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.

enough,” Rebecca said. She had seen the messages and knew Jeffrey wanted her to stand

exactly are you gonna do that?” Jessica asked sharply. “Can’t you see? Jeffrey’s cutting off all your options so you have no

Rebecca could

she thought he was just

ego.

–

ears, the way he held her trapped that day–it all

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

can’t take me down that easily.” But then she remembered–he had frozen all her

less than a week. The Scott Group wouldn’t

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to be,” Rebecca said calmly. She understood exactly how Jeffrey operated, and she was ready to face him alone. “You can help nie pick up Samuel if I’m busy,

the

gave her forehead a gentle tap. “Be

in,” Jessica insisted. She couldn’t

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

her phone to transfer money. Sure, her cards were frozen, but there was

Rebecca stopped her.

said, all hesitation gone. ‘If Jeffrey has a

okay,” Rebecca said calmly, her voice firm. “I’ve

to Jeffrey, are you? I’d rather deal with him myself than

Rebecca said. She’d gotten

say no. Especially since Jeffrey blacklisted me everywhere—Stephen loves

rumors were enough. “Won’t Jeffrey lose it if he finds out you went to

circle. If Rebecca went to Stephen, she was basically jumping out of one hell and

other choice. She couldn’t let her best friend take the fall for her–and she

night, Rebecca had a 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 not let the ring end up in Stephen’s

won the bet, Amelia’s surgery was paid for. If she lost,

reach Stephen, Jeffrey had already