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Andrea was fuming, but she had to keep things civil. She couldn't tell if Jeffrey had sent someone after Ben, or if

somebody else was sniffing around.

She said. “Givestto get the cash together. Once | pay you, keep your mouth shut and senda

photo of whoever reached out to you.”

Ben agreed, “No problem.”

Andrea said, “This money is a one-off buyout, not sinstallment deal. Even if someone waves more cash at

you later, you're not allowed to breathe a word about this.”

Ben said, “Understood.”

Andrea hung up the phone. She stood in her room, her face etched with worry. She pondered, ‘I can’t just ask

Jeffrey for 1 million. If he starts digging into where the money goes, he'll definitely figure out what happened

back then.

And even if | pay Ben, there is no guarantee he won't sellout later if someone offers him more. After all, I've

already given him 3,000 dollars to keep quiet once before.

Without warning, memories of the hospital fiasco flooded Andrea’s mind. She thought, ‘Jessica swore she

wouldn't dig any further, but who's to say she hadn't already let it slip? If the investigator is part of Rebecca's

crew, this secret has to stay buried-silenced for good.

At this thought, Andrea sent Ben a location and texted: [Chere this weekend, and I'll hand over the cash.

Since you broke our agreement before, | need to keep sproof this time.]

Ben replied: [No problem.]

Andrea closed the chat with Ben and shot a text to Jessica: [Did you forget what you promised me?]

Jessica was on the phone with Rebecca when she got the message. She immediately told Rebecca about the

text.

“Why's she suddenly hitting you up?” Rebecca asked.

Jessica replied, “Who knows? My guess? lan probably unearthed something, and now she’s panicking.” She

suddenly sat up straight and exclaimed, “That's it.”

Rebecca asked, “What do you mean?”

Jessica said, “It has to be lan. He must've dug up smajor dirt, and now Andrea’s freaking out. That explains

why she’s reaching out to me-she must be really rattled.

“I'd better check in with lan, see what he’s uncovered. You go ahead and do your thing.”

Rebecca replied, “Alright.”

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Not long after the call ended, Samuel cout of the bathroom, freshly showered.

Rebecca coaxed him to sleep.

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Before Rebecca even hit the shower, Jessica fired off a voice message. She said, “lan says the doctor he found is

the type who fixes scars. Did Andrea ever mention having any scars?”

Rebecca shot back: [Not on her arms or legs. No idea about the rest.]

Jessica asked, “Does she have a scar on her stomach or something?”

Rebecca paused, then dropped her own voice reply. She said, “Honestly, if it's just getting rid of a scar, Andrea

doesn’t need to freak out about Jeffrey knowing. It doesn’t matter what kind of scar she’s got-he wouldn't give a

damn.”

Jessica said, “Well, that’s just odd. Let's drop it for now and wait till lan figures things out. Sitting here guessing

won't get us anywhere.”

After wrapping up the chat, Rebecca hit the shower. That night, she crashed in bed with Samuel.

In the middle of the night, Jeffrey quietly slipped into bed, but neither Rebecca nor Samuel stirred.

The next morning, when Rebecca found out, she didn’t even bat an eye. Maybe it was because she was about to

leave, and her mindset had shifted. Or maybe she just didn’t have the energy to get worked up over someone

who didn’t really matter.

“Do you wantto cwith you to the hospital?” Jeffrey asked while they were having breakfast.

Rebecca replied, “No need. You just take care of your own stuff.”

Jeffrey didn’t insist.

After that, neither of them said another word. It wasn’t until Rebecca and Samuel got in the car to head to the

hospital that Jeffrey finally said, “Callif you need anything.”

On the way to the hospital, Samuel snuggled up to Rebecca. He called out, “Mommy.”

“Yes?” Rebecca responded.

Samuel tilted his head up and said, “I have a little request.”

Rebecca replied gently, “Go ahead.”

“Can | sleep by Daddy’s side tonight?” Samuel asked. Since he would be gone soon, he wanted to share a little

warmth before he left.

Rebecca replied, “Of course you can. That's your choice-you can decide for yourself.”

But Jeffrey didn’t want any part of the warmth Samuel hoped to offer. When Samuel zoomed over to Jeffrey’s bed

in his adorable pajamas, Jeffrey shooed him away without a second thought.

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Samuel tried to protest, but Jeffrey tapped his little head and said, “My bed’s for my wife only. Anyone else,

tto scoot.

And just like that, the warmth Samuel wanted to give disappeared-poof-gone.

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Jeffrey knew exactly why Samuel was acting strange-it must be because he and Rebecca had worked out some

plan to leave together. Sure, Samuel was trying to patch things up, but that was not what Jeffrey wanted at all.

Truth was, he was never going to let them walk out of his life, no matter what. He thought, ‘If they want, they

can go out and have fun for a couple of days. In the end, they still have to chome.

Over the next few days, Rebecca spent her days at the hospital, helping Amelia with her recovery exercises.

Meanwhile, Jeffrey was working overtat the company. Without even realizing it, their lives started to feel just

like they used to-no yelling, no fights, no .

Everything was perfectly normal until Rebecca hit Jeffrey with her resignation notice.

Jeffrey called and asked, “You're quitting?”

Rebecca was still at the hospital with Amelia, helping her through her rehab. Once the doctor finished up,

Rebecca ducked into a quiet corner to take Jeffrey's call.

She replied, “Yeah, I'll cover any contract breach fee. Honestly, | just want to be there for my mom.”

Jeffrey asked, “You don’t want to finish the first gyou ever worked on?” Jeffrey's voice was low and somber.

Rebecca said, “I do. But you can’t have everything-sometimes life is just full of regrets.”

She'd always planned to divorce Jeffrey, put her head down, and work hard at PrimePlay Technologies. But when

life threw her off track, she didn’t have much choice but to walk away.

Jeffrey knew she was hinting at something. He said, “Look, we agreed-give it a month—"

Rebecca interrupted, “I sent you a resignation notice, not a request. When the time's up, I'm out of here.”

She'd already reached out to Eric and Jason, but they both told her just to go talk to Jeffrey. So in the end, she

had no choice but to deal with him directly.

Jeffrey said, “Cin tomorrow to handle your resignation. You still haven't handed over your work.”

“Okay,” Rebecca agreed.

After hanging up, Rebecca let out a sigh of relief. She was about to head back to the rehab center to check on

Amelia, but just as she turned around, she spotted Richard striding down the hallway. Instinctively, she tensed

up, eyes narrowing in suspicion.

She demanded, “What brings you here?”

“Your mom askedto come,” Richard said casually.

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Rebecca was a bit skeptical.

“So, where’s your mom?” Richard asked, sounding oddly at ease-just like the old days, back before the Jensen

Group fell apart.

That was when Rebecca realized Richard had actually bothered to clean himself up today-freshly shaven, looking

surprisingly sharp, and his mood was miles better than she’d ever seen before..

Rebecca wondered why Amelia had asked Richard to come.

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