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“Should | get you the best divorce lawyer?” lan suggested, thinking that going through legal action was probably
the most reliable way.
“It won't make a difference,” Jessica replied, scrolling through countless photos on her phone. “Ever since Jeffrey
and Rebecca split up, I've had a private investigator tailing them, but I never found them doing anything
intimate or out of line.”
Rebecca said, “He's always so cautious.”
Jeffrey had always been the kind of guy who needed everything to be under his control. Even divorce was no
exception. It had to be his decision; any other way simply wouldn't work.
“There's one thing that might actually work,” Jessica finally spoke up after a long silence. It was the only risky
move she’d thought of, but it was bound to get Rebecca into a heap of trouble.
“I don’t care how messy it gets, as long as | can get out of this marriage,” Rebecca said firmly, determination
shining in her eyes. She had to get divorced.
If Jeffrey wound up backing out later, she needed a plan B. Otherwise, she’d be forced to spend her whole life
trapped between him and Andrea, and just the thought of that made her skin crawl.
“We could use Jeffrey’s parents and the board of directors at the Hanson Group to put pressure on him,” Jessica
said. “Just tell them he’s too busy chasing after you to focus on running the company.”
Marcus, Candice, and the board members of the Hanson Group were all about money and power. If Jeffrey was
seen neglecting his duties because of Rebecca, he'd be under a ton of pressure from all sides.
“Ever since Jeffrey took charge, everything's run like clockwork. It'd be pretty hard to dig up any real dirt on
him,” Rebecca admitted.
‘Much as | hate the way Jeffrey does things sometimes, in these matters, he really does know what he’s doing
Rebecca thought.
“We don’t need to find any real flaws,” Jessica replied, her eyes narrowing. “We just need to stir up strouble
between Jeffrey and his parents.”
Rebecca paused, her mind racing, Jeffrey couldn’t stand Marcus and Candice. He'd avoided them whenever
possible, never bothering to fake any kind of family closeness.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIf she actually stirred up trouble between him and his family, he'd probably despise her for it. He'd spit out
something cruel like, “You want a divorce? Fine, I'll give it to you. Just don’t cbeggingfor help when
you're struggling alone.”
“Okay,” Rebecca finally said, steadying herself.
She knew what she was about to do was downright savage, but if Jeffrey was going to play dirty and refuse to let
her go, she had no choice but to fight back just as hard.
Jeffrey, standing on the balcony next door, heard every word loud and clear. The instant Rebecca said “okay,”
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‘Rebecca,’ he thought. ‘Are you really this desperate to get rid of me? So, you would agree to something so
shameful, something you'd never touch before.
He shoved down the storm of emotions inside, squeezing his eyes shut to quiet the ache and frustration in his
chest. Any lingering urge to treat Rebecca kindly, he forced back down into the darkness.
After a long moment, Jeffrey pulled out his phone and called Gregory. “If anyone tries to stir up trouble between
Gregory was confused.
Jeffrey continued, “If necessary, help them out.”
Gregory asked, “Help those working against you?”
Jeffrey said, “Yes.” He wanted to see just how far Rebecca would go for a divorce, just how ruthless she could be.
“Understood,” Gregory replied, instantly figuring this must have something to do with Rebecca. If it were
Stephen pulling the strings, he'd usually say something like, “Let them think they've got the upper hand.”
That night, Jeffrey didn’t get much sleep at all.
For so long, he'd believed that even if Rebecca disliked him or took issue with him and Andrea, it was just simple
hatred, nothing more.
Just like when Stephen had told her about his rough childhood, even if Rebecca had trouble accepting him, she'd
still quietly shielded his battered pride from the worst of it. But for Jeffrey, it felt like everything had changed.
Rebecca was oblivious to any of it. Her life was as busy and ordinary as ever, and during a quiet moment, she
shot May a quick text with the date for her divorce.
She found herself caught between hope and bittersweet nostalgia. It was like saying a final goodbye to a
beautiful chapter in her life, one she'd never see again.
Thursday rolled around. Rebecca was grinding away at work, staring at her computer, but totally zoned out.
“Rebecca,” Jane called, pulling her out of her thoughts.
“Huh?” Rebecca blinked, shaking off her daze.
Jane caught the spaced-out look and asked, “You feeling alright? You seem kind of off today.”
“No, I'm just trying to figure out how to handle this part,” Rebecca said, gesturing at her screen. “It’s turning out
to be a lot trickier than | thought.”
“Put this aside for now,” Jane said, sounding calm. “There are two people waiting in the conference room on the
twelfth floor. Mr. Smith wants you to meet them.”
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Rebecca paused, raising an eyebrow questioningly. “Mr. Smith wantsto meet them?” Rebecca asked.
Jane nodded. “Yep.” Even though Rebecca was confused, she headed over anyway.
Jeffrey had been working at the Hanson Group for the past few days and hadn’t cby, so it couldn't be him or
Gregory looking for her.
‘Could it be Jessica and lan?’ she wondered. But they always gave her a heads-up before dropping in.
With a jumble of emotions about what might happen next, Rebecca took the elevator up to the twelfth floor and
went straight to the conference room.
“You're here,” Jason said, standing by the elevator. As soon as he saw her, he led her inside. “They've been
waiting for you for quite a while.”
Rebecca paused, a little thrown off. “Who?”
Jason said, “Jeffrey’s parents.”
Without a second thought, Rebecca turned around and jabbed the elevator button. Meeting them was definitely
not happening. She wasn’t stupid.
Marcus and Candice had never liked her, and odds were they just showed up to interrogate her about why the
divorce hadn’t happened yet. Even if she told them it'd be official next Friday, they'd be convinced she was
stalling on purpose.
For her mental health and to keep the rest of her day -free, Rebecca was absolutely not about to stick
around and put up with any of their nonsense.
“What's up
with you?” Jason stepped in front of the elevator doors, giving Rebecca a puzzled look.
“My stomach’s acting up,” Rebecca said, clutching her belly and already putting on a tic performance.
“Can | hit the restroom first and then cback? Please?”
“Afraid that’s not gonna work,” Jason said, and he was way too sharp to buy her act. “They call the way over
just to see you. Skip the meeting, and PrimePlay Technologies could be looking at a whole mess of trouble.”
“Isn't Jeffrey the one running PrimePlay Technologies?” Rebecca asked, testing the waters and trying to sound
innocent.
Normally, Jeffrey would never have allowed his parents to get involved like this. He couldn’t stand his parents
meddling in his life.
“Mr. Hanson's in charge, but he’s still part of the Hanson family,” Jason said, clueless about what was really
going on behind the scenes. “I called him twenty minutes ago, and he said not to bother him with something
like that,”
Rebecca paused, suddenly realizing Jeffrey not only knew about his parents showing up, but he was also letting it
happen.
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He was letting them handle things, which probably meant he’d made up his mind about the divorce. So, he
wasn't going to interfere with anything at all.
‘Fine by me,’ Rebecca thought. ‘At least now | don’t have to keep worrying that I'll be stuck in this marriage
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