After the divorce, he begged

Jeffrey shot Tommy a glance,

Tommy asked again, “Why aren't you saying anything?”

“I'm heading out,” Jeffrey said to Rebecca. “Callif you need anything later.”

Rebecca didn’t say a word and turned to walk inside.

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She realized Jeffrey was intentionally putting on this act. Without his silent nod, Victor and Tommy would never

dare to speak to him like that. Since that was the image Jeffrey wanted to show, Rebecca would play along.

“Ms. Jensen, Victor said as he walked in with a tablet, politely explaining the house rules, “everything in this

his up to you, except kicking Mr. Hanson out. If you and Mr. Hanson disagree on something, your decision

always takes precedence.”

Rebecca raised an eyebrow, a teasing note in her voice. “So, kicking him out is the one thing off-limits?”

That's right, Victor replied.

Rebecca casually held out her hand. “Hand over all the keys to the master bedroom, and the master key.”

Victor didn’t hesitate. “Sure thing

Victor knew Rebecca wanted the keys to keep Jeffrey out of the master bedroom. Everyone saw that Jeffrey was

desperate to win her back and didn’t want to make things worse, especially after Jeffrey's past mistakes.

Rebecca glanced down at the keys in her hand, a little taken aback. She was surprised that Victor would actually

give her the keys.

If you

need anything else, I'm always here,” Victor said warmly. He'd always liked Rebecca and secretly hoped she and

Jeffrey would patch things up.

Rebecca simply nodded and went to the study, spending the whole afternoon totally absorbed in painting. By the

end of the day, she’d made sgood money off her art.

Her phone buzzed; it was a voice message from Jeffrey. “Givestime. I'll slowly sort things out with

Andrea.”

Rebecca replied: [Aren't you drunk?]

Just half an hour ago, she'd received a call claiming Jeffrey was completely out of it. But then she watched him

cback, perfectly sober in the car. If you're going to fake it, at least try to make it convincing, Rebecca

thought to herself.

“I wasn’t drunk,” Jeffrey admitted, speaking in that low, magnetic tone of his. “I just used others to tell you how

much | miss you.”

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Rebecca didn’t reply She set her phone nude, choosing to ignore him.

Jeffrey returned hjust before dawn.

Victor, knowing Jeffrey’d show up at this hour, was waiting in the living room.

As soon as Jeffrey cin, Victor gave him a polite reminder, “Ms. Jensen took the master bedroom keys and the

master key. Looks like you'll be staying in the guest room tonight

Jeffrey didn’t reply. He strode upstairs, reached the master bedroom, and opened the door. As expected, Rebecca

hadn’t locked it since he’d been out all night.

He took a shower in the guest bathroom and then slipped into the bedroom and gently wrapped his arms around

Rebecca from behind, falling asleep as naturally.

When Rebecca woke up the next morning and found Jeffrey holding her, she felt completely calm. untouched.

With that agreement from the other night, even with the master bedroom keys in her hand, she knew there were

always ways Jeffrey could get in if he really wanted to.

She had a hunch there was more going on with Samuel than met the eye, but with Jeffrey, she could never be

sure what he'd really do next,

She tossed off the covers, ready to get up, but before her feet even touched the floor. Jeffrey pulled her back into

his hug. His voice, gentle and raspy, murmured in her ear, “Rebecca.”

Rebecca stiffened for a split second, helpless against the flood of memories that cwith that achingly familiar

voice.

Jeffrey was handsome, his voice easy on the ears, and every the lazily drawled out her name, it was like a

gentle breeze strumming across guitar strings-soft and lingering in her mind.

“Just stay witha bit longer, Jeffrey whispered, pressing her back against his chest. Morning made. everything

feel fresher, sharper. “Feels like forever since we've been close like this.”

Rebecca tensed up.

Jeffrey placed a light kiss near her ear, while his hand slipped under her sleepwear, fingers gently tracing along

her waist.

Rebecca fought back the unease bubbling up inside her and asked coolly, “Is this part of our agreement?”

Jeffrey's hand didn’t stop moving at her waist, the air thick with desire as his lips peppered her neck with soft,

lingering kisses. “No,” he murmured, “it’s just a bit of husband-and-wife intimacy.”

“I don’t want this,” Rebecca said, pushing his hand away and sitting up.

Jeffrey sat up, still feeling the lingering warmth and scent Rebecca left behind. Moving deliberately, he gently

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brushed her hair away from her face with fingers that remembered her touch

He sond, “I you're not feeling it, that okay. I'll wait until you are stuff like this should be something we both want;

otherwise, it’s just one of us uffering, you know?”

Rebecca turned away, struggling with her feelings. Deep down, the hated the person Jeffrey had been, but she

still couldn't forget how good he could be.

Even if they really did go their separate ways, those five years of happiness would probably stick with her for

the rest of her life.

The rest of the day, they barely spoke. Other than eating together and playing with Samuel, most of the Rebecca

was lost in her painting, trying to earn smoney, while Jeffrey kept busy working overtime.

After what happened before, Jeffrey stopped calling the shots about her hobbies. If she wanted to paint, the

painted. If she didn’t, he'd just take care of her.

Before she knew it. Monday rolled around.

Jeffrey had a big meeting at the Hanson Group, so he dropped Rebecca off in front of PrimePlay Technologies and

left right after. The meeting at PrimePlay was left to Derek to run.

Rebecca had just walked into the office and hadn't even gotten to her desk when she noticed a few people

staring right at her. Someone whispered, “She's here.”

“Rebecca, have you had breakfast? Want a piece of cake?” someone asked.

“Do you prefer coffee or water in the morning? | can grab you some,” another offered.

“Mr. Hanson didn’t cwith you?” someone else chimed in.

With everyone chatting at once, Rebecca could tell they'd already figured out her connection to Jeffrey Jane had

given her the heads up last Friday.

As always, Rebecca handled their enthusiasm with her usual cool politeness, keeping things at arm’s length.

“Thanks. I've already had breakfast. I'll get my own coffee later.”

When it cto Jeffrey, she kept things strictly professional at work. There was no point in bringing up

relationship.

their

“Honestly, none of us ever guessed you and Mr. Hanson were actually married, someone teased, clearly fishing

for gossip. “Were you undercover just to see what life’s like for an ordinary nine-to-fiver?”

Rebecca froze mid-motion with her bag, inwardly sighing. She predicted this was coming once the secret got

Our

“So, what's it like? Is it just how you imagined?” another chimed in, curiosity in their voice.

“Mr. Hanson's such a great guy, even keeping up the charade for you, someone else joked.

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“Seriously, if you ever need anything, just say the word. We'll make sure you're covered another colleagu

assured her

“Im not here to get a taste of someone else's life, Rebecca said, setting her bag down and powering up her

computer just like any other day. I'm just here to work and earn a living, sas you all.”

Of course, nobody really believed her. Nobody would believe that a wealthy lady left her cushy life put to it out

with the common people.

still, they went along with Rebecca's story to save face, after all, she was the wife of a major player. “Sure.

totally get it. Must've just gotten bored at hand decided to make spetty cash, huh?

Rebecca swallowed whatever she was going to say. No matter how much she explained, they'd never really

believe her anyway.

She typed in her password and booted up her computer. Just as she opened her work software, she noticed

Andrea strutting over in a bright, eye-catching outfit, greeting everyone with her usual over-the-top enthusiasm.

“Good morning, everyone! It’s been a while. Miss me?”

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