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Chapter 199

Chapter 199

After they left. Rebecca closed the hospital door behind them, still confused as she asked Amelia. “Why did you go along with Stephen’s demand? You know he’s not someone you can trust. He’ll do whatever it takes to get his way.”

“I know,” Amelia said quietly. She could see how calculated Stephen really was.

Rebecca hesitated, “Then why-”

Amelia interrupted, “It’s just business.”

Rebecca thought back to what had just happened.

Stephen would help them leave Jelasburg, and in return, Amelia would spare Jeffrey’s life.

But honestly, Jeffrey was the one who could snuff her out if he wanted. There’s no way she’d ever get to let him off the hook.

“Forget what he said,” Amelia said, knowing Rebecca was getting hung up on the deal. “Think about his relationship with Jeffrey.”

Rebecca’s mind raced, and she quickly figured it out. “You mean he wants to get Jeffrey’s attention off me leaving, so he can take control of the Hanson Group from him?”

Amelia nodded. “Yeah.”

Once Rebecca realized his real motive, she finally let out a breath she’d been holding.

As long as he wasn’t plotting against her, she couldn’t care less.

However he chose to go head–to–head with Jeffrey was none of her concern.

That night, Jeffrey stopped by the hospital.

After checking on Amelia, he asked Rebecca about Stephen. Rebecca just said he’d come by with a friend to visit her mom, not giving away anything else.

Jeffrey looked skeptical. “Just a visit?”

Rebecca kept her expression neutral. “Yeah.”

“Are you coming back to the villa tonight?” Jeffrey asked, not pressing further. He reached out and took Rebecca’s hand in front of Amelia.

“No,” Rebecca replied, pulling her hand away without missing a beat. “Mom has her rehab session early tomorrow, so I’ll just stay here and not make the trip back and forth.”

Jeffrey said, “Samuel’s coming back tonight.”

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Rebecca blinked, confused. “What?”

Rebecca frowned. “Wasn’t he supposed to come back tomorrow at noon?”

“I told him Amelia’s awake, and he insisted I go get him right away,” Jeffrey replied, checking his watch. “He should be here in just over an hour.”

Rebecca finally decided to head back.

go with her, she’d have to quietly make all the preparations without anyone noticing. But if he refused, it meant there’d be less and less time for them

for real, coming back wouldn’t

connection would be limited

with Samuel,” Rebecca announced the moment

understood what was really going on, but chose not to

They got home quickly.

grew a little anxious. “Didn’t you say he’d be home around now? Why haven’t

picked up his phone and called

bother calling the driver, since Victor, the

Samuel answered, his tone distant–it had been

here yet?” Jeffrey asked calmly, switching the call to speaker. “Your mom’s

Samuel: ‘What?!‘

rose.

agreed you wouldn’t tell Mom! I wanted to surprise her when I

“Isn’t this

was so mad he could

just getting more and more impossible these days,‘ Samuel grumbled

to talk to you right now,”

He had no qualms about teasing his son.

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Samuel: “…”

me crazy!’ Samuel

forced himself

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a little problem on the way, so we had

until you get

Victor in the

checked the navigation. “About an hour. There’s an accident

hear

bother answering him. Instead, he turned to Rebecca and said, “You

wait for him downstairs. I don’t have anything

say

up, Rebecca flopped down onto the living

got out her phone and started scrolling for business ideas–stuff she actually cared about, stuff she’d want to get into. ‘Might as well use this downtime to finish up my business plan,‘ she thought. If things went her way, she could finally

Jeffrey said, dropping

her eyes off her phone,

day it is?” Jeffrey asked, his eyes dark and steady. He could

didn’t so much as

wavered from her. “Two months ago today, you asked me for

Rebecca paused.

the two–month

over

her thumb stopping

her phone, locking eyes with Jeffrey–his stare was as deep and unfathomable as the

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