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Jessica had been swamped with work at the company lately and had only returned to Jelasburg last night. She'd

heard Amelia wake up for good but had been too busy to visit.

When Rebecca said she needed to talk to her, Jessica replied without hesitation, “Just stay put with Amelia at the

hospital. I'm free the next few days; I'll cfind you there.”

Rebecca hesitated, as if she wanted to say more but held back.

Knowing Rebecca well, Jessica said, “Is it something we can’t talk about at the hospital?”

“Yeah,” Rebecca admitted. “Since Mom woke up, they took out the cameras from her room, but people are

always coming in to check on Amelia. If someone overheard us and word got to Jeffrey, it'd be a real mess.”

Jessica quickly cup with a new plan. “There's a café across from the hospital on the second floor. We'll meet

there, and I'll call when I'm close.”

Rebecca agreed. Half an hour later, she got the call and headed straight to the café.

The moment Rebecca stepped out of the hospital, Jeffrey-who was in his office upstairs-told Riley to pull up the

surrounding surveillance footage.

After Jessica and Rebecca met up, he said to Riley, “Hack into Jessica's phone and monitor their conversation.”

Riley's fingers flew over the laptop keys as she joked, “Seriously, Rebecca’s my mentor’s kid. Isnt this a little

ruthless?”

“Just hack Jessica's phone,” Jeffrey said coolly.

Riley shot back, “What's the difference?”

Jeffrey frowned, “I'm monitoring Jessica, not Rebecca.”

Riley clicked her tongue and didn’t push the argument further. She'd help him with these small tasks. But once

Amelia and Rebecca were finally ready to leave, she'd shut off her phone and crash for the night, leaving

everything to fate.

To keep things fair, Riley decided to clue Amelia in on Jeffrey's little schemes at spoint.

“Done,” Riley said, pulling her hands away from the keyboard and letting loose with a savage snark. “If | were

Rebecca, I'd hold a grudge against you for life.”

Jeffrey didn’t even spare her a glance.

Soon enough, Jessica’s voice cthrough the laptop. She exchanged a few casual words with Rebecca about

how they'd been lately, and also asked after Amelia’s condition.

Once the small talk was out of the way, Jessica asked seriously, “You wanted to meet outside the hospital

because you're worried Jeffrey might catch wind of it, right?”

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“Yeah,” Rebecca responded softly, “I wanted to tell you

“Wait a second.” Jessica interrupted her just in time.

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No more sound cfrom the laptop, but Jeffrey could easily picture Rebecca's bewildered look.

“My company’s been filming a movie lately,” Jessica said in a serious tone. “It has a scene where two big shots

conversation gets monitored by the other side. To be safe, let's both turn off our phones.”

Jeffrey was speechless for a moment.

Riley arched an eyebrow. “Do they know I'm a hacker?”

“Nope.” Jeffrey’s eyes darkened slightly. “I've only told Rebecca you're gifted with computers and work as the

company’s technical consultant.”

Riley turned her gaze to the laptop screen.

“Can we still monitor if their phones are off?” Jeffrey asked.

“Seriously?” Riley snorted.

Once the phones were turned off, they'd lose inteconnection-there was no way she could reconnect to

them, unless she’d been the one to turn them off. But she had no interest in doing that.

Jeffrey's gaze grew darker with every passing second. After thinking it through, he pulled out his phone and

dialed a number.

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Rebecca looked puzzled. “Isn't this going a little overboard?”

“Better safe than sorry,” Jessica said. She'd seen the movie footage, and even now, she still felt like there were

“eyes” everywhere around her.

After a pause, she continued, “Since we don’t want Jeffrey to find out, we need to be thorough.”

Rebecca fell silent. ‘Okay, maybe it is pretty tic, but she does have a point,’ she thought.

Jessica shut down her phone, and Rebecca did the same. Naturally, Riley’s eavesdropping line went dead as

well.

