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“Our boss is out of town for the next couple of days and won’t be back until Wednesday afternoon,” the interviewer explained, noticing Rebecca’s hesitation. “If you’re free, we can schedule your final interview for Wednesday at 3 PM.”

“Sure, I’m available,” Rebecca replied.

She thought, ‘Mom’s surgery is this afternoon. Even if something goes wrong, I should have time to deal with it by Tuesday. I still don’t know how much it will all cost, but I need to keep this job. Hope Jeffrey won’t mess this up.

After the interview, Rebecca went straight to the hospital. The surgery was still hours away, but her anxiety wouldn’t let

go.

She arrived a little after eleven. Timothy greeted her with his usual calm, his tone unchanged. “You know about your mom’s surgery, right?”

“Yes,” Rebecca replied, sitting across from him. Despite her soft eyes, she couldn’t hide the anxiety weighing her down. “How confident are you?”

“About fifty percent,” Timothy answered honestly.

Rebecca’s heart tightened. For years, her mom had been in a coma, unresponsive to words but with occasional reflexes that showed she was still alive.

But if the surgery failed, her mom would end up on a ventilator for the rest of her life. Rebecca couldn’t even bring herself

to think about it.

“We’ll do everything we can for your mother,” Timothy said gently, his voice warm. He had seen Rebecca’s devotion year after year. “Good people are always blessed by God.”

“If you need anything during the surgery, just use it. Don’t worry about the cost. I’ll pay it all back later,” Rebecca said, forcing a smile. Deep down, she knew the talk about “being blessed by God” was just meant to comfort her.

Timothy opened his mouth to say something more, but in the end, he just said one word. “Alright.”

Before confirming the surgery with Rebecca, Timothy gave Jeffrey a full update.

After hearing the details, Jeffrey had 3 million wired directly into the hospital’s account and told Timothy to do whatever it took for Rebecca’s mom, Amelia.

But the condition was that Rebecca must never find out. She needed to believe the money was all coming from her own pocket.

of work, secret arrangements like this weren’t uncommon. A doctor’s first duty was to

and said gently, “Go grab something to eat. The surgery starts at 2

mom down in the chair by

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followed her, stood outside and quietly watched through the window. He didn’t want to disturb her, comfort

Rebecca’s mom was wheeled into the operating room, and as the red light above the door turned on, Rebecca

her,” a breezy female voice rang out. Andrea, looking like she was ready for a photoshoot rather than a hospital visit, strolled over from the corner. “If you’ve got time, go make

Andrea. She couldn’t care less why she

the surgery to be

that your mom’s having

quiet, wry laugh to

Jeffrey tells her everything,‘ she

as she became more serious. “But I also want to talk about a deal that could benefit

Loud Talking‘ sign on the wall, huh?” Rebecca muttered,

not being loud. This is

Rebecca just ignored her.

at Rebecca’s serious face, and for a moment, it felt like they were back to the first day they

slipped out before she could stop herself. “If none chance at

chance,” Rebecca shot

ever happened, do you

to settle down. Even without all

want him sticking his nose in your business. You also don’t need his advice about

at her, unsure where Andrea was going with

gaze directly. “On this, we both want the

trying to say?” Rebecca asked, suspicion

can take her

Rebecca’s brow furrowed slightly,

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