Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Jeffrey shot Stanley a sideways glance.

Stanley froze. ‘Oh my god. Did I just say that out loud?‘

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“I mean, your gifts are always so special. Someone like me, who didn’t really help, doesn’t deserve a gift from you,” he explained quickly, afraid he’d signed his own death warrant by speaking without thinking.

Jeffrey said coolly, “Nonsense. Just bei

Mr. Garcia gets you at least ten.”

Stanley tried to argue, but the moment he met Jeffrey’s flat, unreadable stare, he instantly backed down. “My mistake,” he

said.

Gregory cleared his throat softly from the driver’s seat.

“Stop laughing,” Stanley snapped, quickly changing the subject. “Or I’ll have your boss send you a hundred of ‘gifts.“”

“Mr. Hanson has always been fair and reasonable,” Gregory replied seriously. “He isn’t swayed by petty words. Or you

think he is?”

“Suck–up,” Stanley muttered through gritted teeth.

Jeffrey glanced sideways at him. “Don’t mess with my guy.”

Stanley fell silent. If it weren’t for the drama, he wouldn’t stay in the car for another second.

A little further down the road, Gregory asked, “Mr. Hanson, Ms. Jensen’s car is heading toward Samuel’s martial arts class. Should I take you and Mr. Garcia home, or would you like to go see Samuel?”

“To see Samuel, obviously,” Stanley cut in. “I haven’t seen him since I got back to town.”

Gregory glanced at Jeffrey in the rearview mirror. When he got no objection, he followed Stanley’s directions.

arrived yet. Sitting quietly in the back seat, she gazed out the window, lost in thought. For a moment, it almost

message from

Rebecca: [What is it?]

played, “That stingy, ridiculously

Rebecca froze–lan Yeats?

studio. She paid

Jessica.

through her message, a blur of motion rushed toward her. Before she could even see who it

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a warm, strong hug that carried a faint scent

a cheerful male voice

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Sunlight glinted off his handsome face, his eyes crinkling with a smile, his short hair as messy and carefree

had just mentioned him, and now here he was–right in front of

grin spreading across his face. “Surprised? Bet you didn’t see this

her

look totally underwhelmed. Next time I’ll have to make

years, you haven’t changed at all,” Rebecca said, genuinely happy to see her old

for college at Amelia’s request, while Jessica and lan went abroad to

her wedding.

and lan had last seen each other. But thanks to their non–stop group chats,

but I

Rebecca chuckled.

toward the Hanson family’s martial arts studio, asking bluntly, “Here

I’ll pick him up after

landed. Didn’t have time to

Rebecca smiled, “My treat.”

here on impulse. After dealing with Richard’s mess, she thought seeing Samuel might lift her spirits. Whenever she felt down, being with her son

now, with an old friend suddenly back in town, the weight of

his tone as straightforward as ever. “If Jessica finds out I let

this light in

treating you,” lan said, guiding her toward

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