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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 protectiveness.

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took a second to clarify, “I really haven’t interacted with them much. No one’s been mean

basically dragged into the private room, finally breathed a sigh of

Stephen actually held

to give Rebecca some trouble this afternoon,” Stephen said, shifting his

totally

never bother her,” his heart thumping in his chest. “How

His palms were slick with cold sweat, and he

in the room

it was just a polite address, Yannie’s heart skipped a beat, and a chill ran down her

struggling to calm herself before meeting his

still gentle. “Was it you who

barely keeping her composure

some drama with Rebecca,” Stephen said, his eyes sweeping over the group–including Barclay and

get a free pass

actually taking my side right now?‘

all understand?” Stephen scanned the room, eyes

and Yannie, startled, replied at once, “Yes,

still shaken, quickly added, “Yeah,

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

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

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was about

stared blankly. ‘Wait, are we actually that close?‘ she thought,

with all these eyes on her, there was no

trust fund heirs and socialites, the place was packed with PrimePlay Technologies‘ major shareholders and higher–ups–pretty much the same crowd

chairman, stood up with his glass. Thinking back to how careful he’d been at that dinner with Jeffrey, he put on

you here at our tenth anniversary is a real honor

drinks,” Stephen replied, his vibe much warmer now. “We don’t

they all realized Stephen was talking about

sit–down meal. Even when Stephen said,

who were usually the loudest troublemakers around, just sat

couldn’t help but

circle, having power and status changed

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

display and went right back to

over, but she

from the moment a few cars started deliberately blocking his path, Jeffrey knew this was