After wrapping up the conversation, ra left Palm Bay, feeling the need to drop by and see Ryan.


    Her past was a blur, and it was only by chance that she found out about the alternative medicine expert from Ryan. When she got to his vi, Ryan was passed out on the couch, surrounded by a sea of thick documents, looking utterly wiped out.


    Seeing his youthful face, ra couldn''t help but wonder if pushing him into this role was the right move. But Johnny''s biggest worry had always been this son, and ra had promised she wouldn''t take anything from the Bradford family. Taking over as CEO after Johnny''s death seemed out of the question.


    ra had to admit, ever since she woke up, she never quite felt like she belonged in this family, even though she knew she was letting Johnny down.


    She gently tapped Ryan''s cheek. "Ryan, wake up."


    He slowly opened his eyes, red and tired. "ra."


    ra sat next to him. "You once told me that before I was eight, I was really sickly, and you hardly saw me. Then I went to see some alternative medicine expert in Dad''s hometown, and I got better, right?"


    Ryan nodded, remembering the conversation.


    "Do you remember where that expert is? I want to go myself and get some insomnia medicine for Mr. Dn."


    Mr. Dn?


    Ryan thought he must''ve heard wrong. Was she talking about Dn? ra used to hate him.


    ra exined, "The Bradford family''snd might have some issues, and Dn knows what''s up."


    "ra, without your memories, you probably don''t know where Dad''s hometown is, and you''re not familiar with that area. Let me go instead."


    He sounded a bit down. "I''ve memorized all this stuff, but staying here in the Capital doesn''t help much. Could you let me handle this? It''ll make me feel less useless."


    At neen, being thrust into this position was terrifying for him. He was scared of dragging ra down.


    ra looked at his tired face and patted his head. "Alright, I''ll leave this to you. Just be back in three days, okay?"


    A spark of determination lit up in Ryan''s eyes, and he smiled. "Yes, I''ll get it done."


    Seeing him grow up so fast made ra proud. Right then, she got a call from Megan and filled her in.


    To her surprise, Megan knew the ce. "Your dad''s hometown is Bridgetown, a really remote little vige."


    ra didn''t remember, but it seemed she''d mentioned it to Megan before. She smiled slightly. "Ryan''s making me proud; he''s grown up so fast."


    To ease ra''s mind, Ryan packed up that night and was ready to hit the road, only to run into Megan at the toll station.


    He''d met Megan before and knew she was close to ra. Back then, his feelings about ra wereplicated. He often asked her to cook, rarely talking about anything else, because ra always seemed uninterested, always busy. Over time, ordering food became one of the few chances they had to connect.


    Megan waved, stopping the car. "Ryan, I talked to ra. I know you''re heading to Bridgetown. I need to go there too. Can I join you?"


    Ryan, a proud young man at heart, wasn''t big on chatting with strangers. But since she was ra''s friend, he didn''t refuse and opened the car door. "Hop in."


    Megan smiled, something unreadable glinting in her eyes, and got in the car.