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“No, I'm going back with my colleagues from work,” | replied.
Ryan put on a wounded look. “Vic, you really are gentle-at least you were. But now you're just ruthless, shutting
| couldn’t help but laugh at his theatrics and pinched his cheek. “Does that make you feel better?”
Ryan blinked, his smile curving up. “Still not enough.”
| gave him a quick kiss, and Ryan looked totally content. “Now you're really getting it.”
“Alright, I've got to head to work. You can let yourself out,” | said, heading to put on my shoes.
Ryan, wrapped in a towel and looking all smug, leaned against the bedroom door. “Oh, by the way, let's grab
dinner tonight.”
“I might have to work late tonight,” | said.
“Uncle Ryan’s got himself a girlfriend, and | want you to chave dinner with the two of them,” Ryan said
lazily.
My heart skipped a beat. ‘Edward really found himself a girlfriend?’
“I think I'll pass. | don’t really know your uncle that well,” I said, turning him down without hesitation.
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| really don’t want to get involved in anything related to Edward.
“Just do it for me, okay? Uncle Ryan already knows about us, and his girlfriend is a top-tier dancer-she’s just as
gorgeous as you,” Ryan said, raising an eyebrow. “Seriously, you don’t even want to see her?”
“No thanks,” | said, shaking my head. “You go have dinner with them.”
“Vic, you care way too much about work,” Ryan complained, sounding all pitiful. “Ever heard of work-life
balance?”
Sure, | take my job seriously, but that doesn’t mean I've been skipping my workouts. I've still been working out
regularly.
Honestly, dating a younger guy is way more refreshing than any fitness routine.
Ever since | got together with Ryan, my gym trips have seriously dropped off.
“Don’t worry, | know how to take care of myself,” | said with a smile as | opened the door, waved goodbye, and
headed to the office.
Later that day, Ryan called again, just to make sure | really wasn’t coming.
| sent him a work selfie and let him know | had a meeting tonight.
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Last time, Edward said he was going to get a girlfriend, but it was all fake-just someone playing along with his
act, basically a pawn in his scheme.
You can only believe half of what a man says.
She was just a pawn, and pawns are there to be used.
Edward says it’s all just for show, but what if he actually means it?
‘Heh, ever since | got burned by that guy before, I've beca lot more clear-eyed about love between men
and women.’
That night, Ryan didn’t cover. He said he’d had too much to drink, so I just checked in on him with a couple
of caring texts.
| was just doing my skincare routine when my phone buzzed with a text.
| glanced at it-it was a new number, sending a request to connect.
Thinking it was probably work-related, | went ahead and added them.
But to my surprise, the very first message popped up: “Why didn’t you cover tonight?” | blinked, caught off
guard.
That tone... Only one person textslike that.
It could only be Edward, no doubt about it.
I just replied, “I'm busy.”
No need to explain or defend myself—just keeping it short and factual, hoping he'll drop it.
“Are you avoidingagain?” Edward's text cthrough, sounding pretty annoyed.
“No, | really am busy,” | replied, keeping my cool.
Edward went quiet after that. Looks like my cold shoulder worked.
A few minutes later, another message popped up: [Victoria... | haven't been able to sleep at all lately. It's like
something wild is eatingup inside.]
| felt a chill run down my spine as | read it.
Then another message cthrough: [Just tell me-what am | supposed to do?]
My mind went blank for a second, and then | replied: [Sounds like you've been celibate for way too long. Go hook
up with someone.]
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