Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 483

Chapter 483: Chapter 483 The Truth Beneath His Guard

The question squeezed Rose’s heart painfully.

She met Ryan’s gaze, her lips parting, but when she finally spoke, her voice came out hoarse.

"You used to hate hypotheticals more than anything."

She turned away and busied herself with the first-aid kit, pretending she had something important to do.

"I won’t abandon you."

"Then what are we?"

Ryan wasn’t about to let her dodge the question.

He rose to his full height and slowly approached her.

"What happens when I recover? What happens to us then?"

He wanted a straight answer, and he wasn’t going to let her change the subject this time.

Rose tipped her head back to look at him as he closed the distance between them. She instinctively retreated, taking one step after another until her back hit the cabinet behind her.

There was nowhere left to go.

Ryan bent toward her, bringing his face closer to hers. His voice dropped, rough around the edges.

"When I’m better, will you still want me?"

He kept coming at her with one question after another, leaving her no room to hide.

Rose stared into his dark, unwavering eyes. The intensity of his gaze sent a tremor through her.

"You’re acting really strange right now."

She raised a hand and pressed it against his chest, hoping to put some distance between them.

"Yeah. I’m not happy."

He caught her hand before she could pull it away, turned her palm upward, and guided it over his heart.

"Just knowing Trevor exists is enough to make me jealous. Honestly, any man who gets too close to you drives me crazy. I don’t want another man taking even the smallest piece of your heart, Rose."

His fingers tightened gently around hers.

"I can’t stand the thought of you not loving me. Even without my memories, it still hurts like hell. I’m not going to pretend I’m above jealousy or that I can just accept the idea of losing you."

Rose tried to withdraw her hand.

Ryan wouldn’t let go.

Instead, he kept one of her hands against his chest and took the other, bringing it to his face. His cheek brushed against her palm.

"The thought of getting better, losing my excuse to keep you close, and watching you walk away again..." His voice faltered for a moment. "Sometimes, I wish I’d never come back to life."

Rose’s eyes widened.

Her heart hammered against her ribs.

With both her hands in his, she could do little more than stare at him. The emotions in his eyes were so raw and overwhelming that she felt as if she might drown in them.

"You..."

She looked away, her ears burning.

"Ryan, this isn’t you."

This manipulative fox is nothing like the Ryan she used to know!

"This is me."

He lowered his head slightly. A faint flush colored the corners of his eyes.

"The man I used to be was arrogant, and he was seriously ill. He would’ve rather let you hate him than admit how much he needed you. I kept everything bottled up because I thought it was the only way to protect you."

He let out a humorless breath.

"If I’d kept living like that, I probably would’ve lost my mind a long time ago."

Rose felt as though he had surrounded her completely. His closeness, his voice, and the vulnerability he was showing her left her struggling to collect her thoughts.

Especially those words.

Her heart wouldn’t slow down.

"When I’m better, will you still want me?"

Ryan wasn’t letting her escape that question.

Deep down, Rose had known how she felt for a long time. But standing here with him, hearing him say everything she’d once desperately wanted to hear, she was suddenly overwhelmed.

She opened her mouth.

Nothing came out.

Then her phone rang.

Rose startled like a cat caught off guard. She immediately pushed Ryan away, rubbed her flushed cheeks, and grabbed her phone.

"Diana?"

"Why do you sound so breathless?" Diana asked.

"I’m fine. What’s up?"

"I know you’ve been working yourself to the bone lately. It’s Liam’s birthday today, and we’re celebrating our sixth anniversary, too. We’re having a little get-together. Come hang out with us for a while. You could use a break."

Rose didn’t even look at Ryan.

"Sure! I’ll be there soon. Text me the address."

She practically bolted out of the room, making her escape before Ryan could ask another question.

Ryan stayed where he was, watching her disappear. He didn’t follow her right away.

He knew she had a lot to work through, and pushing her any further wouldn’t help.

He rubbed his thumb against his fingertip before heading into the bathroom.

In the mirror, he caught sight of the faint smear of blood at the corner of his mouth, left by Trevor’s punch.

He could have dodged it.

He simply hadn’t wanted to. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

A little well-timed sacrifice had been enough to make Rose worry about him more than she wanted to admit.

And it had brought them to a point where neither of them could pretend their relationship meant nothing anymore.

Ryan’s expression gradually settled back into its usual composure. He casually brushed his finger over the injured corner of his mouth.

’RoRo... You really do still have a soft spot for me.’

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