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“Jeffrey, Amelia called out to him. She had noticed the way he looked at Rebecca.

Jeffrey turned his gaze toward her. “Mom.”

Amelia said, “Come over and let’s talk.”

Jeffrey walked over and sat down.

Amelia kept a courteous tone, but her words were anything but gentle. “Have you given any more thought to what we talked about before?”

“My answer hasn’t changed,” Jeffrey replied, his voice firm. “Rebecca is my wife. I’m not ever going to divorce her*

Amelia pressed, “Even if being with you doesn’t make her happy?”

Jeffrey said, “I’ll do whatever it takes to make her happy.”

Amelia looked him straight in the eye. “And if she’s still not happy after all your efforts?”

“We’ll deal with that if the time comes,” Jeffrey replied, his tone calm and unchanging. Then, without missing a beat, he changed the subject. “What really needs your attention now is whether or not you’ll let Rebecca recognize Mr. Guzman as her biological father. From what I hear, Mr. Guzman has been preparing for this ever since he got back to Honnala.”

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

Jeffrey said, “Rebecca is his child.”

Amelia’s gaze was cold. “Got any evidence?”

Jeffrey hesitated.

“A privately–conducted paternity test won’t hold up in court. Even if Mr. Guzman tries to sue, he’d lose–he doesn’t have any chance in this,” Amelia said, straightforward as ever.

Jeffrey said nothing.

He was just probing, trying to gauge whether Rebecca would ever acknowledge Mr. Guzman as her father, so he could plan his next move.

Amelia saw right through his scheme but didn’t call him out. Instead, she added, “If anyone tries to give Rebecca a hard time, I’m not above using Mr. Guzman to stand in their way.”

Jeffrey looked up.

‘Is my mother–in–law almost too clever for her own good?‘ he wondered.

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“What do you mean by using him, Mom?” Rebecca said as she walked over, fresh from her chat with Timothy She shot Amelia a searching look, a hint of confusion flickering in her eyes.

“It’s nothing for you to worry about,” Amelia reassured her, determined to keep Rebecca out of all the drama. “Just call a cleaning crew to spruce up our home later. Once you’re out of the hospital next week, you’ll have a nice, clean place to settle back into.”

heart lifted with joy. ‘Going home,

in, trying to

past suffering fresh in her mind. “I’m not interested in a

Jeffrey was speechless.

of anger, but then it hit him–it wasn’t just about what happened before. More than anything, Amelia and her daughter were planning ahead for when they’d

Rebecca’s Manor now, sneaking out later

we leave from Rebecca’s Manor,

said, smoothly changing the subject. “You’ve only just woken up, so you need to pay extra attention

said, having already thought of everything since Amelia woke up. “You don’t have

of my job,” Jeffrey continued, charming as ever. “Let me take a look at the nutritionist you picked. I’ll check them out

Rebecca stared him down.

no idea why she suddenly seemed upset.

end, forced herself to

everything she’d been through recently, she was wound so tightly

first moment, she couldn’t help but assume Jeffrey didn’t believe in her, as if he saw her as someone who couldn’t do

reality,‘ Rebecca realized, ‘he was just showing a little thoughtless care without

his usual way of looking

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to talk, Jeffrey didn’t pry. When dinner rolled around, he ordered some takeaway for everyone. Once they’d eaten, he

time to visit every single day,

visit–rain or shine. And when the day came for her to be discharged, he even sent someone

Amelia was finally released from the hospital, no one was happier for

again, and relieved that all of Rebecca’s effort and persistence

the

Rebecca took a

something. “I’m pretty much back to normal now.

heavy. “Are

Amelia nodded. “Yes.”

mixed with emotions. “Didn’t you say you

I just feel indifferent,” Amelia replied, her tone honest. She had weighed it from every angle before deciding on

chances to start over–Honnala really

place around, except

couldn’t help but ask,

to Honnala for her and Samuel, just forcing herself to get over her own reluctance, Rebecca would much rather pick a different city. She didn’t want her mom to put herself through all that again for her sake, and

I can’t stand still live?‘ But now I see things differently. They’re the ones who messed up, so why should I be the one to leave? If

so full of pride

with her all the way

Rebecca had gone through, and how Ryan had crossed such a long distance just to

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