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“How are you feeling?” Ryan asked as he walked in, his tone a mix of awkwardness and genuine concern. “If anything’s wrong, my estate has the finest doctors-”

“The care here is better than yours,” May shot back, not missing a beat.

Ryan ignored her and stepped closer to the bed.

But before he could reach it, Rebecca rose and blocked his path, her expression cold and unwavering. “Leave.”

Ryan didn’t want to get into it with Rebecca. “I just need a word with your mother,” Ryan insisted.

Rebecca didn’t budge. “She doesn’t want to hear it.”

Ryan turned to Amelia, but she wouldn’t even spare him a glance.

“It’s late, Mr. Guzman,” Jeffrey said, stepping beside Rebecca, his phone now silenced. “You wouldn’t want tomorrow’s headlines to read ‘Guzman Group CEO Escorted from Hospital, would you?”

Ryan was speechless. He stared at Jeffrey, feeling even less patience for “his daughter’s man“.

Jeffrey’s lips curved faintly. “After you.”

Ryan’s gaze lingered on Amelia. She was so close, yet completely out of reach. Swallowing his pride, he turned back to Jeffrey. “Since we’re both here, we should talk.”

“Alright,” Jeffrey replied without any hesitation.

“I’ll come see you tomorrow,” Ryan told Amelia, not caring whether she actually wanted to see him or not. With that, he walked out of the room with Jeffrey.

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At the end of the hallway, Ryan stared at the young, sharp Jeffrey and came straight out with it. “Rebecca is my daughter.”

Jeffrey didn’t bat an eye.

“The more you try to block my people from getting a DNA test, the more obvious it becomes,” Ryan replied, his tone unwavering. “She was born in late August. Amelia and Richard got married in May.”

“So?” Jeffrey fired back, unmoved.

she’s my daughter,” Ryan stated,

sure, you wouldn’t be playing these mind games,” Jeffrey shrugged. “Is she your kid? I couldn’t say. But I do know her mother doesn’t exactly have

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buzzed again

the screen and threw a jab right back. “And what about

silent, caught off

was gradually adjusting to being awake. Her words came slowly at first, but now she was forming short sentences.

set foot in here again,” Rebecca promised. As far as she was concerned, Ryan didn’t deserve a chance, not after

gently ruffling

up at her, searching

of nowhere, Amelia suddenly blurted out, “He’s your real

she’d been told to keep it quiet, and now Amelia had just

resolve.

She was nothing like the tough woman

Seriously?” May mumbled, a little crestfallen. “When did you figure it

just some random guy who hurt her, you wouldn’t have been so scared of

away from Ryan. Rebecca’s first assumption was that May thought

finally met him, he was kind, caring, and nothing like the villain she’d been warned about. If he wasn’t a bad guy, then only one other possibility made sense:

teeth. “Seriously, why couldn’t you just tell me earlier? I

look. “Well, you

shot a mock glare at Amelia and huffed, “I see where she gets it from. You two owe me

honestly, her words soft but

full of familiar sass. “Stop being so nice–you’re

smiled. Some things, thankfully, never

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took a slow breath, focusing to form the words. as clearly as she could. “Of course you

In that moment,

through so much these past few days,” Amelia murmured, brushing Rebecca’s bangs aside. Her words came slowly, carefully, but her touch was overflowing with tenderness. “When I’m better, we’ll go away

for a moment, slowly sitting up straighter as she looked

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