After the divorce, he begged

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

“The door password is your birthday,” Jeffrey said to Samuel gently. “Everything inside is set up just like home.”

“Home is wherever Mommy is,” Samuel replied protectively.

Jeffrey raised an eyebrow, his eyes settling on Rebecca.

Feeling uneasy under his gaze, Rebecca pulled out a chair, sat down at the table, and said dismissively, “If there’s nothing else, you should go. We’re having dinner.”

“Didn’t you eat earlier? Why eat again?” Jeffrey asked Samuel.

“Mommy’s cooking is delicious,” the boy answered softly.

Jeffrey glanced at the dishes on the table–they did look good, Still, he said, “Even if it’s tasty, don’t overeat. You’ll upset your stomach.”

Rebecca’s grip tightened around her fork. ‘He’s referring to me, isn’t he?‘ she thought.

“Big meals after dark will wreck your health,” Jeffrey added, noticing her irritation. “Understand?”

Samuel nodded but kept eating.

Even after the dinner was over, Jeffrey remained in the living room. He sent Samuel to his bedroom to study, then settled onto the couch, watching

Rebecca.

She cleared the table and carried the dishes to the sink. Just when he expected her to leave them, she turned on the water and carefully washed each

dish.

water, fingers brushing against greasy bowls, Jeffrey frowned. Those hands

away, she came out of the kitchen and met his steady gaze. She

he asked, “Have you gotten used to life without

much,” Rebecca

she had been used to a life where she didn’t have to cook, clean, or do chores–she couldn’t

soon,” he said. That was why he had stayed. “You should know that position was tailor–made

the job was posted by the

against the sofa arm. “Emily has always

raced as she tried to search her memory for the Reeds. But her knowledge was mostly limited

Jeffrey added calmly. “Emily has dance class on Saturday morning. You think that’s a

something like this. Shortening the schedule to just the morning to avoid raising

now,”

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‘Yeah, I know. But

will make things difficult for me. Find another job? I still remember

steadily. “I’ll take whatever

I might as well

for any hint that she might be

me. Why would he even set a trap

tell her the trap wasn’t

it’s to get to someone else,” Rebecca went on, shifting gears. “He’s offering good money for easy work. So

he goes after Samuel?” Jeffrey asked, surprised by her

intense,” Rebecca said, each word landing like a trigger on Jeffrey’s nerves, “but he wouldn’t harm a

aura heavy with menace. “How much have you interacted with him? How well do you know

defend Stephen? What has he done to win her trust?‘ he wondered, a bitter edge

Rebecca

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