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Andrea’s unease deepened under the oppressive silence. She nervously bit her lip and softly pleaded, “Please, say something. It really freaks me out.”

“Are you scared?” Jeffrey asked, his face unreadable.

Andrea nodded affirmatively. “Yes.”

Jeffrey confronted her directly. “Then why were you in cahoots with Stephen?”

Andrea’s heart raced. Considering their past conflicts, she quickly defended, “I wasn’t in cahoots with him. It was just a coincidental meeting and some chit–chat. Nothing more.”

“So explain Wednesday night,” Jeffrey probed.

Andrea was taken aback. She hadn’t anticipated his directness. “I just needed you to be there for me. I didn’t want to hear that I matter to you and then feel like I’m invisible.”

“But I did offer you a chance,” Jeffrey stated, his eyes cold. “You were the one who refused it.”

Andrea appeared bewildered, not fully grasping his implication. Yet, she understood he was still upset about their previous dispute. That was why he’d stayed away and ignored her calls. He was retaliating.

“From now on, if you need anything, speak with Gregory,” Jeffrey said, his gaze calm yet emotionless. “There’s

no need to reach out to me.”

“Why?” Andrea was completely shaken.

She couldn’t understand why he was doing this to her.

She’d merely requested his presence. She simply didn’t want him spending time with Rebecca.

“Rebecca wasn’t supposed to be part of your schemes,” Jeffrey said, cutting straight to the heart of the matter. “I can overlook a lot, but this crosses the line.”

Andrea figured if she continued to deny everything, he wouldn’t be able to hold her accountable. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

quiet, as composed as always, but the intensity in his stare

his scrutiny, Andrea felt like her entire body was

did collaborate with Stephen,” Andrea confessed at last, buckling under the pressure. “But you gave me the green light, right? You told me it was fine to

maintained his calm, his tone

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real danger,” Andrea responded hastily, her mind

are wrong,” Jeffrey said, his voice measured

Andrea blinked, puzzled. “What?”

replayed the conversation

exactly as it was said. Where did I go

if she ever left me,” Jeffrey explained calmly. “That she’d

momentarily

create more distance between them, but she

guilt and remorse. “I really didn’t expect

you came to me, haven’t I?” Jeffrey stated, laying his

lump formed in Andrea’s

no matter what she did or asked for, Jeffrey would comply, even if he wasn’t particularly happy

it.

to get him

now, a sudden chill ran down Andrea’s spine. Fear washed over

what about you?” Jeffrey retorted, his patience visibly thinning. “Do you even recall the basic

fell silent. She was truly at a loss for

alter the situation, Andrea attempted a different tactic. “I’m sorry.

abruptly, his tone leaving no room for argument. “From now on, I’ll only

just say…?”

declaration.

and distant. “I’m not your boyfriend or your husband. From now

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was bewildered, her anger mounting. “Is it just because I reached out to you that

Jeffrey said, “Exactly.”

her eyes. “But you promised. You said you wouldn’t upset me until I was better, that you’d always treat me specially. You’re the one who always