you,” | said, turning my face away.
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Ryan leaned in, lowering his voice right by my ear. “Honestly, you look gorgeous all dressed up like this. You've
got that sexy boss lady vibe going on-bet half the guys at work won't be able to concentrate today.”
“Shut up,” | snapped, glancing at my reflection in the elevator’s mirror. Even pissed off, | was somehow giving off
major wifey energy, which just annoyedmore. | pressed my lips together, trying not to show it.
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Ryan instantly switched to his good boy act. “Okay, okay, I'll stop messing with you. Go crush it at work. You
promiseddinner last time, right? Let's do it tonight-I'm free.”
“I'm not in the mood for dinner,” | grumbled, still stewing.
“Then lettreat you,” Ryan shota playful grin.
The elevator dinged at the basement level, and as soon as Ryan stepped out, his butler crushing over.
“Young master, you spent the whole night at Victoria's place!”
“Keep quiet. Not a word to anyone,” Ryan fixed him with a warning glare.
The butler instantly fell silent, not daring to say another word.
Ryan turned towith a grin. “Cheer up, Victoria. There's no shortage of men out there.”
| cracked a smile at his attempt to cheerup. “I'm good. Gotta run.”
As | drove off, | saw Ryan getting into his fancy, heavily guarded car. He rolled down the window and just
watchedleave.
When | got to the office, | realized I'd missed a ton of important calls, so | switched my phone back to ring.
Nathan had sent over a dozen texts, all full of explanations, but I didn’t have tfor that right now-I just
ignored them for the tbeing.
Around three in the afternoon, Nathan corneredright outside the conference room.
Everyone in the meeting room was staring, and even Jared, who was about to log off from the main screen,
paused and narrowed his eyes atthrough the video call.
Nathan was slightly out of breath, his handsface anxious. “Victoria, we need to talk.”
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