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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.

guess what had gone down. But since Rebecca didn’t to talk, she wasn’t about

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an hour later, after dropping Jessica off, Rebecca drove back home to Rebecca’s

pushed the door open, she saw Jeffrey working on his laptop. He looked up from his screen and paused what he was doing, “Hey, you’re back Had

her phone down on the desk, the screen showing the message

about?” Jeffrey

set up that fight at the bar? Rebecca cut

it. “Yeah, I guess you

you know that Jessica almost got hurt?” Rebecca snapped, her temper flaring at his indifference toward other people’s safety.

stayed indifferent. “You know

could tell he truly didn’t care if Jessica got

slowly. “But you’re different. I

signed the agreement, she was bound to

said, his voice

stood her ground, forcing herself

at her, his words like a knife against her

started to feel toward

as you stay by my side, I can give you anything you want.” Jeffrey pulled her onto his

cold hands in his.

said nothing, but her silence didn’t

and as

she had no choice. If she went against him, he would

as a yes.” Jeffrey’s warm fingertips traced up her skin while his other hand held the back of her head. He leaned down and pressed a

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touch was gentle. He knew her body well, every casual move brushing against

much that the moment his lips touched hers, she

from his lap almost instantly. Nothing came out, but

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

the gagging subsided. “If you still want to have sex, wait until I’ve dealt with it.

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

Rebecca replied without a second