After the divorce, he begged

Chapter 18

Rebecca shot a look at Jessica.

Jessica was focused on the road, talking a mile a minute. Finally, she asked, “So, what do you think? Can you live with that?”

“You’re the one who bought it, aren’t you?” Rebecca called her out without holding back. But deep down, she felt grateful to have a friend like Jessica.

“What?” Jessica tried to look cool.

Rebecca didn’t want to drag her any deeper into this. “Jeffrey already told me everything. As long as he says no, nobody dares buy that ring. In the whole company, you’re the only one who’d risk pissing him off to help me.”

“You’re such an idiot,” Jessica said, still playing it cool. “Okay, maybe people are scared of him–but not his enemies. They wouldn’t think twice.”

Just then, her phone lit up with notifications. Each message said her cards were frozen.

There was also a text from Eugene: [I froze your accounts. Jeffrey just made it clear–none of us is to get involved in Rebecca’s business, or our company will face consequences we can’t handle.

[If you need anything during this time, let me know. I’ll take care of it.]

Both Jessica and Rebecca fell silent.

Jessica pulled into the parking lot, still making excuses. “What if I told you this was just another one of my dad’s stupid jokes? Would you believe me?”

“Sure,” Rebecca said smoothly, then quickly added, “Not.”

Jessica was about to lose it. She didn’t even care that Rebecca saw right through her lie. Grabbing her phone, she dialed Eugene.

‘My cards are frozen. How am I going to transfer 3 million to Rebecca now?‘ she thought.

Rebecca reached over and ended the call.

“What are you doing?” Jessica asked, totally confused.

already done more than enough,” Rebecca said. She had seen the messages and knew Jeffrey

gonna do that?” Jessica asked sharply. “Can’t you see? Jeffrey’s cutting off all your options so you have no choice but to go back to being his little

Rebecca could see

job, she thought he was just being petty–angry that she’d refused his terms during the

ego.

–

in her ears, the way he held her trapped

I see it that you can’t get involved,” Rebecca said, trying to keep her tone light. “You’re my last real backup. I can’t afford to lose

down that easily.” But then she remembered–he had frozen

entertainment company would be crushed in less than a week. The Scott Group wouldn’t

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Chapter 13

like we used to be,” Rebecca said calmly. She understood exactly how Jeffrey operated, and she was

For the first time, she hated

gave her forehead a gentle tap.

Jessica insisted. She couldn’t relax without knowing. “Why are you so

worse. She needs surgery now,” Rebecca explained honestly. “It’s going to

her cards were frozen,

Rebecca stopped her.

Jeffrey has

calmly, her

not thinking of going back to Jeffrey, are you? I’d rather deal with him

gotten the idea right when

something worth 30 million?” Rebecca grinned. “He won’t say no.

but the rumors were enough. “Won’t

open secret in their circle. If Rebecca went to Stephen, she was

she had no other choice. She couldn’t let her best friend take the fall for her–and she definitely couldn’t leave her mother

message delivered to Stephen. She was gambling–betting everything on Jeffrey’s pride and possessiveness–he wouldn’t let her get near Stephen, and especially

surgery was paid for. If she lost, she

news could reach Stephen, Jeffrey had already