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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.

it all, and only after about ten

fixed her messy hair. “You’re not alone in this. You’ve

whispered, her voice raw

with Samuel, Jessica offered. “It’s right by his school, and I can help with him so it won’t be

arguing. If you say no, that

But secretly, she was determined to find

cool with you taking the kid with you?”

the wealthy, the father usually ended up with the children. Mothers

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something

“Yes.” Rebecca nodded.

looked thoughtful “What about

he’s told them,” Rebecca said. “I never really dealt with his family

a little they’re not easy people. If they find out you’ve got the kids,

Rebecca nodded. “Okay”

give them a piece of my mind, Jessica said. She’d always been

she didn’t expect them to arrive

she saw Jeffrey’s parents sitting in the living room,

and walked over. “Marcus, Candice, it’s been a while,”

of spite.

get angry. She had always

because Jelly didn’t want her subjected to their judgment, and partly because his own relationship with

result, they hardly saw each other except for family dinners during

Jeffrey’s father,

simply resignation, she offered a terse reply. “I

were pursuing a divorce?” Marcus looked up, his

gare instinctively drifted toward

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

buzzed with an incoming message from

you telling her all this?” Candice cut in, her voice sharp as she looked at Rebecca with pure dismissal. “Let’s

Jessica’s

not wanting to create