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Andrea was fuming inside.

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But she couldn't risk making Ben an enemy. She had no clue if it was Jeffrey who sent someone after him, or if

someone else was snooping around.

“Givestto raise the money,” Andrea said after a moment's thought. “Once | pay you, keep your

mouth shut, and senda photo of the person who cto you.”

shut,

Ben agreed, “No problem.”

Andrea made it clear, “This is a buyout, not an installment plan. Even if someone comes to you with a bigger

offer later, you can’t say another word about this to anyone. The deal’s done, and you stay quiet.”

Ben said, “Understood.”

Andrea hung up the phone.

Standing in her room, Andrea’s face was clouded with worry.

1 million dollars...

She couldn't just go to Jeffrey and ask him for the money.

If he decided to track the payment, it'd be way too easy for him to dig up those old secrets.

Worst of all, even if she paid Ben, there was every chance he'd turn around and sell her out if someone else

dangled a bigger offer in front of him. After all, she'd already bribed him with 3,000 dollars to keep his mouth

shut back then.

While Andrea was mulling things over, a memory from the hospital flashed in her mind.

Jessica may have promised not to look into it anymore, but Andrea couldn't be sure Jessica hadn't already shared

what she knew with someone else before talking to her.

If the person snooping around was sent by Rebecca, then Andrea knew this secret had to stay buried at all

costs.

Andrea thought to herself, ‘The only ones who can truly keep a secret are the dead!"

[Meetat this place over the weekend and I'll have your money ready.] Andrea dropped Ben a pin with a note:

[Since you broke our deal before, I'm making sure | get sproof this time.]

Ben texted back almost instantly: [No problem.]

Andrea closed the chat with Ben and sent Jessica a text: [Did you forget your promise?]

Jessica was on the phone with Rebecca when Andrea’s message popped up.

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She immediately mentioned it to Rebecca.

“Why's she suddenly texting you about that?” Rebecca asked, sprawled out on Samuel's couch.

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“Who knows what she’s thinking,” Jessica said, her words muffled by the face mask. “My guess? lan probably

found out something and now she’s panicking.”

Just as she finished speaking, Jessica suddenly sat up straight.

“Oh, right!” Jessica exclaimed.

Rebecca looked at her, confused.

“lan must've dug up something big-that’s why Andrea's freaking out and coming to me,” Jessica said, suddenly

energized. “I'm gonna check in with lan and see how things are going. You do your thing.”

Rebecca nodded. “Alright.”

Not long after the call ended, Samuel cout of the bathroom, all clean and ready for bed.

Rebecca tucked him in and gently coaxed him to sleep.

Before Rebecca could even head for the shower, Jessica shot her a voice message: “lan said the doctor he found

is skind of scar specialist. Do you happen to know if Andrea’s got any scars?”

Rebecca responded quick: [Far as | know, there aren't any on her arms or legs. No clue about anywhere else.]

“What about her stomach? Maybe she’s got a scar there?” Jessica wondered aloud.

Rebecca paused and sent back a voice message: “If it’s only about scars, there's really no reason for her to be

nervous about Jeffrey knowing. Whatever scars she’s got, Jeffrey honestly wouldn't care.”

“Now that’s strange,” Jessica muttered.

“Forget it, let's stop guessing. We'll just wait for lan to dig up the truth-no matter how much we talk, it’s not

gonna help,” Jessica said, waving it off.

After wrapping up the chat, Rebecca took a shower. That night, she shared a bed with Samuel, and in the middle

of the night, Jeffrey quietly slipped in beside them. Both Rebecca and Samuel were fast asleep and didn’t notice

a thing.

The next morning, when Rebecca found out, she didn’t even care.

Maybe she was growing stronger now that she was about to move on-or maybe Jeffrey just mattered so little to

her now, she couldn't even be bothered to get angry.

“Needto cwith you and Samuel to the hospital?” Jeffrey asked between bites of breakfast.

“No,” Rebecca replied, not even glancing his way. “Go mind your own business.”

