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Rebecca never imagined Samuel could make such a remark. She wondered if her frequent contact with Ian mistakenly led Samuel to think she wanted a relationship.

Fortunately, everyone just treated it as a joke and didn’t take it seriously. After some casual banter, the matter was quickly dropped.

Ian then turned the conversation to Jessica’s situation, asking curiously, “Since when did Andrea become your sister?”

“She’s my father’s secret love child,” Jessica replied nonchalantly. “We just acknowledged her existence last week.”

Ian exclaimed, “This sounds like something straight out of a soap opera.”

Jessica took a sip of her drink. Before Andrea suddenly appeared at her doorstep, she’d never imagined such dramatic twists–a half–sister stealing her best friend’s man and bringing him to her home.

“Do you know about this, Becky?” Ian asked, noticing Rebecca scrolling through her phone.

Rebecca looked up. “What?”

Ian immediately sensed her distraction. “What’s wrong? You look…” he drew out the suspense, “oddly preoccupied.”

“Nothing important.” Rebecca set down her phone, rejoining the conversation. “I knew about Jessica’s situation from day one. It’s definitely soap opera material.”

Jessica stared at her from across the table. “You’re acting strangely.”

Ian said, “Exactly.”

Jessica spread her hand and demanded, “Hand over your phone.”

her gesture and repeated, “Hand

Jessica shot back mercilessly. “Why repeat everything I say? If your brain’s just for show, I’ll

to Rebecca, “she’s always

my side,” Jessica argued back. “Even if I beat you to death, she’d be the

out of their bickering. She subtly deleted the message Jeffrey

their argument, Jeffrey had messaged her. I gave you custody rights not for

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as an outsider, what did that make him–always busy with work, leaving Victor to

Ian finally refocused after their extended banter. “Weren’t we discussing how Becky was

you just

her out. “We’re having a two–day team–building event in the northern district next Monday and

offered, “Don’t worry. I’ll take care

instinct warning her that telling Jessica about Jeffrey’s message

Samuel back for a few days with Victor handling childcare, she launched

understood the legal reality. Until the divorce was finalized, Jeffrey retained

Jessica called Rebecca with worried questions she’d avoided during dinner. Now they could

Rebecca reassured her. “I’ve got this under

Technologies, and that Andrea would likely accompany him at the

As Rebecca prepared to work on freelance

[Weren’t we supposed

Jeffrey: [Tomorrow’s Children’s Day.]

her typing. She’d always remembered Children’s Day. Her original plan involved finishing morning dance lessons, decorating their home, baking

to fulfill his birthday promise about taking Samuel to the amusement

his martial arts

Jeffrey’s

figured he’d inevitably weaponize it as proof of maternal neglect, leveraging

Rebecca contacted Lucas. She carefully explained the scheduling

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