Chapter 197

Jeffrey’s eyes bore into her, dark and intense.

Rebecca met his stare, unwavering, calm in her eyes.

The air between them grew heavy with tension.

Neither spoke; the silence stretched longer.

After what felt like forever, Jeffrey finally spoke up. He reached out, gently tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear, his face calm as always. “I’ll do my best to win your mom over.”

Rebecca gave a half–hearted, “Mm.”

Jeffrey’s fingers slid from her ear to her cheek. “I’m heading out. Make sure to rest up while you’re at the hospital.”

Rebecca replied, “Mm.”

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

Rebecca answered in a dull monotone, “Okay.”

“So cold?” Jeffrey said, lightly pinching her cheek, his tone still doting. “I just got chewed out by your mom. Aren’t you even going to comfort me a little?”

Rebecca replied without a hint of warmth, “I wouldn’t know how.” “When I don’t love someone, I can’t hide it. “Just go home and rest up.”

Jeffrey’s expression didn’t change. “Fine. Whatever you say, Becky.”

Rebecca couldn’t even be bothered to respond.

Jeffrey knew she really didn’t want to talk to him, so he let it go. “Go on, get going.”

“Okay.” Rebecca didn’t hesitate; she just turned and walked away.

Jeffrey watched as Rebecca walked farther and farther away, never once looking back, until she slipped completely out of sight. For a brief moment, emotion churned in his usually calm, dark eyes–then it all faded, replaced by a cold indifference.

The driver quickly got out and opened the car door for him.

Jeffrey slid into the seat, face unreadable. He hadn’t even sat upright before he noticed there was someone already in the car with him.

“Hey,” Stanley said, forcing a smile.

Jeffrey furrowed his brow. “Why are you here?”

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Stanley replied offhandedly. “Heard your wife’s real dad is the Chairman of Guzman Group, so I came over to nose around a bit. Who would’ve thought I’d land right in the middle of such an awkward situation?”

If I’d known things would get this awkward, I would’ve waited for the car to start moving before showing my face.

Jeffrey pressed his lips together, his gaze growing chilly.

The driver asked, “Mr. Hanson, do you want to go to the office or back to Becky’s place?”

Jeffrey replied, “The office.”

toward the dashboard clock. “You’ll

Jeffrey didn’t respond.

how else am

Group really is your wife’s real dad?” Stanley asked, not bothered by Jeffrey’s silence, just

“Yeah,” Jeffrey answered, offhandedly.

out his phone and told Gregory to

I’d have

hard to keep her

didn’t look up from his phone. “Whether she’ll stay has got nothing to do with her family background -it’s

as she can’t let go of friends like Jessica and Ian, even if she reconnects with Ryan, she’ll always end up coming back to me, just because she’s worried I’ll mess with them

say

was wrong, say sorry, and let Rebecca go–but he knew better

phone away after

Stanley stared, totally baffled.

had frozen over. “Seriously? You finally

it’s not like I can

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as anxious, twice as regretful

Stanley fell silent.

was stupid to expect anything else from him,‘ Stanley

she doesn’t

all figured out. ‘Rebecca only cares about a handful of people. If regret wasn’t in her nature, she wouldn’t have turned her back on Jessica and the others–all because

a serious look.

just stared,

You keep putting her through all this crap–aren’t you worried you’ll end

if she’s dying, she’s not leaving me,” Jeffrey replied,

at Jeffrey, thinking this dude was really kind of nuts.

that incident, Jeffrey’s just never quite

and polite on the outside, but deep down, he’s like a ticking time bomb–cross the wrong line and he could lose

Rebecca that Stanley finally saw that old fire and energy in Jeffrey again. Back then, he and Riley seriously thought he’d

looking at things

moved on at all—if anything, he’s

doesn’t

far enough,” Jeffrey replied, his voice just as flat as ever.

began, trying to get through to him, hoping

the driver,

blinked in confusion, caught off

at him, icy

the long, straight stretch of road. “You kidding

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replied, “Not my

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