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“No problem,” Stanley agreed cheerfully, then added, “Want me to send you a secret video feed while I’m at

it?”

All Jeffrey gave as an answer was to abruptly end the call.

Stanley just tutted, but went ahead and set everything up anyway.

Inside the bar, Richard was in his work uniform, hunched over and diligently scrubbing glasses. The expression on his face couldn’t get any worse–it was sheer misery.

Rebecca watched this scene, her heart tangled with all kinds of thoughts, but she couldn’t really feel sorry for him.

“Richard, someone’s here to see you,” Brady called out.

A flash of malice crossed Richard’s eyes, but when he looked up, his expression was back to normal. He asked, “Who is it?” As soon as he finished speaking, he spotted Rebecca and Ian standing at the door. His hand froze

mid–scrub.

Brady said, “This is staff only back here. If you want to chat, take it to the room next door. No one’s there, it’s all yours.” He had already rigged that place with a bug.

Rebecca nodded and said, “Sure.”

The three of them made their way over to the empty room.

Richard shrugged off his apron and chucked it aside. With a furrowed brow, he shot Ian a look, then fixed his gaze on Rebecca. He said, “Didn’t I tell you to come tomorrow? What’s the deal with showing up today?”

“I’ve got something I need to ask you,” Rebecca said, not bothering to beat around the bush.

Richard let out a sharp laugh, his mood growing nastier the longer he stayed in this dump. He said, “I’m not answering that.”

Rebecca just stood there, staring him down.

Ian leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed.

Richard assumed that Rebecca was following up on their last chat. He said, “When you bail me out of this dump, then and only then will you get your answers. Otherwise, don’t even bother.”

me–I’ve got ways to keep you scrubbing glasses here for the rest of your life.” He flashed a cocky

in his seat,

you dare!”

shrugged, utterly unimpressed. He said, “Why don’t you give it a

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sharp as a knife, every pent–up emotion in his chest spiking to its peak. He fumed inwardly, ‘Even a tiger gets bullied when it’s down. Now,

me.‘

Even though Ian had a falling out with his father, they were still father and son. Richard didn’t dare

“You really are an ungrateful wolf,” he

me to entertain those men, no matter how much I protested. If you hadn’t done all that, I would’ve done

since you were little. So what if I had you pour

find the right words to fight back. But ever since May filled her in, Rebecca was done backing down. “Oh really?” she

back, “Isn’t that

you set up the Jensen Group?” Rebecca retorted, throwing his

ever did was say

like he

much before she turned three, she still recalled how, before

thought, ‘In just a few short years,

said, “Don’t give me that

you

quickly regained his bluster. “Why not? You think I’d chicken out?” he scoffed, refusing

gaze on him,

tough, but his conscience was already wobbling. Not wanting to stay on that topic, he

to get me out of here. Otherwise, if I wake up in a bad mood one day, maybe I’ll start telling everyone you’re nothing

game. She said, “Go ahead and

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more–calling me an ungrateful daughter, or you being that guy who can’t survive without

intense it seemed he could devour her whole. He demanded, “What did

had told her just to see his reaction. She said, “Without Mom, there wouldn’t even be a Jensen Group. All that money you spent on me–wasn’t that really just the price you

widened as if he couldn’t believe

stared at Rebecca, his eyes nearly burning holes through

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