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Jaffrey said, “Fine. I’m not short on money anyway.” With that, he was about to hang up.

Just then, Stephen called out, “Wait.”

Jeffrey asked, “What?”

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Stephen couldn’t tell if Jeffrey was serious earlier, but didn’t want to take any chances. He said, “I won’t contact Andrea anymore. In return, you keep out of my affairs.”

Jeffrey didn’t even bother replying. He hung up right away. He couldn’t care less about anybody else’s drama; he’d only said that to give Stephen a heads–up.

He thought, ‘Seriously, Stephen is hung up on Karen, yet he still lets Dad and Mom make him choose a fiancée. What a scumbag.’

Half an hour later, Jeffrey arrived at Harmony Estate.

Andrea sat on the living room couch, arms crossed, face stormy. She glared at the two bodyguards Jaffrey had assigned to her.

As soon as Jeffrey showed up, Andrea shot to her feet and started venting, “I asked them to help me move some stuff, they refused, and then started mouthing off with nasty words. So, what are you planning to do about it?”

Jeffrey’s gaze swept over the bodyguards, icy and sharp.

At that, both men’s knees nearly buckled from fear.

“How do you want me to handle it?” Jeffrey asked.

“Make them slap themselves and bow to apologize,” Andrea demanded, not bothering to hide her true colors

anymore.

Jeffrey replied, “I’m just their employer. I don’t have the right to make them do stuff like that.”

Andrea retorted, “If you tell them to, they’ll listen.”

Jeffrey looked at her with an intimidating gaze.

Andrea felt a little rattled inside, but her mouth didn’t quit. She said, “So, was all that talk about taking care of me just lip service? You won’t even do the bare minimum to back me up.”

shot back, “You seriously don’t know

wave of panic. She thought, ‘What does he

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stammered, “W–What do you mean?” She wasn’t about to admit anything yet, her mind

living your own life–whatever you have right now, you get to keep. But if you try to reach beyond your grasp and start stirring up trouble, don’t

you breaking

the question back at her. He

thought, ‘So

continued, “Anyone who tries to get something out of Stephen always ends up

‘Because he just wants to make things harder for you, but

of his buddies is really sick, needs a heart transplant. He was out there hunting for a heart donor, then

his words. She said,

coolly, “Just letting you know something

only helping me because

they’d just heard. They screamed inwardly, ‘Since when did our boss want

to Jeffrey’s arm, her fear and panic overwhelming her. She said, “You can’t let him take my heart. I’m

free and said, “Normally, I could. But if you end up agreeing to give him your heart in

ordinary enough. But thinking about how cunning Stephen was, she now worried she might’ve fallen right into

asked, “So, have you figured out how you want to

replied, her tone much softer,

and asked, “You heard

bodyguard protested, “We didn’t do anything. Why are you replacing

“Should I just call Stephen to come get you

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bodyguards froze, eyes wide with disbelief. They thought, ‘Wait, how did

way too scared to speak up, they just made themselves scarce and slipped out

said, “That’s settled now. Get some rest. I’m heading

“Aren’t you

his

nervous. What if Stephen’s people show up in

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