Chapter 40 Jack

• I sat down and Ryan began to speak. His tone was quite direct contrary to his nervous look while softly chuckling, "You’re probably old enough so I can’t bribe you anymore huh?”
• I smiled coldly and replied, "Definitely not."
• He just spoke facts right there. I wasn’t a kid anymore. I wasn’t someone he or anyone else who liked my mom needed to convince her to say yes or give them blessings or whatnot. Though there wasn’t going on between them anyway.