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“What were you about to say?” Jessica asked Rebecca after they’d stepped away from all the chaos.

“Nothing,” Rebecca said, swallowing whatever she’d been about to say. “You didn’t get hit, did you?”

Even after checking, she still felt uneasy because of what Jeffrey said earlier.

“Nope, just gave me a scare,” Jessica replied carelessly. She glanced over as security kicked the drunks out. “Next time, let’s just go straight to a private room. The crowd’s fun, but you never know when someone’s going to go crazy.”

Rebecca nodded. The two of them stayed at the bar for another half hour before heading out.

Before they left, Rebecca downed the untouched glass of lemon juice on the table, hoping the sourness would wash away the lingering dread from Jeffrey’s message.

“You-” Jessica stared at her, startled. “You’re really tough.”

Rebecca set the glass down. “Let’s go. I’ll drive you home.”

Jessica followed her out. She’d had a few drinks, so she let Rebecca take the wheel.

On the ride back, Jessica glanced at Rebecca’s serious face lit by the dashboard lights. Then she tapped out a quick text to Ian–saved as “Mr. Asshole” in her phone: [Got anything yet?]

Ian replied almost instantly: [Easier said than done.]

So far, he still hadn’t figured out which doctor Andrea had seen. All he had was a vague lead pointing to Jelasburg University Hospital.

Jessica: [Rebecca’s not doing well. She didn’t tell me what happened, but she chugged more than one glass of fresh lemon juice.]

Ian sent her a string of question marks.

Jessica: [Hurry up and find something. Stop slacking.]

Ian: [Got it.]

Then he quickly added: [I’m not slacking.]

After they finished texting, Jessica tucked her phone away and, pretending to be careless, asked Rebecca, ‘So, is all that lemon juice because Jeffrey’s been annoying you again?”

Rebecca brushed it off. “Hey, it’s just us tonight–let’s not bring anyone else into our little world.

could pretty much guess what had gone down. But since Rebecca didn’t to talk,

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off, Rebecca drove back home to

to the study. When she pushed the door open, she saw Jeffrey working on his laptop. He looked up

the screen showing

this about?”

the bar? Rebecca cut straight to the

I guess

Rebecca snapped, her temper flaring at his indifference toward other people’s safety. “She hasn’t done anything to annoy

stayed indifferent.

frustration. She could tell he truly didn’t care if Jessica

the rules,” Jeffrey said slowly. “But you’re different. I was willing to give you time

she had signed the agreement,

Jeffrey said, his voice

ground, forcing herself to

Jeffrey looked at her, his words like a knife against her throat.

sentence shattered the faint goodwill Rebecca had started to feel toward

stay by my side, I can give you anything

cold hands in his.

her silence didn’t

emotionless face, and as

answer. She knew she had no choice. If she went against him, he would use her

anything, I’ll take it as a yes.” Jeffrey’s warm fingertips traced up her skin while his other hand held the back of

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knew her body well, every

resisted him so much that the moment

up from his lap almost instantly. Nothing

the trash can, gagging again and again, Jeffrey’s eyes darkened. He hadn’t expected her to reject

flatly after the gagging subsided. “If you still want to have sex, wait until I’ve

Jeffrey. “In your eyes, am I really the kind of man who ignores

replied without a