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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, finally. Things are

rehab specialists,” Jeffrey chimed in, trying to shift the conversation. “Why don’t you just move back

every bit of Rebecca’s past suffering fresh in her mind. “I’m not interested

Jeffrey was speechless.

moment of anger, but then it hit him–it wasn’t just about

Rebecca’s Manor now, sneaking out later would

Manor, it’ll be way too

place,” Jeffrey said, smoothly changing the subject. “You’ve only just woken

said, having already thought of everything since

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

Rebecca stared him down.

was totally lost–he had no idea

herself to swallow all her

she was wound so tightly that even one offhand

believe in

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

by it—it was just his usual way of looking out for me,‘ she reminded

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she didn’t want to talk, Jeffrey didn’t pry. When dinner rolled around, he

visit every single

though Amelia never exactly welcomed him, he never missed a visit–rain or shine. And when the day

was finally released from the hospital, no

see Amelia healthy again, and relieved that all of Rebecca’s effort and persistence had truly

they knew it, the

dinner, Amelia and Rebecca took

her daughter, who always seemed cheerful but was clearly weighed down by something. “I’m pretty much back to normal now. Do you want to leave soon, or wait

slowly, her steps heavy. “Are we really

Amelia nodded. “Yes.”

was mixed with emotions. “Didn’t you

replied, her tone honest. She had weighed it from

or chances to start over–Honnala really has

the best place around, except maybe

couldn’t help but

rather pick a different city. She didn’t want

a place where the people 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?

of pride

her all the way into middle

Ryan had crossed such a long distance just to find her, Amelia finally understood: no matter

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