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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.”

mimicked her gesture and repeated, “Hand it

much?” Jessica shot back mercilessly. “Why repeat everything I say? If your brain’s just for

her,” Ian complained to Rebecca, “she’s always yelling at me

argued back. “Even if I

quietly sipped her water, staying out of their bickering. She subtly deleted

messaged her. I gave you custody rights not for outsiders

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a sister to her. She thought, ‘If Jessica counted as an outsider, what did that make him–always busy with work, leaving Victor to handle

after their extended banter. “Weren’t we discussing how Becky was acting strangely while holding her

Jeffrey texting you just now?” Jessica

the company,” Rebecca said, not wanting to stress her out. “We’re having a two–day team–building event in the northern district next Monday and Tuesday.” The round

worry. I’ll take

her that telling Jessica about Jeffrey’s

learned Jeffrey planned to take Samuel back for a few days

understood the legal reality. Until the divorce was finalized,

Jessica called Rebecca with worried questions she’d avoided

Rebecca reassured her. “I’ve got this under

Andrea would likely accompany

prepared to work on freelance illustrations, Jeffrey’s message flashed: [I’ll pick up

[Weren’t we supposed to

Jeffrey: [Tomorrow’s Children’s Day.]

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

birthday promise about taking Samuel to

for his martial arts class.

Knowing Jeffrey’s recent attitude, she realized arguments

as proof of

Rebecca contacted Lucas. She carefully explained

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