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Jeffrey, come over and have a chat,” Amelia called out to him. She caught the look in his eyes when he glanced at Rebecca.

Jeffrey walked over and sat down.

Amelia kept a polite smile, but she didn’t pull any punches. She asked, “So, have you made up your mind about what we discussed before?”

Jeffrey replied firmly, “I already told you. Rebecca is my wife, and I’m not divorcing her.”

Amelia pressed, “Even if she’s unhappy with you?”

Jeffrey said, “I’ll do everything I can to make her happy.”

Amelia locked eyes with him and asked, “And if she’s still unhappy after all your efforts?”

Jeffrey said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. But right now, the bigger question is whether you want Rebecca to acknowledge Ryan as her father. From what I’ve heard, he’s been making preparations for that since he returned to Honnala.”

Amelia shot back, “What does that have to do with me?”

Jeffrey said, “Rebecca is his daughter.”

Amelia asked, “And where’s the proof?”

Jeffrey paused for a second, a little stunned.

Amelia continued, “A private DNA test isn’t legally binding. Even if he tries to take it to court, he’ll lose. He doesn’t stand a chance with this.”

Jeffrey didn’t say a word. His question was just him probing, trying to see if Rebecca would ever admit Ryan was her dad–and working out his next move.

Amelia saw right through him but didn’t expose it. Instead, she added, “But if anyone tries to mess with Rebecca, I won’t hesitate to use him to shield her.”

Jeffrey glanced up and thought, ‘Amelia is just too clever for her own good.

Just then, Rebecca walked over after finishing her chat with Timothy. She asked, “What do you mean by using him?”

Amelia replied, “Nothing. Why don’t you arrange for a couple of cleaners to come tidy up our place later? Since we’re leaving the hospital next week, it’ll be nice to go home to a fresh house.”

Rebecca replied, “Okay.”

Jeffrey said, “Rebecca’s Manor has a dedicated team of nutritionists and rehab specialists. You should just

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move back there.”

“No. I’ve got zero interest in a

to say it was only something said out of frustration, but quickly realized Amelia wasn’t just hung

at Rebecca’s Manor, it would

rehab specialist come over to your place. You’ve only just woken up, so you need to be careful

arranged. Really, you don’t need to

help out with these things. Why don’t you show me the nutritionist you’ve hired?

just gave him a long, silent

idea what had made her so angry.

her true feelings. She just brushed

through recently had her so on edge that the smallest thing Jeffrey said–if it rubbed her the wrong way–could make her snap at

hopeless and couldn’t do a thing right. But the

let it go. When mealtime rolled around, he had dinner delivered, ate

point to drop by every single day. Even though Amelia didn’t really want him around, he kept coming no matter what. And when it was time for

happier than Rebecca when Amelia got discharged, it was Timothy. He was genuinely overjoyed to see Amelia fully recover, and couldn’t

they knew it, the end

Amelia and Rebecca took a stroll through the

surface, but something was weighing on her. She asked, “I’m pretty

we really

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Amelia nodded.

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weren’t you always saying you hated

to, but now I just feel indifferent.” Moving to Honnala was not something she decided on a

a business and finding

Rebecca asked, “Why?”

for her and Samuel–suppressing her real feelings–Rebecca wouldn’t hesitate to choose another city. She didn’t

used to be so stubborn. I thought I couldn’t go back just because the people I hated

there.

it out–the ones at fault are they, not me. Why should I be the one who leaves? They’re the ones who should feel ashamed when they see

when she was young, Amelia was way too stubborn for her own good. That stubborn

Ryan had come all this way for her—Amelia understood. The ones she cared about would always be close.

she might as well pick a good place, stay with loved ones, and forget all that old baggage–just

divorce certificate, we’ll leave,” Rebecca said. She hadn’t been able to get her own,