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Rebecca stared at him, wondering if he was being honest. This was the third time he had said it, and after nearly dying to save her this time, all he wanted was for her to talk things through with Jeffrey.

She wondered, ‘Is this still the Stephen I know?‘

She didn’t really know him, and based on what Jeffrey had told her before, Stephen wasn’t usually this considerate.

“I get why you’re worried, and I know you might think I’m taking advantage of you,” Stephen said, seeing through Rebecca’s thoughts. “I swear I’m not. All I want is a fair competition with him.”

“I’m sorry,” Rebecca refused. “Thank you for saving me, but I can’t agree to this.”

Love wasn’t something to negotiate, and she refused to be influenced by Stephen’s words. Only her own feelings mattered.

Stephen said in a calm tone, “You don’t need to apologize. I saved you purely because I know how important you are to Jeffrey. If anything happened to you, he’d go crazy.”

Rebecca remained silent.

Stephen sounded utterly sincere, and Rebecca couldn’t spot any hint of deception.

“It’s late. You should head back to the office,” Stephen said, glancing at his watch. “We’ll talk about this later.”

“I have one more question,” Rebecca said, trying to probe him a little.

“Go ahead,” Stephen said politely.

“What does Jeffrey mean to you?” Rebecca asked, sounding more serious than before. She wanted to figure out if Stephen had been honest.

Stephen chuckled softly.

Rebecca was puzzled.

Stephen said frankly, “Honestly, I don’t know him that well. The only thing I’m certain of is that he cares about you deeply.”

Rebecca fell silent. She suddenly realized why Jeffrey had kept telling her to watch out for Stephen. Despite being cautious, she found herself affected by Stephen’s honest words and composed demeanor.

“Alright, you should go back,” Stephen urged.

Rebecca nodded and made some small talk before heading off.

the subway ride back, she was lost in thought. She went over the

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Jeffrey, the chandelier crash was all Stephen’s doing. She thought, ‘Wasn’t he afraid the

still pondering, and as soon as she sat down, Jane handed her 15 thousand along with a dishwasher voucher. “This

cash and realized it was more than she had

hesitation, she took out a few bills and handed them to Jane. “Each team

way too kind. I’ll just take 3,000 dollars and share it with them. You

firmly, handing her the cash. “Without you, I couldn’t have created such an amazing

at Ella. They didn’t want to waste time arguing,

keep the dishwasher. It belongs to you, and we’ve

“Alright,” Rebecca agreed cheerfully.

she could sell it at a discount. She posted it, but half an hour passed with

on a resale site with the model number. The original

the dishwasher anyway; she’d rather have

to sell it?”

don’t need it

lips

Group found out about it. Seeing Rebecca’s post on the PrimePlay Forum, he felt slightly

Gregory called.

holding the

to Mr. Stephen Hanson’s

“Do you know what they talked

no surveillance in

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a moment, then said, “Keep

advance next time.”

“Got it,” Gregory said.

phone. A bit later, he texted Stanley. [Have you figured out anything about

No leads at

her back to check on

[What? You’ve finally made a decision, huh?

really didn’t want to call her back unless he had to. No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than an unknown call came through. Without hesitation,