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Andrea was fuming inside.

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But she couldn’t risk making Ben an enemy. She had no clue if it was Jeffrey who sent someone after him, or if someone else was snooping around.

“Give me some time to raise the money,” Andrea said after a moment’s thought. “Once I pay you, keep your mouth shut, and send me a photo of the person who came to you.”

shut,

Ben agreed, “No problem.”

Andrea made it clear, “This is a buyout, not an installment plan. Even if someone comes to you with a bigger offer later, you can’t say another word about this to anyone. The deal’s done, and you stay quiet.”

Ben said, “Understood.”

Andrea hung up the phone.

Standing in her room, Andrea’s face was clouded with worry.

1 million dollars…

She couldn’t just go to Jeffrey and ask him for the money.

If he decided to track the payment, it’d be way too easy for him to dig up those old secrets.

Worst of all, even if she paid Ben, there was every chance he’d turn around and sell her out if someone else dangled a bigger offer in front of him. After all, she’d already bribed him with 3,000 dollars to keep his mouth shut back then.

While Andrea was mulling things over, a memory from the hospital flashed in her mind.

Jessica may have promised not to look into it anymore, but Andrea couldn’t be sure Jessica hadn’t already shared what she knew with someone else before talking to her.

If the person snooping around was sent by Rebecca, then Andrea knew this secret had to stay buried at all

costs.

Andrea thought to herself, ‘The only ones who can truly keep a secret are the dead!‘

[Meet me at this place over the weekend and I’ll have your money ready.] Andrea dropped Ben a pin with a note: [Since you broke our deal before, I’m making sure I get some proof this time.]

Ben texted back almost instantly: [No problem.]

Andrea closed the chat with Ben and sent Jessica a text: [Did you forget your promise?]

Jessica was on the phone with Rebecca when Andrea’s message popped up.

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mentioned it to

:

you about that?” Rebecca asked, sprawled out on Samuel’s

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muffled by the face mask.

finished speaking, Jessica suddenly sat up

“Oh, right!” Jessica exclaimed.

looked at her,

out and coming to me,” Jessica said, suddenly

Rebecca nodded. “Alright.”

call ended, Samuel came out of the bathroom, all clean and ready

tucked him in and gently coaxed him to

said the doctor he found is some kind of

quick: [Far as I know, there aren’t any on her arms or

stomach? Maybe she’s got a scar there?” Jessica

sent back a voice message: “If it’s only about scars, there’s really no reason for her to be nervous about Jeffrey knowing. Whatever scars she’s got,

strange,”

for Ian to dig up the truth–no matter how much

Samuel, and in the middle of the night, Jeffrey quietly slipped in beside them. Both Rebecca and Samuel were fast asleep

next morning, when Rebecca found

to move on–or maybe Jeffrey just mattered so little to her now, she couldn’t even

with you and Samuel to the hospital?” Jeffrey

Rebecca replied, not even glancing his way. “Go mind your own

push it. The rest of the morning passed in silence until Rebecca was getting Samuel into the

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That’s when Jeffrey finally said, “If you

way to the hospital, Samuel snuggled closer

“Mommy,” he said softly.

“Hmm?” Rebecca replied.

little face full of

him gently. “Tell

Daddy starting tonight?” Samuel asked softly. Daddy could be a real pain sometimes, bur Samuel knew he wouldn’t be around much longer.

hair. “It’s totally up to

the warmth Samuel tried

didn’t want

and hopped onto Jeffrey’s bed, Jeffrey didn’t even blink- he instantly

forehead and said, “Only my wife gets to

wanted to give him vanished into

Rebecca had made up their minds to leave together, and now Samuel was trying to make up for it, give him some kind of comfort before going.

off for a couple of

or later, they’d have to come back

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