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.

for a moment as she looked at the countless items of clothing, bags, and jewelry, and then headed straight

and selling these items would solve her immediate

take the items out, Jeffrey entered the

careless with these valuable jewels?” Andrea asked, her eyes filled with envy as she looked at the numerous

of your business,”

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glanced at Jeffrey before continuing. “But Jeffrey gave

your concem,” Rebecca retorted,

his silence with a cold remark. “I never would have taken you for

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

back, “and you gave these things to me. How can that possibly

closer, his voice deceptively gentle as he posed the challenge, How exactly do you plan to prove these were gifts, and not simply items from

as the realization dawned on her–he would not allow her to take anything from this house, and he was determined to leave her with no

room for compromise, but on the day the divorce is finalized,

utterly broken as she whispered through trembling lips, “Do you really have to be so

adding with cold mockery, “Though if you’re that desperate to sell something to survive, you could always

herself in surprise and

Jeffney told Andres, though his eyes remained fixed on

fists at her sides as a deep sense of humiliation washed over

fine if Rebecca wanted to keep a few pieces to remember better times, Andrea remarked, skillfully adding fuel to the fire. “But selling your gifts? That’s like spitting on your

his gaze to Rebecca and asked, “Did you hear

Rebecca threw the jewelry in her

without sparing either of them

lip with a feigned look of guilt. “Did something I said upset her? Should I

won’t be necessary,”

speak but then hesitated.

see if there’s anything you don’t like, and I’ll have it removed,” Jeffrey said affectionately as he ruffled

said as she

from the

and would share intimate moments, seeing him treat Andrea with such tenderness and affection still

one he loved most, that she was his exception and

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