After the divorce, he begged

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

To Rebecca, Jeffrey’s words felt like a sharp blade piercing her heart.

Even though the news about Jeffrey and Andrea had hurt her, Rebecca had clung to the hope that it might have just been a misunderstanding.

But hearing those cheesy words firsthand felt even worse than being stabbed. Her chest grow fight with a heavy, suffocating pressure.

“What is it?” Jeffrey’s voice was deep, but his tone was colder and more distant than she had ever heard, making her feel completely insignificant.

Still, Rebecca wanted to hear him clarify it. “What are you two doing?” she asked

“Did you call me just for that!” he replied, deflecting her question.

She was completely disappointed in him. Collecting herself, she saw no point in wasting more time. “Where is my suitcase? I want it back.”

His response was the silent void of a disconnected call.

She stabbed the redial button without hesitation. Her passport was in that suitcase, and she knew leaving it in his hands any longer was asking for

Trouble

This time, he didn’t pick up.

Andrea saw the call coming through on his phone, the ser

showing the contact hame Rebecca, and asked tentatively, “Aren’t you going to get that?”

allmustaying with you now,” he said: “Let’s finish your show first.”

Jeffrey let his phone koop ringing, making no move to answer or decl

Andrea, fresh from the shower in a sleek cambole, slipped her arms around bis “Forget the show,” she murmured. “I’d rather do something else with

you

She pressed herself closer against him, putting herself in a position where Jeffrey would get an eyeful if he glanced down.

“Be good now,” Jeffrey said, stopping her advances with calm detachment, “Your main focus right now should be resting and recovering your health.”

hurt tone, “You’re rejecting me because you don’t like me,

not it,” he

Rebecca, but you won’t even touch

he explained, “You should never think you’re less important to

subtle unease in her heart

light. The moment Jeffrey discovered it was Rebecca who had saved him in their childhood, not her, sho would

from Jeffrey appeared on Rebecca’s phone: Come and get it yourself included was the

she had to run an errand, she drove straight over. But when she pulled up to the estate, the place was dead silent -door shut tight,

tried calling Jeffroy, but he didn’t answer

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Chapter 6

play along and sent him a message. If you’re not here within thirty minutes, I will call the fire department

she still had every right to be in his

anticipated this move from her. Thirty minutes

make sarcastic comments. She simply walked over and asked him, “Why didn’t you

coldly, looking at her as if she were a complete stranger. “Are you

everything became

strangers

like that, the heavy weight that had

turning cool and detached. “You’re right. I’m not anyone important, but if you had

a suitcase,” Andrea said, speaking up for Jeffrey. “It’s not like

want it, Rebecca said, her voice hollow. The usual emotion in her eyes was gone, replaced by a

Jeffrey’s expression darkened.

bone was flat and final. “Give me

found herself letting go of everything–his sudden coldness and his clear preference

fake the suitcase, Jeffrey reminded

man of your means can easily replace it with an identical one,” she said, surprising herself with

detect any sign that she was just putting on an act, but she

moment, he turned to the bodyguard

before turning

returned carrying a soft colored

expected Rebecca to simply take the luggage and leave, she surprised them by flipping it open right there in

hesitantly, “Rebecca, what are you

Rebecca replied in a

anticipated she

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