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Chapter 91

Rebecca didn’t seem bothered by what he said at all. She shot back, “Isn’t this already a mess?”

Jeffrey’s gaze grew darker. He knew Rebecca was talking about his situation with Andrea.

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lan chimed in, “Mr. Hanson, don’t tell me you can’t cough up 30 bucks. Want me to talk to Becky for you? Maybe she’ll let you slide.”

“Sure thing,” Jeffrey blurted out without missing a beat.

lan’s smile froze on his face.

Rebecca was stunned.

Jeffrey put down his fork, stood up, grabbed his suit jacket, and the bag with Samuel’s clothes. He turned to Ian and said, “Alright then, Mr. Yeats, I’ll count on you to work that magic for me.”

After that, he didn’t bother to see how they reacted, just walked out without a second glance.

The door slammed shut with a bang.

Ian and Rebecca looked at each other in disbelief, both wearing expressions of incredulity.

Ian said, “When did Jeffrey become such a shameless character?” He didn’t know much about Jeffrey, relying only on past interactions and rumors. He thought, ‘He wants me to intercede for him? Does he really not care about saving face?‘

“He’s always been that way,” Rebecca replied.

Ian exclaimed, “Wait, really?”

Rebecca nodded.

To outsiders, Jeffrey came off as calm and impossible to read, but anyone who’d either pissed him off or spent real time with him knew–deep down, the guy could be a total menace when he wanted to be.

Jeffrey headed downstairs and slid into his car, his eyes deeper than the midnight sky outside.

Gregory, behind the wheel, felt the atmosphere so suffocating it was like wet cement. But with Jeffrey staying silent, he didn’t even dare to twitch.

An hour later, lan came downstairs. He spun his car keys around his finger as he strolled along, looking completely at ease–clearly in a great mood.

Jeffrey’s gaze stayed locked onto him. He thought, ‘Really? An entire hour just to eat?‘ He rolled down the

window.

the headlights and gave a quick honk

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in the darkness. Acting like nothing was out of the

bit of extra time on your hands, Mr. Yeats,” Jeffrey remarked, his words edged

you honestly think I’ve got any free time left?” Ian replied, straight to the

cast a brief look at the apartment

I am, I always have time

Jeffrey’s eyes,

fathomless, locked onto Ian, reading every twitch and shift in his expression. At last, Jeffrey tossed out, “I know exactly what’s going on in that head of yours, even if you never

not sure what

“Right now, I’ll lay it out for you. Whatever you’re wishing for? You can forget it. You’ll never get

Ian shot back, “Really?”

Jeffrey said, “Absolutely.”

things will really go

matter how hard you try, it’s all down to whether Rebecca and

and asked, “What do you

rolled up the window, slowly

about to knock for answers when the

in the rearview

still standing there, staring after the car,

into his own car, his mind tangled up as he considered whether he should go back upstairs and tell Rebecca everything or just leave

but things between him and Rebecca

put up with nonsense. No way she’d just let this go. But then again, what

a while, Ian pulled out

Rebecca replied: [What’s up?]

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texted: [This just popped into my head. What if

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period, if one side didn’t want out, there was no way for the other to force

got a killer legal team, and trying to beat him

She said, “No

me, how is Andrea ever supposed to show her face in public? And if she can’t even go public, how could she ever officially become Mrs.

it?] He couldn’t shake the memory of Jeffrey’s expression–it didn’t look like he was

replied, “There’s nothing for him to

went silent for a moment. Seeing how firm Rebecca was

more lines and ended the