After the divorce, he begged

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

“If that’s your excuse, then go to the hospital and apologize to Mom,” Rebecca said, her voice clear and unwavering.

Richard set down his glass and slowly rose to his feet.

Rebecca thought he was about to go with her, only to see the guilt on his face vanish–replaced by something dark and cold.

“You think Amelia deserves my apology?” Richard took a step closer, his mask slipping completely. “Let me remind you: if I hadn’t left you two in Jelasburg, you would never have met someone like Jeffrey.”

Rebecca finally realized Richard wasn’t here to make things right.

“You should thank me,” Richard went on, his voice growing louder. “I’m the reason you got to live the high life as Mrs. Hanson.”

“I can’t believe Mom ever loved someone like you,” Rebecca said, the last trace of warmth draining from her voice. She

turned to leave.

“Watch your mouth!” Richard snapped. He grabbed her arm and shoved her back onto the couch. “Remember who put a roof over your head all those years.”

Rebecca was about to fire back when he cut her off, “I heard you divorced Jeffrey.”

Rebecca frowned. ‘The divorce is something barely anyone knew about–so how did he?‘

“Let’s cut the crap,” Richard said coldly. The earlier grief was gone, replaced by pure calculation. “I’m here for your divorce settlement. I don’t want it all–just give me seventy percent.”

“Then you’ll be disappointed.” Rebecca got to her feet, her voice dripping with cold mockery. “Jeffrey didn’t give me a

dime.”

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My patience is about to run

Rebecca almost felt grateful she hadn’t gotten a

to cover Mom’s surgery,” She sneered. “If I’d gotten any money, why would

carefully, searching for any hint of a lie. But her eyes were steady and

sold the multi–million–dollar ring for far less than it was worth. He assumed it was because Jeffrey had given her so much that a few million

you nothing?” Richard asked

you don’t believe me, go ask Jeffrey yourself,” Rebecca said, done with the talk. She turned to

been good to her

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the moment things got tough–were all those happy memories just

give you anything,” Richard snarled, grabbing Rebecca’s arm and staring hard at her stunning face, “then you’ll have to earn it yourself. Honestly, a face like yours could

meaning, he was already dragging her toward the next

scoping out the bar, saw the whole thing. He quickly snapped a photo, sent it to Jeffrey, and made the

image–a rough hand was gripping Rebecca’s arm, and the

crack. “Want me to go

darkened, his fingers tapping slowly on

but Stanley felt the cold

me the guest list,” Jeffrey said,

replied. “But what

was hacked. The rear camera flicked on by itself, and a

You could’ve just asked for

As Richard dragged Rebecca in, almost every

pulled her roughly toward a group of men. “Go make a toast

Jensen, who’s this?” one of them asked, looking Rebecca up and

Rebecca,” Richard said with a flattering smile–a complete change from earlier. “She’ll be drinking with you tonight. We’re hoping for

the man laughed, trading

a hatred so intense it was

her across the face, his eyes cold and cruel. “Drinking with these gentlemen is an honor. You think you’re still Jeffrey’s precious

that Jeffrey was one with her and had thrown her away -if he’d