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.

fell into silence

the glass of wine on the table, his voice slightly hoarse as he said, “What happened back then wasn’t your fault.

his hands

said, stopping his attempts to persuade. “Matters of the heart aren’t like other problems. No one else can truly understand or

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Chapter 52

if she wants,” Jeffrey said, breaking the silence. “I

pressed further,

a sideways glance. “What do you

could help Rebecca, but

his car keys and phone. His eyes

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Stanley’s usual carefree attitude came back, as if

me this

with a quiet hum, and

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

kept glancing at Jeffrey before speaking up. “Why bring Jessica

financial support. At least let her

for a moment before chuckling in

arrived home and smoothly got out

to Harmony Estate, Stanley

with his foot on the accelerator and turned to

tie yourself to the past. If he were still here, he wouldn’t want you

burden,”

lips pressed into

safely and take it easy.” Stanley waved with a smile. His cheerful

conversation,

back, memories from the past flooded his mind

who achieved fame early, dazzling the world, would forever be frozen

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

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