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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.

me figure this out,” Stanley said, clearly desperate. “I’ve been trying to find a

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

her eyebrows raising in

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

laptop. “Don’t trust me? Search for

“I’m heading to

she could escape, Stanley caught her arm. “Come on. A quick search won’t hurt.

rolled her eyes.

gave her his

be sure it wasn’t his detective skills that were lacking, but that someone had deliberately wiped

annoyed glance, not bothering to

grumbled, “What exactly am

asked, his curiosity piqued. “Do

the keyboard, clearly

while of searching, she looked up, thinking, ‘Are you kidding me? Nothing?

up and ran the search again. Yet, there was still

a chill run down his spine at

a single clue, Amelia must

master at digging up information online. If she couldn’t find a clue, it was because

sharp and focused. She was cracking firewalls left and right, and just when she felt she was making progress, her screen went

brow furrowed in

noticing her puzzled

pausing her typing to rest her chin on her hand, her gaze

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kind of screen seemed oddly familiar, as

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feeling about what was coming. She was pretty sure the blank screen was about to display a creepy,

the screen flickered and the exact

display. He rubbed his arms, trying to get rid of the goosebumps. “Why

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

out of nowhere. Doesn’t it bother you at

not even affected. She’s really not bothered,‘

why are you leaving?” Stanley called after her. “Aren’t you

Riley said, walking away, her thoughts still circling