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.

she gazed out the window, lost in thought.

a message from Jessica: [Forgot to

Rebecca: [What is it?]

from Jessica played, “That stingy, ridiculously narcissistic jerk with a

Rebecca froze–lan Yeats?

up outside Samuel’s martial arts studio. She paid the driver and

Jessica.

through her message, a blur of motion rushed toward her. Before she could

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Chapter 31

that carried a faint scent

a cheerful male voice rang

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face, his eyes crinkling with a smile,

him, and now here he was–right

off his sunglasses, a confident grin spreading across his face. “Surprised? Bet you didn’t see this coming. Took me forever to plan this

surprised–and genuinely happy,” Rebecca admitted honestly, her gloomy

his shirt collar. “You look totally underwhelmed. Next time I’ll have to make a bigger entrance–something you’ll remember

haven’t changed at all,”

while Jessica and lan

her wedding.

been four years since Rebecca and lan had last seen each other. But thanks to their non–stop group chats, it

might change, but I don’t,”

Rebecca chuckled.

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

him up

been busy planning this surprise since I landed. Didn’t have time to

Rebecca smiled, “My treat.”

Richard’s mess, she thought seeing Samuel might lift

in town, the weight of

straightforward as ever. “If Jessica finds out I let you pay, she’d fly

felt this light in days–it was like seeing sunlight break through

you,” lan said, guiding her

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