After the divorce, he begged

The vouchers

Rebecca Relect a slept sounidly that night without Jeffrey next to her. When she woke up in the morning, the felt a rare

After breakfast, she reminded Samuel about a couple of things before heading out to the Reed residence to tutor Emily, Victor promptly had a car ready to take her there.

When Reberra showed up, Lucas’s eyes flickered with surprise. “Rebecca”

Rebecca gave a slight nod and headed inside.

Emily lit up the moment she saw Rebecca, dashing over and wrapping her up in a big bear hug.

You came to tutor Emily?” Lucas followed them to the dance studio, starting to say something, but then biting back his words.

“Yep, Rebecca said casually, not catching on to the awkward vibe. “Last week, I wasn’t sure I’d make it back this Saturday, and I mentioned it to you. If there was any change, I would’ve told you, but nothing came up, so it’s still the usual Saturday.”

“Yeah, I know,” Lucas nodded and then paused, looking like he wanted to say more but stopped himself.

Rebecca got puzzled.

Lucas, with one hand in his pocket, walked up to Emily. He mulled it over and then finally said. “Didn’t Jeffrey mention anything to you?”

Rebecca frowned, “Tell me what?”

“He called me yesterday and resigned on your behalf. Lucas explained. “He said you wouldn’t be coming to tutor Emily anymore and asked me to find her a new teacher.”

Rebecca furned, her anger flaring up.

Lucas went on, “Honestly, if it were up to me, I’d rather have you keep tutoring her.”

“When we made the deal, you and Stephen promised not to fire me because of Jeffrey, Rebecca shot back. every detail clear in her mind. “Does that still stand or what?”

Lucas shrugged, not hiding anything. “If you and Jeffrey were still fighting, yeah, that’d hold. But you two made up, didn’t you?”

The whole point was to mess with Jeffrey, but now, if Rebecca stayed, he’d definitely make a move. With Stephen buried under a mountain of work, Lucas really didn’t want to drag Stephen into this mess.

“Understood, Rebecca replied calmly, getting what Lucas was getting at..

a meeting with her, I can make sure you keep this job,” Lucas offered, his

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didn’t hesitate “Not

Lucas pressed, “Why

reason last time, Rebecca said

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digging up info was easy. If he couldn’t do it, Joanna didn’t

point

on Rebecca, his thoughts

your new teacher and keep working hard, okay? With your talent and dedication,

“Okay.” Emily nodded.

the decision was set in stone and there was no use dwelling

Jensen, let me walk you out,” Emily insisted, grabbing Rebecca’s hand and throwing Lucas a fierce sideways

daughter’s command, and

back to make sure no one was eavesdropping, and then leaned in and whispered to Rebecca, “Joanna is my

already

Emily said, squeezing her in a

the Reed residence, she grabbed her phone and called Jeffrey. He picked up after just a couple of rings. “Did you seriously

answered, her voice gentle as

bathroom door and said,

feel much. She saw right through Andrea’s tricks. Still, after Jeffrey kept claiming he had nothing to do with Andrea, his

water running. I’ll talk to him

call, when Andrea piped up again, “Aren’t you even a little curious why Jeffrey’s taking a

flatly.

Andrea said, her voice all coy and fluttery. “And since you know how obsessed he is with being clean, he rushed right

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shower.”

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Rebecca would’ve totally freaked out. She would’ve been jumping to all sorts of wild theories in her head, convinced there was something shady going

grateful friend–nothing more. Rebecca couldn’t fully understand some of his actions, but deep down, she knew he wouldn’t actually get involved

called Andrea out directly. “You’re missing a

front.