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“Are you not happy?” Jeffrey noticed the shift in her mood.

Andrea didn’t answer, thinking to herself, ‘Jeffrey had said before that as long as I didn’t go after Rebecca, he could tolerate my schemes. Does that mean he can accept me feeling jealous?‘

Jeffrey subtly pulled his hand away from hers and tucked some stray hair behind her ear. “Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“I’m just afraid that if I say I’m unhappy, you’ll get upset,” Andrea said, her courage faltering, sounding a bit pitiful. “I get that you want to spend time with Rebecca and Samuel, but…”

“But your possessive side doesn’t want me to go, right?” Jeffrey read her thoughts.

Andrea bit her lip. “That’s right.”

Jeffrey kept his gaze on her.

“You told me I’m the most important person to you.” Having broken the ice, the rest came easier. “But you keep putting me second for them. It hurts.”

“Andrea.” Jeffrey’s tone shifted. His sudden seriousness gave her a bad feeling.

The next second, Jeffrey’s words slipped out. “You should know better than anyone why I said those things.”

Andrea stiffened, her breath hitching for a split second.

“You’re not fully recovered yet. I shouldn’t bring this up,” Jeffrey said calmly, adjusting the hair slipping over her shoulder. “But you’re in too deep.”

“That’s not…” Andrea panicked.

“Letting this continue will only lead to one outcome.” His hands remained gentle even as his words cut deep. “You know I don’t want anyone’s affection except Rebecca’s.”

Those simple sentences shattered Andrea’s heart like dropped porcelain.

She wanted to explain, but every excuse turned to ash under the weight of the recent event.

She had thought Jeffrey was asking about her feelings because he understood and wanted to give her special treatment, but now she realized that was just his way to get her to speak up about what was on her mind.

And she had truly fallen for it.

you, and I really want to take care of you.” Jeffrey felt a drop of water land on his hand, realizing it was

say anything more.”

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about anyone else’s feelings anymore. When Rebecca cried, his heart ached, and

her.

feel this way toward the person who

me well again?” Andrea lifted her head after crying for

give you everything I promised,” Jeffrey replied gently. “What I didn’t promise… I

she realized how foolish her delusion of

silence, Jeffrey knew she’d grasped his

Andrea replied, “Okay.”

first time she hadn’t bid

use her poor health as an excuse, asking him to favor her a little until she recovered and to avoid saying things that

time when she’d hinted at taking things further with him, his response-“The priority right now is for you to focus on recovering“-had actually been

answers she wanted to hear when she

then, she’d believed that given enough time, she’d become

how tenderly he treated her or how much he indulged

impossible not to

damage his relationship with Rebecca, he’d still

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The next morning.

He was dressed in casual dark clothing, a rare break from his usual suits, his left

Samuel still asleep?” Jeffrey set the

“Yeah,” Rebecca replied.

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off, convinced Jeffrey had come to ruin her holiday rather than celebrate it. “The amusement park doesn’t open this early. Let

frame making the room feel unusually

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