After the divorce, he begged

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Jeffrey put away his phone and headed back to the living room.

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Rebecca was fussing over Samuel, reminding him again and again to call her if anything came up. She kept promising that no matter how busy she got, she’d drop everything and come running if he ever needed her.

Samuel just nodded and agreed. Mid–conversation, he glanced at Jeffrey and asked Rebecca, “Will Dad go?”

Rebecca looked up, her eyes meeting Jeffrey’s for a moment. She figured he probably wouldn’t go. She thought, ‘If Andrea hadn’t been in that car accident, maybe Jeffrey would’ve shown up.

‘But now that Andrea is stuck in the hospital, and he’s so worried about her, there’s no way he’d leave her alone.’

Jeffrey walked over and stopped in front of Samuel. He said, “I am not going. It’s your mom’s team event. If I dropped by, they’d just feel awkward.”

Rebecca could only pause, momentarily lost for words.

Samuel just pursed his lips and stayed quiet.

Jeffrey ruffled Samuel’s hair and said, “I’ve got some things to handle, so I’m heading out. Get some early rest tonight.”

Samuel nodded.

Rebecca didn’t spare Jeffrey a look.

Jeffrey said to Rebecca, “The same goes for you. Don’t run yourself ragged just for a paycheck–look after your health.” He withdrew his hand from Samuel’s hair and gave Rebecca a soft tap on the forehead.

Knowing she’d probably get annoyed, he disappeared into the other room to get changed, not even waiting for her reaction.

Rebecca was all set to shoot Jeffrey a death glare, but he’d vanished before she got the chance.

These past couple of days had felt like old times to Samuel, like when his parents were still together. As soon as Jeffrey closed the door behind him, Samuel hesitated for a moment before speaking up, “Mom, can I ask you something?”

Rebecca gave him a patient, gentle smile and said, “Sure, go ahead.”

Samuel asked, his

couldn’t sort out how she felt about Jeffrey–she hated his betrayal, couldn’t accept what he’d

someone didn’t vanish overnight. After yesterday’s hug, when she’d broken down and he held her

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kind of messed up, but in that moment, she’d needed a hug she couldn’t refuse, and it was Jeffrey who

“If Dad came to you right now and said he wanted to make things

couldn’t accept that Jeffrey’d slept with Andrea, and she definitely couldn’t handle the

on the cheek, his eyes shining

close and said softly,

knock after getting changed, overheard them and quietly backed away, not wanting to disturb their moment

the time Jeffrey got to the hospital, it was already past

looked worried when

straight

in front of him,

eyebrow

it meant risking his job. He said, “Mr. Hanson, maybe you should

all due respect, I just don’t think Ms. Scott is really

tell she was the selfish,

again,” Jeffrey said, throwing Gregory a

“Mr. Hanson!” With just a single look from Jeffrey, whatever Gregory was

they said. Her hands clenched tighter, and an intense, unfamiliar

her chest.

that night, but because of the scar–etched on her leg in precisely the same spot and length as the

his memory.

college. Andrea, though, had actually gone to a doctor

the doctor might show up at her door one day

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worse.

her voice louder now,

“What’s up?” Just as the words left her mouth, she realized Jeffrey had already walked in and was sitting right

as ever, but seeing him like this made Andrea’s hands

acting like the earlier conversation with Gregory never happened, his tone perfectly even.

She glanced at him and asked quietly, “Will you always

Jeffrey answered, “I will.”

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