After the divorce, he begged

Chapter 52

“Weren’t you sleeping?” Jeffrey sat up, his composure unshaken.

“Sleep can’t compete with juicy gossip,” Stanley motioned for the staff to bring two glasses and a bottle. After the staff left, he added, “Especially when it’s about you.”

Jeffrey stayed silent as the drinks arrived.

Stanley poured two glasses, dismissed the staff, and slid one across the table. “You’ve got the stories, and I’ve got the liquor. Spill.”

Jeffrey’s gaze was unreadable, filled with layers of hidden emotions.

“Stop staring at me like that. It’s freaking me out,” Stanley joked.

Jeffrey picked up the glass but set it down without drinking.

Stanley’s curiosity grew. “What exactly happened?”

“Last night, Samuel asked me two questions. He got angry after I answered,” Jeffrey said calmly. “He even told me to treat

him like he’s dead.”

“What two questions?” Stanley asked, sensing these weren’t ordinary questions.

Despite his rare visits back home over the years, Stanley knew Samuel was a sensible boy who wasn’t the type to make

such dramatic statements unless deeply hurt.

Jeffrey glanced at him without replying. His distress wasn’t just about the questions themselves but what they hinted at in

other areas.

“I won’t press you,” Stanley said, though he had an idea. “But this probably has something to do with Andrea. If you know she’s manipulative, why are you still involved with her?”

He thought, ‘She plays tricks and twists the truth, yet Jeffrey surprisingly indulges her instead of cutting ties with her. That’s very unlike Jeffrey.‘

“Because of a promise,” Jeffrey confessed for the first time.

“Even though it’s a promise, shouldn’t…” Stanley paused, realization hitting him. He kept his mouth open, no longer lighthearted.

room fell into silence

downed the glass of wine on the table, his voice slightly

down, his hands resting

attempts to persuade. “Matters of the heart aren’t like other problems. No

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Chapter 52

that Jessica can return if she wants,” Jeffrey said, breaking the silence. “I won’t interfere as long as she doesn’t offer

further, “What

shot him a sideways glance. “What

immediately understood–Jessica could help Rebecca,

up his car keys and phone. His eyes

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usual carefree attitude came back, as if their serious conversation had never happened. “Next

this late.

and the two left the

keys to the club manager and instructed him to have someone drive the car back at dawn. Then he took the passenger

“Why bring Jessica back all of

financial support. At least let her

a moment

and smoothly

to Harmony Estate,

on the accelerator and turned to

he could ask, Stanley added, “Don’t tie yourself to the past. If he were still

burden,”

on the steering wheel tightened, his lips pressed into a

easy.” Stanley waved with a smile. His cheerful gesture was a

conversation,

the past flooded his mind with the bright

fame early, dazzling the world, would forever be frozen at his

back to the present. The traffic light in front of him had

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