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“Rebecca is my wife, Jeffrey said. His voice was calm, but his expression softened as he looked at Rebecca. “We’re married”

Faye looked at Rebecca with excitement. “Oh my god! You’re the boss’s wife?”

Without another word, Jeffrey scooped up the suitcase and led Rebecca out, holding her hand.

Watching the picture–perfect couple disappear down the hall, Faye was beside herself. I would’ve never guessed Rebecca was the wife of the boss. So she really was just slumming it at PrimePlay Technologies for the experience?”

Rebecca froze in the doorway at her words, her eyes showing a hint of self–mockery and bitterness. “Of course, that’s what they’d think, she thought.

“Do you really think she’d work that hard just for an ‘experience?” Ella jumped in to defend Rebecca. “Don’t mix up personal effort with background.”

“Then why would she work at PrimePlay Technologies?” Faye pressed on. “The Hanson Group is a large…

Rebecca didn’t hear the rest. All that effort, every single difficult day she’d pushed through—it all meant nothing now. With one sentence, Jeffrey erased it all.

“Are you hungry?” Jeffrey asked, as if nothing had happened at all. “Do you want some late–night snacks?”

Rebecca shook off his hand the moment they stepped into the room, her entire demeanor bristling with anger and disgust.

“Do you even care at all?‘ she snapped. “Samuel has just gotten out of danger, and you’re already thinking about snacks? You haven’t even bothered to check if this allergy will leave him with any lasting damage.

Rebecca unleashed everything she’d been holding back, anger and frustration flooding out in waves.

Jeffrey stayed silent, neither interrupting nor offering a defense. He understood that, after everything. Rebecca needed to let it all out. He’d caused this, and now he was the one who deserved to bear it.

After two minutes, Rebecca’s tirade finally wound down. Her heart was still gripped with concern for Samuel. “I need to take leave and return to Jelasburg immediately,” she said urgently.

To Rebecca, no job was more important than Samuel’s safety. She’d been working so hard just to secure their future.

*Samuel’s fine,” Jeffrey said, answering all her concerns. “The doctors have confirmed there will be no lasting effects. We’ll have the answers about what caused the allergy within three days. Whether he returns to the summer camp will be his decision to make.”

insisted, “I’m taking a

your

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felt her temper

was furious, Jeffrey immediately relented. “Alright, we’ll return to Jelasburg first thing tomorrow

国

opened the employee app and submitted her request. She was just too stubborn; sometimes it

phone buzzed–a special alert for Rebecca’s leave requests, set to go straight to him.

room, and locked the door. Leaning

of care and concem.

she didn’t want to wake him with a call. She just wanted him to see how much she cared the moment

Honnala and Jelasburg, she would have rented a car and driven through the night to get back

could guess what she was doing. He called Emory. “Hasn’t Samuel woken up

at the soundly sleeping child. “No, he

he’s perfectly fine? No adverse reactions?” Jeffrey

word, Emory reassured him.

more reassurance, but Jeffrey interjected.

beat of silence. “Now?” Emory

had shifted back into his usual role as the dad who loved to banter with his

hesitant. “Are you sure

messages from

up cranky, what am I supposed to do? I can

patience was wearing thin. “Don’t

approached Samuel’s bed. Noting the call was still active,

to disturb the air itself. “Your dad is

phone on speaker and crank up the volume, then personally called Samuel twice. Just two

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his eyes, still groggy and not quite awake Ugh,