After the divorce, he begged

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.”

a hurt tone, “You’re rejecting me

not it,” he reassured

kiss Rebecca, but you won’t even touch me?” she

benefit; he explained, “You

Andres felt a subtle unease in

was Rebecca who had saved him in

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

straight over. But when she pulled up to the estate,

tried calling Jeffroy, but he

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refused to play along and sent him a message. If you’re

their divorce wasn’t finalized yet, she still had every right to

move from her. Thirty minutes later,

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

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

like a slap. In that moment, everything became clear–from the minute those divorce papers were

strangers

that had been

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

Jeffrey. “It’s not like he

eyes was gone, replaced by a chilling emptiness. “I just

Jeffrey’s expression darkened.

flat and final. “Give me my things,

go of everything–his sudden coldness and his clear preference

me fake the suitcase,

herself with how numb she felt “I doubt you want

carefully, trying to detect any sign that she was just putting on an

moment, he turned to the bodyguard behind him. “Get her

bodyguard nodded before turning to

returned carrying a

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

asked hesitantly, “Rebecca,

here,” Rebecca replied in a

jaw tightened almost imperceptibly. He hadn’t anticipated she would learn to mirror his tactics