Jeffrey didn’t push it. The rest of the morning passed in silence until Rebecca was getting Samuel into the car

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for the hospital. That's when Jeffrey finally said, “If you need anything, just call me?

On the way to the hospital, Samuel snuggled closer next to Rebecca

“Mommy,” he said softly.

“Hmm?” Rebecca replied.

Samuel looked up at her, his little face full of hope. “I have a small request

Rebecca gazed at him gently. “Tell me, sweetie.”

“Can | sleep next to Daddy starting tonight?” Samuel asked softly. Daddy could be a real pain sometimes, bur

Samuel knew he wouldn’t be around much longer. ‘Maybe | can give him a little warmth before he leaves.

Samuel thought to himself.

“Of course you can,” Rebecca replied, gently ruffling his hair. “It's totally up to you, sweetie. Whatever makes

you happy.”

But the warmth Samuel tried to offer...

Speople didn’t want it one bit.

When Samuel showed up in his adorable pajamas and hopped onto Jeffrey’s bed, Jeffrey didn’t even blink- he

instantly booted him out.

Samuel tried to protest, but Jeffrey just tapped his little forehead and said, “Only my wife gets to sleep here.

Anyone else? Scram.”

And just like that, the warmth Samuel wanted to give him vanished into thin air.

Jeffrey understood perfectly why Samuel was acting out—it had to be that he and Rebecca had made up their

minds to leave together, and now Samuel was trying to make up for it, give him skind of comfort before

going. But that was never what Jeffrey was after; he was never the type for patching things up, and there’s no

way he'd ever let them actually leave him.

Taking off for a couple of days was one thing.

But sooner or later, they'd have to cback home.

Over the next few days, Rebecca spent her days at the hospital, helping Amelia with her rehab exercises, while

Jeffrey was buried in work at the office, pulling late nights. Before they knew it, their lives had slipped right back

into the old routine.

No more shouting matches, no more arguments, no more .

Then Rebecca sent him her resignation.

Jeffrey called her right away. “You're quitting?”

Rebecca was still at the hospital with Amelia, helping her through rehab exercises. When the doctor was done,

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she stepped aside to take Jeffrey’s call. “Yeah, I'll pay the penalty. I just want to focus on looking after my

mom.”

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

“I do,” Rebecca replied truthfully. “But sregret is just part of life.

Originally, Rebecca thought she'd get the divorce with Jeffrey and then build a steady career at PrimePlay

Technologies. But after everything that happened, those plans went out the window-now she had no choice but

to walk away.

Jeffrey could tell she was hinting at him. “Just like we talked about, let's wait till the month's up and then-"

Rebecca cut him off, not even bothering to play nice for once. “I sent you a resignation notice, not a request.

Once my time's up, I'm out of here.”

She'd already tried reaching out to Eimer and Mr. Smith, but both of them just told her to deal with Jeffrey about

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So in the end, she had to handle it herself and go talk to him directly.

“Cin tomorrow and handle your resignation paperwork,” Jeffrey said, his voice cold and all business. “Your

work still needs to be handed over.”

“Alright,” Rebecca replied.

Rebecca hung up the phone.

She let out a sigh of relief. ‘Finally, a little breathing room, Rebecca thought to herself.

Rebecca was about to head back to the rehab center to be with Amelia when she suddenly caught sight of

Richard Jensen strolling up the corridor. Instinctively, she tensed, her guard shooting up. “What are you doing

here?” Rebecca demanded, her voice edged with suspicion.

“Your mom askedto drop by,” Richard said smoothly, acting like it was the most normal thing in the world.

Rebecca shot him a skeptical look, not even pretending to hide her confusion.

“Yeah, right,” Rebecca thought, narrowing her eyes. She definitely wasn’t buying it.

“So, where is your mom?” Richard asked, his voice so steady and calm it was like he'd just stepped out of the old

PrimePlay offices, before the company crashed and burned.

That was when Rebecca really noticed-he’d obviously dressed up for this, freshly shaven, looking sharper than

ever, and his mood was way better than the last tshe'd seen him.

‘Seriously, what does Mom want him here for?’ Rebecca frowned, feeling even more suspicious.

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