Jeffrey stared at the blank computer screen, his face unreadable. Soon, his phone buzzed with a message from

Gregory: [It's done.]

Riley saw the message. “You have a backup plan?”

Jeffrey glanced at her, getting to his feet and strolling over to the windows. “Amelia’s your mentor, after all.

Better to think ahead.”

Riley just rolled her eyes, not even bothering to respond.

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Meanwhile, the coffee Rebecca and Jessica ordered was brought over.

Jessica stirred hers and looked up. “Alright, spill it. What's on your mind?”

| want to take my mom and Samuel away from Jelasburg,” Rebecca whispered, feeling a twinge of guilt toward

Jessica. She hesitated, unsure how to put the rest of her thoughts into words.

But Jessica understood her immediately. “You're worried that if you leave, we'll get caught in the crossfire?”

Rebecca nodded. “Yeah.”

Jessica reached out and flicked Rebecca's forehead.

Rebecca blinked, confused.

Jessica thought Rebecca was overthinking. She smiled, “You silly, Jeffrey’s only after you. If you leave and don’t

look back, he'll kick up a fuss for a couple of days and then drop it.”

Jessica and the others had nothing to do with Jeffrey. Someone like him would never waste his ton people

who weren't his target. Jessica was sure that in less than half a month, he’d switch up his tactics.

Jessica continued, “Of course, this only works if you stay steady when you hear the rumors he'll deliberately

spread. If you waver even a little, all the effort will be in vain.”

Rebecca looked at her, thinking, ‘Everyone’s backingup, I'll never waver.”

“Don’t contactthe few days before you leave. Just follow your plan and slip out quietly,” Jessica said.

She genuinely wanted the best for Rebecca. She believed as long as Rebecca got out of Jelasburg, she'd take a

step toward freedom.

Even if Jeffrey found out where Rebecca was later, it wouldn't really matter. As the CEO of Hanson Group, he

couldnt spend all his tchasing her. All she needed was to get away successfully.

No one besides Jessica and Rebecca had any clue about what was discussed that day. Jeffrey had sent people to

eavesdrop, but all attempts failed because of Jessica's caution.

It seemed like fate-Jessica, who usually paid no mind to such things, had subconsciously grown wary of her

surroundings after watching the sample footage of her entertainment company’s new movie.

“Let's go check on Amelia,” Jessica said, grabbing her bag and getting to her feet. “I haven't had a proper visit

since she woke up.”

Rebecca nodded and headed out with her.

As they entered the inpatient department, Jessica suddenly spotted Ryan-someone who looked eerily similar to

Rebecca-leaning casually against the wall to their right.

She tugged at Rebecca's sleeve. But before she could speak, Ryan was already waving hello at her.

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Jessica waved back instinctively then she froze. ‘Wait, do | know this guy? Why did | wave at him without

thinking?‘ she thought.

“Rebecca,” Jessica said, stepping into the elevator, “remember that photo I sent you before-the one with that

guy who looked a lot like you?”

Rebecca's eyes flickered. “Yeah, | remember.”

“I just saw him,” Jessica went on. “He even waved at me.”

Rebecca was confused. Just then, the elevator doors slid open. She stepped out, about to ask Jessica where she'd

seen the guy, when another elevator door opened.

Out stepped Ryan in a crisp suit. The moment he saw Rebecca, his tough, businesslike vibe instantly softened.

Then he glanced at Jessica and said, “Thanks.”

‘Thankfor what?‘ Jessica blinked, completely lost.

Ryan didn’t explain further. He walked right up to Rebecca and looked at her. “I've got something | need to

discuss with your mom. Is it okay if | go see her?”

Sneaking into Amelia’s ward was one thing; asking the approval of his supposed “daughter” was another. He

couldn't leave Rebecca with the impression that her “dad” was srude, impossible guy.

“No,” Rebecca said without a second’s hesitation, not wanting to argue with him anymore. “Mom already told me

she doesn’t want to see you. Please leave.”

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