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Tamed By Love: Mr. Ryan's Mute Bride

Chapter 3 Cracks In Promises

Word Count: 2525    |    Released on: 12/11/2024

beside Sophia, examining her an

turning her head away f

ith the surveillance footage, handing i

immediately. He had been to the café where Emily wor

e table, Ryan said, "I'll

m not going! Just let my leg break, then I won't have to hear pe

e thinning. "Stop it. We'

I'm no

time arguing. He simply p

vy rain pelting her face. Carefully, she reache

n was freezing, Luc

hank Lucy, but sh

ndfather Ryan and Ryan himself, Lucy w

d let out a silent sigh. Despite the cold

was

Emily was finally allowi

k to the café. Instea

oth Emily and Ryan's home

ly to the door, removing the helmet from her head an

catch a cold. You know that jer

and signed, W

returned, she held an umbrella i

brella from her. "Alright, I

as if she wanted to

lung it over her shoulder before hopping back onto the

. If Ryan had been there, he would have noticed i

mily s

and downed some cold medicine, but h

her temper

ad a

medicine and collapsed into b

sitting beside her bed. The room was too dark,

, she got up to

with the collar undone and sleeves rolled up, revealing his muscular forearm

, unreadable expression. "You

signing, I'm sorry. I ov

nd said, "Don't go back to

then quickl

nced by the wrong people. You're not goi

d never disobeyed, was silent for a mom

there. I want

k!" His voice turned icy, hi

lip, staring d

, she dared to mee

of what happened

to bring that up? Who told

to defend herself, stubbornly sig

are to go

and Ryan stood up, tu

ced back at her. "Don't let me

walked out, no

er fever raging. Her whole b

t out of bed, barefoot, and ran to catch up with Ryan a

oking back at h

ting go of his jacket. She walked past him, heading downstairs to the

thing out. Inside the drawer was a di

a long time, and Rya

even opened

's eyes filled with co

ith calm, the messag

get a

itter, mocking laugh. "Yo

, I'm not. I've wanted to giv

d the courage to bring it up. Why now? Was it because she was about to lose h

he agreement, a sense o

out a thorn that had been st

want to divorce me?" Ryan a

f her. It's becaus

rm, telling Ryan

"Fine, we can get divorced. But you'll leave with nothing. Every penny I've

mily turned and r

s silhouette disappeared up the stairs, the

Staring at it, the brief calm on his face cracked once more.

what composed. "What's

he table and signed, It's

like a storm about to break. "I meant every cent spent

back slowly

going to survive on your own once you walk out of

agreement and laid it in front of him, her face

er hands froze mid-motion, fingers stiff, struggling to fi

and throwing them at her. The sheets scattered, flut

d left a few red marks on her pale face, her me

ghtly restrained. "Once you pay back

rned and stormed

te, taking a deep drag before letti

ly growing a backbone-da

tioned it yet, and

Emily before. Maybe even he didn't f

stood frozen, not cryi

r leaving that she finally crouched down and

moment I muster the courage to fr

g her hard. She took more medicine,

villa was as empty as ever, with

the dark, hugging her knees,

all from Daniel, Ryan's friend. He knew Emily

get down to The Cu

ded. In the background, she thought s

sofa, changed cloth

layground for the rich. You could grab any random g

r plain, modest attire stood out like

e rooms, there were a lo

hands behind her head, her posture more

re could demand an apology?" Lucy's eyes flicked

relaxed. The dim lighting illuminated his chest, but

his brow and spoke softly, "Lucy, just apolog

is she, exactly, that

using trouble!

precious darling. Lucy was playi

like her. What's the big deal? You drink chicken sou

comment. She jumped to her feet, but her

eeing Ryan, he wasn't even married to

r, grinning. "Oh, really? Well, they've been living to

just an orphan! The Rya

as

onto the table with such force that it shattered, w

sible under the light, dark and mena

yebrow and exhal

ng nervously. "Come on, Ryan. Is this really n

dding, It's not worth it over a w

niel quickly shut his mouth,

I'll apologize for her. You know how stubborn she is

s, wiping his hands slowly and deliberately. "You want to apolo

vered in bottles of imported

ring. Now Ryan was making demands of James instead. She couldn't help but wo

or a moment, then

ut of your mind, bro? Why should we ap

yes warning her not to make things wo

is hand and smashing it against the floor. The s

problem, he can deal with me. I want to see just how far he

ral bodyguards rushed into t

ut before he could say anyt

Ryan. Impressive. You neglect your own wife, but treat th

his gaze fixed on

James stammered, not k

with Sophia ran deep. Deep enough

s los

the struggle on his face. He didn't want to go against Ryan, but h

t about to le

Lucy bent down and pic

it to you myself." She grabbed the bott

, right? I'll retur

ught the bottle crashi

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