After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

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Sophia, who had been teasing Aiden just a moment ago, was completely stunned when she saw Ryan.

| made the introductions, and Aiden immediately grinned. “Mom and Dad said you were dating a younger guy. |

didn’t buy it before, but now | totally do.”

Ryan politely greeted Aiden.

Aiden was super curious about what Ryan did for a living, and Ryan just said he worked at the Ministry. of Foreign

Affairs and was a native of Braylin. Aiden kept givingthese looks, like he was silently asking if | was just

blinded by Ryan's looks. Even with a respectable job and Braylin residency, he still couldn't measure up to Jared

in my brother's eyes.

Sophia was clearly stunned by Ryan's appearance. He wore a crisp white shirt that made him look fresh and

bright, and with his tall build and strikingly handsfeatures, he was honestly from a whole different world

compared to Aiden. My brother was good-looking, sure, but next to Ryan, it was like they weren't even playing

the sgame.

The vibe during dinner was pretty good, but I couldn't help but notice Sophia had gotten a lot quieter.

Whenever Aiden tried to serve her sfood, she seemed a bit impatient, insisting she couldn't eat anymore

and kept putting the food right back onto his plate.

Worried about my brother's relationship, | kept a close watch on Sophia's attitude, just in case.

At that moment, | couldn't help but feel like Aiden was acting a little too humble, while Sophia was being pretty

moody.

“Ryan, can | add you on Instagram? You never know, we might end up working together someday,” Sophia asked

as things were winding down.

Ryan glanced atand said, “Sorry, | don’t just add people on Instagram. If you need to reach me, you can go

through Vic.”

Sophia shota look, her voice laced with sarcasm. “Victoria, you really keep your boyfriend on a short leash,

huh? Not even letting him add people on Instagram?”

| just laughed. “It’s notstopping him-he just doesn’t want to add anyone.”

Sophia flashed a sly smile and said, “Well, Ryan could never keep up with you, Victoria. He's so much younger-

no wonder you keep such a tight leash on him. Makes sense.”

| caught her trying to stir the pot right away, and my opinion of Sophia dropped even lower.

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Aiden cback after settling the bill and said to Sophia, “Let’s go. Looks like it’s raining outside. I'll go out and

hail a cab.”

Sophia folded her arms, looking annoyed. “When are you finally going to get a car? It’s way too cold

for this.”

Since Ryan and | drove over, | spoke up, “Aiden, I've got my car here. I'll give you guys a lift horne.”

Aiden said, “Sis, it’s really out of your way. You'd have to make a huge detour-probably take you an

extra hour and a half to get home.”

“It's fine, I'll drive you guys,” | said, not bothered at all.

Ryan gavea few reminders before heading off on his own. Once | pulled up, Sophia got in and asked,

“Victoria, is this a company car? | remember you used to drive a Mercedes-Benz.”

As soon as she brought that up, | had a bad feeling.

I'd actually taken my Mercedes back to Hachester, and it’s still parked there.

The company hookedup with a BMW here, so | haven't really needed the Mercedes lately.

“Yeah, it’s back in Hachester. | didn’t drive it over,” | replied.

Sophia flashed a smile. “Victoria, Aiden’s been running all over for work lately, and taking cabs every day is such

a pain. Why not let him borrow your car for a bit?”

Aiden jumped in right away, “Honestly, | don’t want to drive. Parking’s crazy expensive here, and | don’t even

have a spot. Sophia, owning a car costs a ton, and we're supposed to be saving for a place,

right?”

“Hold up, lettalk to Victoria,” Sophia cut him off, her face turning serious. “Victoria, we just started working,

and money's super tight. Can you let us borrow your car for a while?”

| turned to her with a smile. “Cars and husbands-strictly off-limits for lending!”

Aiden chuckled. “Sis, you've got a point. | just got my license recently, and I'm not even comfortable driving

yet.”

“I'd drive it,” Sophia shot back, clearly annoyed. “Forget it. Let's just focus on saving for a house.”

The whole car thing really put a damper on the mood.

When we got to their apartment, just outside the Fourth Ring Road, Sophia slammed the door shut, making her

annoyance obvious. Aiden, meanwhile, toldto drive safe on my way back.

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I glanced out the window, feeling a bit helpless as | sighed. Sophia was way more mature, and it was obvious

Aiden was totally outmatched.

But maybe that’s exactly why he kept sinking deeper and deeper. Love's just a gof strategy- whoever calls

the shots, wins.

On my way home, | actually got into a little fender bender, and it happened just around the corner from my

place.

Two burly, thuggish-looking middle-aged men climbed out of the other car. The moment they saw was a young

woman, they immediately tried to pull a fast one on me.

“Give us twenty thousand yuan, and we'll settle this right here,” one of them demanded.

| glanced at their car-barely a scratch, nothing major at all. Even if they took it to a shop, it'd only cost a couple

thousand yuan, tops.

| pulled out my phone to call the cops, and they instantly got pissed. “You rear-ended us, so it’s all your fault, got

it?”

I nodded. “I know, but I'm calling my insurance company to handle it.”

“We're in a hurry. We don’t have tto wait for your insurance,” the other guy snapped, clearly pissed.

| ignored him and kept dialing, but suddenly he snatched my phone right out of my hand. “I'm telling you to just

pay up and be done with it. Why can’t you just be smart about this?”

| didn’t expect them to be this aggressive. | frowned and said, “Givemy phone back.”

“Even if you call the cops, I've got people on the inside. If you don’t pay now, you'll end up paying way more

later...” he sneered.

He pointed his finger right in my face, barking atlike he owned the place.

| tried to get out, but one of them jammed the door shut, making sure | couldn't go anywhere.

Just then, a black sedan with its hazard lights flashing pulled up behind my car.

A guy in a suit stepped out and walked over, said a few words | couldn't catch, and suddenly those thugs looked

like they'd seen a ghost. They shoved my phone back into my hand, jumped in their car, and bolted-didn’t even

bother with the accident anymore.

| was still reeling when the back door of the black Audi swung open, and Edward's silhouette popped

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up in my rearview mirror.