After the divorce, he begged

Jeffrey sat beside her bed, countering with a question. “Why risk your safety so carelessly?”

“It wasn’t intentional,” she protested, having deliberately chosen the surveillance–blind spot. “I got distracted missing you, and didn’t see the car. Ask Michelle if you don’t believe me.”

Jeffrey gazed at her with cold, emotionless eyes.

Andrea’s heart churned with unease, but she kept her composure. “It’s true.”

“I don’t tolerate lies.” Jeffrey’s voice held an icy edge, speaking to her with unprecedented severity. “And I detest tricks even more.”

“I’m not lying.” Andrea stared at the ground, convinced Jeffrey was bluffing. “I know reaching out that night looked calculated, but I swear I wasn’t lying to you.”

The atmosphere around Jeffrey darkened instantly. Andrea had never seen him like this.

She mentally replayed every detail of that night, confirming there were no surveillance cameras before asking, “Don’t you trust me?”

Jeffrey flicked a glance at Gregory, who immediately handed over a phone containing the full video evidence.

“What’s this?” Andrea asked tentatively.

Jeffrey lifted his frosty gaze, uttering one word. “Proof.”

Andrea froze. Her heart pounded erratically in her chest.

She held her breath as her gaze locked onto the phone screen. Video after video flooded into view, tearing apart the meticulous scenario she’d painstakingly constructed.

The compilation combined footage from multiple dashcams, revealing every angle with crystal clarity.

Andrea’s hands turned ice–cold as panic overwhelmed her injury’s pain. “Jeffrey, I…”

No defense seemed possible now. Any explanation would sound like feeble excuses.

“I know exactly what you’re calculating.” Jeffrey’s stare chilled her like a stranger’s. “Most would prioritize a car accident over playing with children.”

“That’s not…” Andrea’s thoughts tangled into impossible knots.

Jeffrey’s lips thinned into a razor–edge, his sculpted features hardening as the temperature around him plummeted.

Looking at him like this, Gregory was a little more worried in the depths of his eyes, afraid that he would return to the state before he was with Rebecca.

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of Jeffrey had been fundamentally hollow. Rebecca’s influence had thawed his

Andrea lied through mounting pressure. “My mental state’s been fragile

rest. A

to drive me to death before you’re

your mother’s been

you start

were dredged up by Andrea’s

“Sir…” Gregory sounded concerned.

Jeffrey said

he recognized the subtle shift in his boss’s demeanor.

me tomorrow afternoon,” Jeffrey continued flatly. “There are

Jeffrey never repeated instructions. The command itself

Jeffrey hummed in acknowledgment.

and Jeffrey

words met with silence. She couldn’t

sightseeing in your current condition. We’ll revisit this

her lip, the intimidating aura preventing her from

Instead of earning Jeffrey’s affection, she’d

fitfully that night while Jeffrey

slept soundly through the

him to the Reed residence. She’d asked Samuel if he

hadn’t hesitated to pick staying with

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day, explaining Emily wanted extra sleep on Saturdays, adjusting the hours to 9 AM–12 PM.

lit up seeing them, immediately

anything here. Ask me in

Samuel answered

left without

the morning, Rebecca taught Emily dance routines while Samuel

insisted they stay for lunch. Despite

lavish dishes one after