Regrt 184

Chapter 184

I stood dumbfounded for a moment, feeling both pity and resentment towards the man before me. I couldn’t distinguish between his sincerity and pretense anymore. Nor did I want to bother figuring it out, because soon enough, we would have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

I sniffed and forcibly shook Ryan awake. “Take your medicine before you sleep.”

Perhaps knowing it was me, he didn’t resist when I brought the medicine to his lips. Instead, he cooperated.

After taking the medicine, he obediently fell back asleep.

His fever was frighteningly high, not something that would go away quickly.

I asked Albert for ointment and applied it to the burns on Ryan’s wrist. Only after his fever began to subside did I get up and return to my room.

Perhaps because his health was generally good and he was still young. Albert came the next morning to inform me that his fever had completely gone.

However, in the afternoon, several high–fashion dresses were delivered by the servants.

“Ryan said you should accompany him to a banquet tonight.”

“A banquet?” I was puzzled.

In our three years of marriage, due to its secretive nature, aside from family gatherings, he had never taken me to any other events. He always attended alone.

Albert nodded. “Yes, it’s for Mrs. Renolds’s 80th birthday.”

“I see.”

It seemed I suddenly understood his intentions–to leave an impression with the Renolds family that I was a married woman, thwarting any thoughts I might have had about getting closer to them.

Nerve–wracking.

He was being relatively normal despite being ill.

1 frowned. “Where is he?”

“He’s in the study…”

Before Albert could finish his sentence, I strode away and pushed open the study door. “Ryan, are you out of your mind? I told you, there’s nothing between me and him…”

I stopped mid–sentence, feeling like my throat was being choked, my face turning red.

He was on a video conference call!

I was clearly in the right, but facing Ryan’s teasingly dark eyes, I was left speechless.

It was too embarrassing.

“Charlotte, right? Hi, Charlotte!” On the computer screen, a person I hadn’t seen before greeted me warmly. “Charlotte, are you going to cheat on my brother? If that’s the case then you must be the most

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I’ve ever seen.”

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Originally, I could have walked away immediately, but now I couldn’t. I could only grit my teeth. ‘No, no, please continue with your meeting.”

“Get lost.”

Ryan’s voice was flat. I thought he was telling me to leave, but he simply hung up the video call and walked towards me, getting straight to the point. “You’re angry because of the banquet at the Renolds. family?”

“I think you’re going too far.” I looked up at him. “Ryan, don’t think so poorly of me. People have rebound relationships after dating, let alone divorce. I’m not you, you don’t have to be so guarded all the time.” *Charlotte.” He eyed me, half–smiling. “Haven’t you noticed, you don’t think highly of me either?”

“Other than this, what other reason do you have for taking me to the banquet?” I said coldly.

His gaze darkened. “To let you know why I keep trying to keep you away from Jack.”

“However he is, he’s better than you.”

At least Jack never harmed me. Instead, he helped me.

But this seemed to touch a nerve, as he sneered. “We’re not divorced yet, and you’re already speaking up for him? I’ve told you he’s not as simple as he looks, and you haven’t taken my advice to stay away from him?”

“And what about you?”

I grew more furious and raised my voice. “Did you believe what I told you? What right do you have to slander Jack in front of me? Why should I stay away from him when Jessica is the one who killed my child and you never asked me to stay away from her?”

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