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.

she looked at the countless items of clothing, bags, and jewelry, and then

selling these

could even take the items out, Jeffrey entered the

how can you be so careless with these valuable jewels?” Andrea asked, her eyes filled with envy as she looked at the

your business,” Rebecca réplied

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Chapter 4

continuing. “But Jeffrey gave all these to

Rebecca retorted, her temper

with a cold remark. “I never would have taken you for a thief,

hands froze fid–action at

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he asked, “If I were to call

gave these things to me.

posed the challenge, How exactly do you plan

the realization dawned on her–he would not allow her to take anything

Jeffrey said, leaving no room for compromise, but on

she whispered through trembling lips, “Do you

want you 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 always

in surprise

Jeffney told Andres, though his eyes remained fixed on Rebecca,

hands into fists at her sides as a deep sense of humiliation

remarked, skillfully adding fuel to the fire. “But selling your gifts?

Rebecca and

her hands

turned and walked away without sparing either of them

Andrea wondered aloud, biting her lip with a

be necessary,” Jeffrey

speak

like, and I’ll have it removed,” Jeffrey said affectionately as he ruffled her

Jeffrey, Andrea said

this scone from the corner of

though she know the two were in a relationship and would share intimate moments, seeing him treat

loved most, that she was

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