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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.”

not talk, trust me–I’ve got ways to keep you scrubbing glasses here for

upright in his seat, glaring

you dare!”

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

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his chest spiking to its peak. He fumed inwardly, ‘Even

me.‘

a family with a long and distinguished history. Even though Ian had a falling out

Richard turned his anger on Rebecca. “You

matter how much I protested. If you hadn’t done all

were little. So what if I had you pour drinks for my friends? Don’t

find the right words to fight back. But ever since May filled her in, Rebecca was done backing down.

fired right back, “Isn’t that the

you

shot back, “That was just to keep your mom’s pride intact. All she ever did was say a few

him like he was someone

much before she turned three, she still recalled how, before the Jensen family

a few short years, how did everything

that look. I’m just

she snapped, “Would you really say that

“Why not? You think I’d

her gaze on him, refusing

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

out of here. Otherwise, if I wake up in a bad mood one

said, “Go ahead and spread the word.

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ungrateful daughter, or you being that guy who can’t survive

shot up from his chair, his gaze on Rebecca so intense it seemed

what May 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

as if he couldn’t believe what he

nearly burning holes