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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.

daughter,” Ryan stated, leaving no

you were really 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

stared,

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buzzed again with

on the screen and threw a jab right

fell silent, caught

in the hospital room, Amelia was gradually adjusting to being awake. Her words came slowly at first, but now she was forming short sentences. Bit

was concerned, Ryan didn’t deserve a chance, not after everything he’d done to

reached out, gently ruffling Rebecca’s

searching

out of nowhere, Amelia suddenly

in shock. All this time she’d been told to keep

a beat, before her expression softened back into calm resolve. “But

gentle smile. She was nothing like the

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

said simply. She didn’t hold back. “If he were just some random guy who hurt her, you wouldn’t have been so

so hard to keep Rebecca away from Ryan. Rebecca’s first assumption was that May thought Ryan was trouble, a

he was kind, caring, and nothing like the villain she’d been warned about. If he wasn’t a

why couldn’t you just tell

cheeky look. “Well, you never asked,

at Amelia and huffed, “I see where she gets it from. You two owe me big time for all

you,” Amelia replied honestly,

yeah,” May retorted, her tone full of familiar sass. “Stop being so nice–you’re freaking

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voice sweet and a little

hair. She took a slow breath, focusing

heart felt full. In that moment,

much these past few days,” Amelia murmured, brushing Rebecca’s bangs aside. Her words came slowly, carefully, but her touch was overflowing with tenderness.

moment, slowly sitting up straighter as she looked at her mom, shock and disbelief flickering deep

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