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Stanley waited for a while and then asked, “Is the talk over?”

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Riley tapped a few keys on her keyboard, pulled up another page, and saw a blue dot moving. She nodded. “Yeah, it’s over. Rebecca is heading out of the hospital.”

Stanley glanced over at Jeffrey, almost out of reflex.

The tense atmosphere around them vanished.

That suffocating pressure was gone, too.

Even Jeffrey’s face looked a little softer than before.

“I just don’t get it,” Riley said, clapping her laptop shut with a grin. “Rebecca is such an amazing girl, and you still want to divorce her? Don’t tell me you’re into guys or something.” She was clearly enjoying the drama.

Jeffrey shot her a look. “Who said I wanted a divorce?”

Stanley blinked in confusion.

Riley looked at him, just as thrown. “Huh?”

“She’s the one who brought up the divorce,” Jeffrey replied, his voice softer than before. “I’m just letting her vent.” After hearing Rebecca’s words, he felt a warmth blooming in his heart.

“Rebecca is not messing around here,” Stanley reminded. “It’s the 8th today. Your cooling–off period ends on the 12th, so on the 13th, you two have to show up and get officially divorced.”

Jeffrey paused for a second. ‘Damn, time just flew by…‘ he thought.

“You know Rebecca better than anyone,” Stanley said boldly. “If you back out now, who knows what she might do to make sure it happens.”

Jeffrey stood up, his face more serious and contemplative than usual. ‘It’s time to face some things,‘ he told himself.

“Where are you going?” Stanley shouted as Jeffrey began to walk away without a word.

“I’ve got the person back,” Jeffrey replied, his voice steady. “Tidy everything up in the next few days and have an answer for me by next Wednesday at the latest.”

Riley, clearly intrigued, asked, “What’s it about?”

“It’s about Rebecca’s mom, Stanley explained.

Riley looked at him, confused. She couldn’t fathom why any of this required investigation.

you’re back, help me figure this out,” Stanley said, clearly desperate. “I’ve been trying to find

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a month now, and there’s nothing. It’s like someone

her eyebrows

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a regular, attractive woman, kind, soft–spoken, and

“Don’t trust me? Search for

sighed, “I’m

A quick search won’t hurt. It just takes a few

rolled her eyes.

gave her his most pleading

had a case left him so clueless. He needed to be sure it wasn’t his detective

an annoyed glance, not

grumbled, “What exactly am I supposed to

his curiosity piqued. “Do you know the names of her parents? Any other family besides Rebecca

casually typed on the keyboard, clearly not

looked up, thinking,

an instant. She straightened up and ran the search again.

chill run down his spine

a single clue, Amelia

couldn’t find a clue, it was

She was cracking firewalls left and right, and just when she felt she

furrowed

happening?” Stanley, noticing her

with serious skills buried Rebecca’s mom’s info,” Riley explained, pausing her typing to rest her chin on her hand, her gaze fixed on the blank

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some reason, this kind of screen seemed oddly familiar,

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had a sinking feeling about what was coming. She was pretty sure the blank screen was about to display

that thought, the screen flickered and the

display. He rubbed his arms, trying to get rid of the goosebumps. “Why did you bring up that creepy stuff?”

It’s just a picture. No need to freak out,” Riley said, closing the

up out of nowhere. Doesn’t it bother you at all?” Stanley

even affected. She’s

you leaving?” Stanley called after

away, her thoughts still circling around the

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