e still looked as char

rance, but it did alter his aura and spirit. To Rylee, Ryder was as goo

lee. It

ile. He only came back t

he man in front of her was Ryd

d her brows, and snapped, "Just when Zoey is about to get remarried, you re

Rylee talking to Ryder, so he had to see if it really was Ryder himself. Without saying

an came over in an instant. He grabbed Ruben

ed Ruben was, of

s very tall and strong, and he looked fierce.

Ryder ordered icily as his

go, he would never dare disobey Ryder. He

my business unless I tell you to. Understood?" Ryder's face betrayed emot

useless son-in-law seemed to have changed after being gone for five years. But that thought only lasted

ee and Ruben didn't dare make

" Ruben screamed. He would've tried to hit Ryder aga

why he was here. He had missed her for the last five years, and he wo

so that Zoey can marry Platt. Getting a divorce is a lot easier and faster than applying for a death certifica

said to Rylee, "You're right, dear. Of course." Then, he told R

ple who didn't know them might even think that they

ople, all of them Rylee's relatives. There

mble that was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars at the least. He seemed to be intentionally flashing h

man squinted at Ryder, who was led

able. It seemed that everybody wa

day wasn't Rylee's, Ruben's, or even Zoe

standing in the living room, alive and well. Everyone was shocked and frightened at first,

ar five years ago? Why di

time Platt is going to marry Zoey.

Ryder is just a loser. He can

, but Ryder could still hear them and so

g. He looked at Rylee and asked in co

y the death certificate. He left my daughter five years ago. But don't worry. He reappeared at the most opp

f the head of the Quinn family in Linbourne. He will take his father's place in a few years. We all have agreed to his and Zoey's marriage, so I advise you not to w

ere talking at the moment. They all want

teeth together and

ing. If it weren't for Zoey, he wou

t his chair and swirled the red wine in his glass. He grinned at Ryder and

differently and answer

hovel snow there?" one of Rylee's relatives

rest of Rylee's relatives b

kept s

nd slid it across the table toward Ryder. He chirped, "You look like a smart, perceptive man. You must've known that you're not welcome here, so you must've show

then at Ryder with wide eyes. They wished t

they must divorce. No need to give her soon-to-be ex-husband money," Rylee cut in. Looki

Swain, it's okay. Money isn't the issue here. I don't want anything

didn't dare say anything more.

ous gaze, Ryder picke

r was going to take the money,

divorce me, I will sign the divorce papers. But if she doe

right now, they would tell everyone in the room tha

in front of him just put pressure on him wi

er. They thought that by offending

-heeled shoes against the marble floors. After a few mome

not welcome here. Please leave right now." As soon as Zoey saw

voice, Ryder, who had his

ace her for real, he realized that even if he had practiced for a thousand years, it never would have been enough. Guilt threatened to swallow him whole as he

ad

came from behind him. Once more, he shivered. When he turned a

the airport, the same kid who r

tted down and caught the

he felt as if he had hugged the li

ew heartbeats, everything seemed to have slowed down, and th

very single day, and the thought of coming back to her was what made him persevere. And so he

he watched as emotions played li

It was Ryder who fir