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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his current demeanor, that version of Jeffrey

“My mental state’s

A sharp

you have to drive me

they tell you your mother’s been depressed and anxious?

when will you start

within were dredged up by Andrea’s

“Sir…” Gregory sounded concerned.

said

as his right–hand man, he recognized the

continued flatly. “There

finally left. Jeffrey never repeated instructions. The

Jeffrey hummed in acknowledgment.

he left, only Andrea and Jeffrey remained

earlier words met with silence. She couldn’t guess what Jeffrey was

sightseeing in your current condition. We’ll revisit this after recovery.” Jeffrey’s deep voice

intimidating aura preventing

earning

that night while Jeffrey

slept soundly through

light, Rebecca rose early. After breakfast with Samuel, she took him to the Reed residence.

hadn’t hesitated to pick staying with

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called the next day, explaining Emily wanted extra sleep on Saturdays, adjusting the hours to 9 AM–12 PM. Since then, Rebecca had

lit up seeing them, immediately pulling Rebecca toward the dance

“Feel free to use anything

Samuel answered politely.

without further

the morning, Rebecca taught Emily dance routines while Samuel quietly read books

Rebecca prepared to leave with Samuel when Lucas insisted they stay for lunch. Despite her refusal, Emily’s enthusiastic persistence kept them at the

dishes one after another