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For the first time, Jessica felt her mind come to a halt. ‘So this man, who looked so much like Rebecca, is an old acquaintance of Amelia’s?‘ she thought.

“Let’s go,” Rebecca said to Jessica..

Jessica nodded and followed.

Just as they were about to get to Amelia’s hospital room, Ryan came running over, his voice way louder than before. “Just give me a minute with her. I swear I’ll say my piece and leave right after

Rebecca frowned slightly, ready to say no. But before she could, Amelia called out from inside the room, “Let

him in.”

Jessica blinked. Somehow, she felt that Ryan had been waiting until they’d walked a good distance before chasing after them–only to say that right outside the ward door. So that Amelia could hear him and call him

in.

“Mom.” Rebecca called as she walked into the room.

“Amelia,” Jessica greeted with a smile.

Amelia’s eyes softened, her voice gentle. “Jessica, you’re here.”

Jessica went over to the bed to check up on Amelia, asking how she was feeling and what had happened since she woke up. Amelia answered everything and then asked about how Jessica was doing these days.

When Jessica was little, her parents were rarely home, so she’d often bring Ian over to hang out with Rebecca. Over time, Amelia’d grown quite close to these kids.

By the time their conversation ended, five minutes had passed. Ryan had been quietly standing about five steps from Amelia’s bedside, watching her. He didn’t dare interrupt while she and Jessica caught up–he just waited patiently.

Finally, Amelia turned to him, her voice flat. “One minute.”

Ryan froze for a moment, realizing she was talking to him. He hurriedly asked, “Is Rebecca our child?”

Jessica stared at Rebecca, her eyes wide. ‘What the heck is happening right now?‘ she thought in shock.

“She’s only my child,” Amelia said, cutting off any hope Ryan might have.

“I know. But the month she was born lines up exactly with that child we had back then. You can’t fool me,” Ryan said, his sharp eyes fixed on Amelia.

Amelia looked at him like he was an idiot. Then, in a cold, flat tone, she said, “Time’s up.”

Ryan’s brow furrowed. “Amelia…”

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gaze calmly. “Get out.”

just stared at her, a whirlwind of complicated

whispered to Rebecca, “Maybe

huge bombshell–not something a woman from the younger generation like

overhear.

Amelia cut in, her words carrying an

normal people?” Ryan said, struggling. “If you hate me for what happened back then, I’ll do whatever it takes to make it up to you. But

on paper,” Rebecca said coolly, “but in

forcing me to go drinking with clients and even hiring a driver to get rid of me. But he only ever came after me. He

to Mom. At least Richard’d kept up the act

her tone icy. “If you’re done here,

staring at Amelia, hoping she’d change

bothering to look at Ryan. “There’s no use

Rebecca replied, pulling out her phone

can walk myself out,” Ryan said, forcing down the emotions churning inside him.

that, he turned on his heel

been through so much, she wasn’t

Rebecca. No need to feel awkward,” Amelia said to Jessica, wanting to clear things up

ease. “No wonder I thought he looked like

“They

his face was pretty much burned into her memory

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always been

both so well that she’d never even noticed how

out of ten,” Jessica said. She’d never met Ryan before, but the second she saw him, she

frowned, falling into

the change in her expression. “Mom, anything wrong?” she

looked at her. “Do you want to acknowledge him

Jessica stared,

Rebecca could reply. “Those Guzmans are totally nuts. If you went back to them, you’d get tangled up in their crazy mess. For your own good, let’s not even go

“Amelia,” Jessica started, hesitating.

at