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Everyone looked at each other, not sure what to say.

Rebecca was a total pro; no one could ever doubt her work skills.

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All eyes turned to Derek, and suddenly, everyone realized just how much one passing comment could shape their opinion of Rebecca.

“I just said it offhand. Why are you taking it so seriously?” Derek never really got along with Jane anyway. “Besides, wasn’t I just thinking of Rebecca’s best interests?”

“Why don’t you ask them if this is actually good for Rebecca?” Jane said, glancing over at the other women in the office.

They all shook their heads in unison.

Derek choked back her retort.

“No matter who Rebecca is or who greeted her tonight, she’s still just Rebecca,” Jane said, shutting down anyone looking to stir up drama. “She’s our Rebecca from Team Eight.”

Rebecca had no idea how much Jane had done for her.

If it weren’t for Jane, all her dedication and talent would have been erased by Derek’s words.

Everyone would’ve forgotten how outstanding she was, and instead remembered her only as someone with a privileged background who was just here for a taste of ordinary life.

“Come on, sit here,” Jason said, guiding her over to Stephen.

Rebecca glanced at the open seat beside Yannie and instinctively said, “I can just sit over there.”

Before she could react, Jason practically planted her right beside Stephen. He leaned in and whispered, “Stephen’s here to back you up. Just stay put.”

Rebecca could only pause, momentarily lost for words.

‘Back me up? For what?‘ she wondered. Stephen and Jeffrey had never seen eye to eye.

Rebecca was about to speak, but as soon as she glanced up, everyone at the table was watching her. Yannie and a few others were giving her curious looks.

Sitting next to her, Stephen looked both classy and distant in his gray suit, his silver–rimmed glasses adding a refined touch. Leaning back, he softly called her, “Rebecca?”

“Huh?” Rebecca felt a bit weirded out by the way he addressed her.

“Did anyone give you a rough time just now?” Stephen’s tone was soft, but his gaze swept across the table with a silent pressure. “Just say the word. I’m backing you up.”

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by his sudden

you don’t need to worry.

could only pause, momentarily

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really haven’t interacted

Alexander, who’d been basically dragged into the

a bit of shade at Rebecca, but if Stephen actually held it against them, they’d

Mr. Kendall tried to give Rebecca some trouble

froze, totally

would never bother her,” his heart thumping in his chest. “How could I possibly

which only made Alexander’s heart thunder even louder. His palms were slick with cold sweat, and he was kicking himself for

room

silver–rimmed glasses. Even though it was just a polite address, Yannie’s heart

to calm herself

voice still gentle.

Yannie confessed, barely keeping her composure under all that

Stephen said, his eyes sweeping over the group–including Barclay and Sterling

any of you get a free pass

‘Wait, is he actually taking my side right now?‘ she thought, disbelief scribbled all over her

Stephen

replied at once, “Yes,

quickly added, “Yeah, we

time to come to me if anything happened?” Stephen’s tone softened as the pressure faded away. “Why’d you try to take

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came up, so I didn’t need to bother you,”

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pressed his lips together, holding back whatever he was about to say. Instead, he

are we actually that close?‘ she thought,

these eyes on her, there was no way Rebecca was

from the usual trust fund heirs and socialites, the place was packed with PrimePlay Technologies‘ major shareholders

glass. Thinking back to how careful he’d been at that dinner with Jeffrey, he put on his most respectful tone. “Stephen, we’d like to raise

you here at our tenth anniversary is a real honor

Stephen replied, his vibe much warmer now.

they all realized Stephen

Even when Stephen said, “Go ahead, drink if you want,” nobody dared touch their

usually the loudest troublemakers

help but

power and status changed

sharp ding, Stephen’s phone lit up. He grabbed it, unlocked the screen, and read

scanned the text, then switched off the display and went right back to acting like nothing

over, but

deliberately blocking his