After the divorce, he begged

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Jeffrey was absolutely certain Rebecca had done that on purpose

“How could you treat something Jeffrey gave you like this!” Andrea asked as she quickly picked it up and admired it with clear affection. “This is

Before Andrea could finish her sentence, Rebecca was already getting into the car with her suitcase.

Rather than going home, she headed directly to Jessica’s apartment. Since she hadn’t found a new place yet, keeping her belongings there seemed like the safest option.

Jessica’s heart clenched when she saw how heartbroken and drained Rebecca looked after just half a day. “Was it that awful man again?”

Rebecca responded with a quiet nod.

That complete bastard!” Jessica muttered under her breath. “He’s absolutely worthless,”

“When I went back to pack my things at noon, Rebecca explained in a calm voice that belied her hollow heart, “he insisted on searching my suitcase in front of Andres because he thought I had stolen from him,

“When called him this afternoon, I heard Andrea telling him she had just finished showering”

“What a total jerk!” Jessica snapped, her anger flaring up instantly.

Hearing her friend’s immediate defense, Rebecca pressed her lips together before finally looking up. “Jessica!”

Yeah? Jessica answered softly

“Can you just hold me? Rebecca asked, the brief calm suddenly replaced by a deep ache in her chest,


Jessica immediately pulled her into a warm, protective embrace.

Rebecca had been determined to stay strong, but remembering everything from the past two days made her nose sting. Even as she tried to fight them back, tears started streaming down her face.

Her shoulders shook with quiet sobs as her heart clenched with pain.

“Just let it out if you need to cry,” Jessica said, rubbing her back comfortingly. “Get it all out, and then we can start fresh. You’ll stay with me, I’ve got

you.”

Rebecccrying intensified at these words.

and only after about ten minutes

with a tissue and gently fixed her messy hair. “You’re not alone

her voice raw from

right by his

Rebecca could protest, Jessica cut her off with mock sternness. “No arguing. If

But secretly, she was determined

really cool with you taking the kid with you?” Jessien know how things


the children. Mothers most often lost those custody battles. A guy

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something

“Yes.” Rebecca nodded.

thoughtful “What about his

idea if he’s told them,” Rebecca said. “I never really dealt

“I know his parents a little they’re not easy people. If they find out

Rebecca nodded. “Okay”

can’t handle them, call me. I’ll give them a piece of my mind, Jessica said. She’d always been good at

but she didn’t expect them to arrive


returned home from Jessica’s apartment when she saw Jeffrey’s

and walked over. “Marcus, Candice, it’s

said sharply, her face full of spite. Even dressed in an elegant dress, she

had always known his parents

rarely spent time with them–partly because Jelly didn’t want her subjected to their judgment, and partly because his own

a result, they hardly saw each other except

Marcus, Jeffrey’s father, asked,

out of defiance or simply resignation, she offered

divorce?” Marcus looked up, his

drifted toward the upstairs

here. I had someone take him out for the afternoon. He won’t be back for an

phone buzzed with

as she looked at Rebecca with pure dismissal. “Let’s be clear. The reason for our visit is


hadn’t expected Jessica’s

staying with Jeffrey,” Rebecca said, not wanting

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