After the divorce, he begged

The butler, Victor, greeted Rebecca with his customary formality, saying, “Welcome home, Mrs. Hanson.”

Both Jeffrey and Andrea looked up at her entrance. When Andrea saw Rebecca, she hesitated for a moment before offering a quiet greeting. “Hello,

Rebecca

Rebecca walked directly toward the staircase without granting them even a glance. She was concerned that looking their way might cause her to lose control of her temper.

Jeffrey’s voice emerged cold and detached as he asked, “Did you not hear Andrea greeting you? Or are you simply incapable of basic courtesy, Ms.

Jensen?”

Rebecca stopped abruptly at the way he called her.

She turned to face them with sarcasm evident in her voice, saying, “You’re openly carrying on your affair in our home, and yet you expect me to be polite to you?”

Jeffrey responded with deliberate calmness, “This is my house, and I will conduct myself as I wish here. If you find this situation unacceptable, feel free to leave.”

Rebecca’s hands clenched tightly into fists at her sides as she heard his words.

Though she knew his heart belonged to another, hearing him say those crucl words felt like a knife twisting in her chest.

He had been the one to tell her this was her home, that everything he owned washers too.

“Jeffrey, she is still your wife,” Andrea said, trying to mediate “Don’t you think that’s too harsh?”

“I gave her a chance, but she refused it,” Jeffrey y said to Andrea while looking directly at Rebecca.

Rebecca stared back at him, and neither was willing to give in or compromise.

“Rebecca, why don’t you just apologize to Jeffrey?” Andrea suggested, subtly making things worse. “He cares about you too much to stay angry.”

“I don’t need you to tell me to move out,” Rebecca snapped, completely ignoring Andrea. “This place reeks of a cheater and his disgusting mistress, and 1 won’t stay here a moment longer than necessary.”

After saying this, she turned and walked quickly upstairs. Her pace quickened with each step, as if she was trying to escape something disgusting.

The door slammed shut with a loud bang that echoed through the house.

Once inside the room, she immediately took her suitcase and began packing her belongings. She know Jeffrey’s words were meant more to provoke than to truly drive her away, but she simply couldn’t tolerate the situation any longer.

After gathering her important documents, she made her way to the walk–in closet.

countless items of clothing, bags, and jewelry, and

selling these items would solve her immediate

items out, Jeffrey entered the room with

these valuable jewels?” Andrea asked, her eyes filled with envy

none of your business,” Rebecca

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Jeffrey before continuing. “But Jeffrey gave

your concem,” Rebecca

this, Jeffrey finally broke his silence with a cold remark. “I never would have taken you for

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on Rebecca as he asked, “If I were to call the police, how many years do you think you would spend

gave these things to me. How can that possibly be

closer, his voice deceptively gentle as he posed the challenge, How exactly do you plan

to take anything

you want for now,” Jeffrey said, leaving no room for compromise, but on the day the divorce is finalized, I

broken as she whispered through trembling lips, “Do

to understand that your life will fall apart without me: Jeffrey said, looming over her before adding with cold mockery, “Though if you’re that desperate to sell something to survive, you could

herself in surprise and

be your home, so you have every right to decide what stays, Jeffney told Andres, though his eyes remained fixed on Rebecca, silently

fists at her sides as a

remember better times, Andrea remarked, skillfully adding fuel to the fire. “But selling your gifts?

turned his gaze to Rebecca and asked, “Did you

her hands onto the

walked away without sparing either

Rebecca get so angry?” Andrea wondered aloud, biting her lip with a feigned look of

be necessary,” Jeffrey

speak

removed,” Jeffrey said

you, Jeffrey, Andrea said as

this scone from the

know the two were in a relationship and would share intimate moments, seeing him treat Andrea with such tenderness and affection still

that she was the one he loved most, that she was his exception and

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