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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,

back mercilessly. “Why repeat everything I say? If

Rebecca, “she’s always yelling

I do? Rebecca’s on my side,” Jessica argued back. “Even if I beat you to death, she’d be the one handing me

out of their bickering. She subtly

not for outsiders to pick up our child.]

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reply. Jessica was like a sister to her. She thought, ‘If Jessica counted as an outsider, what did

we discussing how Becky was acting strangely while holding

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 trip would take four to five hours, an absurdly

immediately offered, “Don’t worry. I’ll take

her lips together, instinct warning her that telling Jessica

Jeffrey planned to take Samuel back for a few days with Victor handling childcare, she launched

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

after Samuel fell asleep, Jessica called Rebecca with worried questions she’d avoided during

reassured her. “I’ve got

as Jeffrey’s secretary at PrimePlay Technologies, and that Andrea would likely accompany

midnight. As Rebecca prepared to work on freelance illustrations, Jeffrey’s message flashed: [I’ll

[Weren’t we supposed to meet on

Jeffrey: [Tomorrow’s Children’s Day.]

Her original plan involved finishing morning dance lessons, decorating their home, baking Samuel’s cake, and then surprising

Jeffrey seemed determined to fulfill his birthday promise about taking Samuel to the

for his martial arts class. What about your

suggested afternoon plans, but swallowed the words. Knowing Jeffrey’s recent attitude, she realized arguments would

inevitably weaponize it as proof of maternal

deliberation, Rebecca contacted Lucas. She

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