After the divorce, he begged

Chapter 189

Chapter 189

Jeffrey just stared at her, and Rebecca met his stare without flinching. The tension between them was a thick wall of silence. Neither of them spoke.

Finally, he broke it, reaching out to smooth a stray piece of hair from her face. His face was a calm mask. “Then I’ll just have to work harder,” he said softly, “to win your mother over.”

“Okay,” Rebecca said, her voice flat.

Jeffrey’s fingers lingered, sliding slowly from her car down to her check. “I’m going now. You stay and be a good daughter.”

“Okay,” she said.

“Call me if you need anything,” he added.

Her response was robotic. “Okay.”

“So cold,” Jeffrey said, giving her cheek a gentle squeeze. His voice was sickly sweet. “Your mother just tore me to shreds in there. Don’t you think I deserve a little comfort?”

When Rebecca was done with someone, she didn’t hide it. “I don’t know how to comfort you,” she said flatly.

“Go home. Get some rest.”

Jeffrey’s gaze stayed gentle. “Yes, ma’am. Whatever you say.”

Rebecca couldn’t even be bothered to react to his sarcasm. Jeffrey could feel the wall of her disgust and decided to back off for now. “Go on,” he said. “Go back inside.”

“Okay,” Rebecca said, turning and walking away without another word.

Jeffrey stood there and watched her. The hospital doors swallowed her up, and she never looked back. The calm mask on his face finally dissolved, leaving behind something cold and hard as stone.

The driver hurried to open the rear door. Jeffrey got in, his expression blank, and stopped short. Someone was already in his seat.

“Hey, man,” Stanley said, managing a weak smile.

Jeffrey frowned. “Why are you here?”

“I heard some rumors that Rebecca’s dad is the head of the Guzman Group, and I came to get the scoop,” Stanley said, trying to sound casual. “Didn’t expect to walk right into… that.”

‘Great timing, Stanley,’ he mentally kicked himself. ‘Should’ve just waited around the corner.

Jeffrey’s lips formed a thin, hard line. He said nothing, his eyes cold as ice.

“Mr. Hanson,” the driver asked, “should I take you to the office or back to the manor?”

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Jeffrey said, “The office.”

to the office now? The

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tonight. He had to be free to play Rebecca’s little game of “runaway wife.” He had to be free to teach her a lesson she’d never

the head of the Guzman Group really Rebecca’s father?” Stanley asked, unfazed

his attention

right back to her account. ‘If I keep it, I look pathetic,‘ he thought. ‘I lose any high

whistled softly. “Man, doesn’t that make things, you know, a million

can keep her has nothing to do with

As long as Rebecca cared about Jessica and Ian, she would always come back to him on her own, terrified of what he might do to them. It didn’t matter

or not.

mouth to say something, then shut it. He wanted to tell Jeffrey to just be a man, apologize, and let Rebecca go. But he

precautions I asked you to set up,” he said, his voice casual. “When Rebecca leaves, let

floored. “Seriously? You’re just letting her go? Did you hit your head and

her to the floor,” Jeffrey said, his voice flat. “But the happier she is walking out that door, the more shattered

hope draining out of him. ‘I’m an idiot,‘ he thought. ‘You should have known better than to think he’d ever do

if you’re wrong?” Stanley challenged. “What if she just

stated, his voice

was her greatest weakness. It was the reason

don’t be such

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a good

to you,” Stanley said, his voice rising. “Nothing. And you just keep torturing her.

breaks, she’s staying with me,” Jeffrey said, his voice

honestly starting to wonder if Jeffrey

of calm control, but Stanley knew the

got together with Rebecca, Stanley saw that old light come back into Jeffrey’s eyes. Both Stanley and Riley had

Stanley knew he hadn’t healed. He’d

what you might do to Jessica and the others?” Stanley

haven’t pushed far enough,” Jeffrey said, his voice devoid of all emotion. “Everything has a breaking point. One

trying to reason

over,” Jeffrey ordered

Jeffrey gave

in front of them. “You’re kicking me out here? In the middle of nowhere? Where

my nerves,” Jeffrey said. “And it’s ruining my mood. Your problems are

to get beaten to a pulp. And when you do, don’t expect me to

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