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Jeffrey glanced at Riley, excused himself to take a call, and walked to the window. He answered with a warm

voice, as always, “What's up?”

“You still haven't givenan answer to yesterday's question,” Rebecca spoke calmly with him, not wanting any

conflict at that moment.

Jeffrey asked, “Our divorce?”

“Yes,” Rebecca replied.

“I'm not available on Thursday,” Jeffrey replied. As CEO of the Hanson Group, he spent every day putting out

fires, and on top of that, he was running PrimePlay Technologies, too.

Given all the hats he wore, unless he made a point of freeing up time, his calendar was always jam-packed.

“Then when do you have time?” Rebecca knew he was always busy and wasn’t accusing him of dodging her.

“Let's pick a date, so | can request stoff too.”

“Drop by my office on Monday,” Jeffrey said, all business. “I'll have Gregory send you my current schedule, and

we'll figure out a tthat works for both of us.”

Rebecca's brows furrowed. She really didn’t fancy being alone with Jeffrey at PrimePlay Technologies, because

everyone there loved to gossip way too much.

“If you're not up for that, then you'll just have to wait until Gregory sorts my schedule and | send it over,” Jeffrey

added, offering a backup plan.

Rebecca replied without missing a beat, “I'll csee you tomorrow.”

Waiting for Gregory to sort things out could take forever. If she wanted to keep things from getting messy, she

had to take matters into her own hands.

“Alright,” Jeffrey replied and hung up, then immediately called Gregory, telling him to make sure his calendar

was packed from morning till night.

It was Monday soon. As usual, the morning started with a meeting that lasted about half an hour.

When the meeting wrapped up, everyone started packing up their stuff and heading out.

Rebecca took her tpacking up, shooting a glance at Jeffrey, silently wishing he'd give her a work excuse to

stay behind. After all, this was the conference room, and even the oflice gossip wouldn't have much material

here.

But Jeffrey stayed silent, not saying a single word. With other people still in the room, Rebecca’s lingering any

longer would only make things awkwardly obvious.

Just as she sat back down at her desk, her phone buzzed with a message: [Thought we were supposed to talk.

Why'd you leave?]

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Rebecca could only pause, momentarily lost for words. ‘Is he seriously clueless about why | left?’ Rebecca

thought, exasperated.

“Jane,” Rebecca said, doing her best to keep it together, “I need to step out for a bit. Is that okay?”

“Sure, go ahead,” Jane replied, always easygoing with her.

Rebecca grabbed a couple of tissues and left her desk, making it look like she was just heading to the

restroom.

When she got to Jeffrey’s office, she glanced around to make sure no one was watching, then slipped inside.

Jeffrey pulled up the schedule Gregory had sent him and let her take a look. “When do you think we should file

for the divorce?”

Rebecca scanned his schedule, trying to figure it out. Every morning and afternoon was booked solid with high-

priority meetings and project work. It seemed like there was zero wiggle room.

“I'm not really familiar with all your meetings and collaborations,” Rebecca said, leaving the choice up to him.

“Just as long as it's sometthis week or next.”

Letting this drag on would only work against Rebecca. ‘What if, like lan had warned, Jeffrey changes his mind and

doesn’t want a divorce after all? That would be a disaster,’ she thought.

“You really want to end this?” Jeffrey asked, his voice steady but with a hint of something else.

Rebecca didn’t even hesitate. “Yes.”

Jeffrey asked, “Not even a little regret?”

“None at all,” Rebecca replied sharply, shutting down any doubts.

Of course, that wasn’t completely true. Five years of marriage, and his care and thoughtfulness weren't things

she could just forget so easily.

But there were boundaries that simply couldn't be crossed, and certain things she'd never get over. Everything

that happened between him and Andrea was like a shadow in her mind, refusing to fade away.

“You know | never wanted a divorce,” Jeffrey finally cclean, his eyes locked on hers. “I was just indulging

you before, letting you vent.”

Rebecca didn’t crack a smile. “I'm not joking around here,” she said, utterly serious.

Jeffrey frowned, pushing back, “You seriously think I'm just messing with you now?”

This moment hit Rebecca like a ton of bricks, and panic suddenly clawed at her chest. She thought, ‘Crap, what if

Jeffrey really won't letgo?

‘Take him to court? Get evidence that he’s cheating? Andrea covers his tracks way too well. Besides, when it

comes to a legal fight with Jeffrey, I'm totally outmatched.”

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“Since you calledover, that must mean there's still something to talk about,” Rebecca said, grasping at any

shred of hope. “Just be straight with me. What do you want? What'll it take for you to agree to our divorce?”

“I'm not divorcing you,” Jeffrey said flatly, putting his cards on the table.

Rebecca's temper snapped. “Don’t go overboard, Jeffrey.”

Jeffrey didn’t take his eyes off her for a second. “I know I'll never find another you, Rebecca. And | know if | let

you go, you'll never be the one who turns back.”

Rebecca just let out a bitter laugh. “Oh, really? Did you care about any of that when you spent the night with

Andrea at Harmony Estate?

“Or when you started moving your money around? Did you think, while tearingdown, that maybe I'd end up

hating you forever?”

“I can explain,” Jeffrey said, still calm as ever. “If you'd just hearout.”

Rebecca crossed her arms, chin up, and stubborn as ever. “Don’t bother. After all this time, no fancy speech is

going to change my mind.”

Jeffrey saw how Rebecca worked up. If he refused her this time, she’d definitely do something wild, something he

honestly couldn't even predict.

Jeffrey thought, ‘But divorce? That is absolutely off the table.”

“Next Friday at three,” Jeffrey said.

Rebecca froze for a moment. “Huh?”

Jeffrey repeated, “We'll get divorced.”

Rebecca paused, raising an eyebrow questioningly. She shot him a suspicious look, not quite believing he'd just

thrown that out there so casually.

“But | have one condition,” Jeffrey said. “After the divorce, if Samuel wants to visit me, you can’t stop him. And

during school breaks, if | want to take him somewhere, you can’t interfere.”

“Deal, Rebecca agreed quickly. “As long as he’s cool with it.”

“Alright,” Jeffrey replied.

Rebecca still felt suspicious about the whole thing. First, he insisted he wasn’t going to divorce her, and then he

was giving in so easily. It really made her wonder if there was scatch to all this.

But she knew if she brought it up, he'd just twist it around and say, “What's wrong? Having second thoughts

about leaving me?”

And once things got to that point, getting him to actually go through with the divorce would only become

even more difficult.

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“Anything else?” Jeffrey asked.

Rebecca shook her head. “That's all.”

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She turned around and left his office, heading back to her desk. Inwardly, her feelings were all over the place.

Even with his supposed agreement, she couldn't bring herself to trust anything. At least, not until that divorce

certificate was actually in her hands.

It wasn’t something Rebecca could solve by herself. Eventually, she decided to ask Jessica and lan and see what

they might cup with.

Night had fallen by the tSamuel drifted off to sleep, and just as the house quieted down, Jessica and lan

cknocking on Rebecca’s door. Rebecca was surprised. “Wait, what brings you two here so late?”

“You were stressing about whether the divorce would even go through,” Jessica said as she slipped inside, her

voice barely above a whisper. “So, we're here to put our heads together and help you out.”

“That's right.” lan grinned, tagging along behind her, ready to brainstorm.

Rebecca led them over to the couch, and they all sat down. She gave them a rundown of everything that had

gone down.

Rebecca couldn't help but think, ‘If Jeffrey really decides to dig in his heels and refuse the divorce, I'd rack my

brains and still cup empty trying to pressure this guy. He is just flat-out impossible to threaten.’

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