Chapter 118

Chapter 118

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Jeffrey kept his composure, betraying no hint of emotion at Andrea’s query.

His unresponsiveness unsettled Andrea.

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“As long as I haven’t earned a death sentence, I’m the only one who gets to decide my fate,” Jeffrey responded, his voice calm and deliberate. “Even if you did save my life, that doesn’t give you the right to make decisions. for me.”

Andrea’s fingers clenched her sleeves tighter, feeling a heavy weight pressing on her heart.

Jeffrey’s rationality was almost terrifying. He was indeed a madman when it came to logic.

“Is there anything else you need?” Jeffrey inquired.

“No,” Andrea replied, feeling utterly drained and helpless from his brief response. “You can leave.”

Jeffrey gave a subtle nod and exited the room.

Andrea observed as his figure gradually vanished from sight. Her heart should have been crushed, but at that very instant, her fixation only intensified.

A voice echoed persistently in her mind, “If Rebecca can have him, so can you. He doesn’t love you because he met Rebecca first. If Rebecca were gone, he’d finally see you.”

Andrea thought, ‘That’s right. It’s all Rebecca’s fault. If she weren’t there, everything would have changed. Eliminate Rebecca, and he’ll have no choice but to truly see me.

Jeffrey left the hospital and went straight to Maple Garden. He showered and changed at his place before heading to Rebecca’s.

Seeing him, Rebecca tried to shut the door, but he easily pushed his way in. At that moment, Rebecca realized how important a security camera was.

“This is trespassing,” Rebecca accused.

Jeffrey handed her his phone, coolly saying, “Go ahead and call the police.”

Rebecca was speechless, thinking, ‘What can he do except this?‘

have called without hesitation if

chimed in, stepping forward with his smartwatch glowing. “Hello, police officer. A man broke into our house. My mom told him to leave, but

paused, one eyebrow arched

Jeffrey looked bewildered.

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there, momentarily taken

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through on Samuel’s smartwatch immediately. “Are you

entering our home without permission multiple times, and it’s causing a lot of

questions and getting their

“Sweetie, did you

nodded. “Yes, I

‘He’s my son. How can he treat me

me, so you’ve tolerated him, but ignoring him just lets him push further. If we keep backing down, he’ll get worse. We need to face this head–on,”

hadn’t expected Samuel to

hair, her voice warm with pride. “You’re absolutely right,

of pride. Samuel was brave enough to call the police to

thing. Indeed,

was so protective of her that he’d readily side against

I’ve contacted the police,” Samuel declared, standing by Rebecca’s side, his height barely reaching her waist. “If you leave now and wait for them outside, they might go easier

to Samuel. “Didn’t your dad ever tell you not to call the cops right

Samuel answered honestly, without hesitation. “He’s always with other women. Too busy

jaw and pinched Samuel’s cheek. “You’re really good at making things up. I don’t

wincing. “Ouch. That

you doing?” Rebecca pulled Jeffrey’s hand away, making him release

slender, pale hand. He couldn’t resist joking, “I’m pretty sure victims don’t

Samuel were kind of

nerve to say that and retorted,

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shameless, you wouldn’t even

and Samuel fell silent

was behaving oddly today, not overtly, but there

me with something,” Jeffrey said, taking Samuel’s hand. Glancing at Rebecca with a casual smile, he added, “Mind if I borrow

looked at Samuel, who

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