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All Stanley got in response was the sound of Rebecca hanging up on him.

‘Wait, did she just hang up on me?‘ Stanley thought, stunned.

Stanley stared at Gregory in disbelief. “She actually hung up on me!”

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‘With a request that weird, isn’t it normal for her to hang up on you?‘ Gregory thought to himself.

But Gregory kept his thoughts to himself, just quietly sighing inside.

“Good thing I’m quick on my feet–I started recording as soon as she picked up,” Stanley said, feeling like he was practically bending over backwards for Jeffrey. ‘Seriously, with a buddy like me, Jeffrey should count his blessings,‘ he thought.

He pushed open the door to the private room.

The air inside was thick with tension. Everyone at the table was a big shot in their field, but right now, they were all holding their breath, intimidated by Jeffrey’s presence.

As soon as Stanley walked in, everyone shot him desperate, pleading looks, silently begging for help.

Stanley walked over to Jeffrey, sat down beside him, and leaned in to whisper, “I just called Rebecca. She told me straight up–she’s not in Jelasburg anymore.”

Jeffrey didn’t even blink, his eyes cool and unreadable.

“Seriously, if you don’t believe me, I can play you the recording,” Stanley said.

“And who are you to her, exactly?” Jeffrey said, his tone icy, keeping everyone at arm’s length.

“I’m her…” Stanley started to say “friend,” but then hesitated. ‘Wait, am I really her friend?‘ he thought. “Her husband’s friend?” he finally said.

“Why do you think she’d tell you where she is, just because you’re her husband’s friend?” Jeffrey replied coolly, not rushing his words. “This is her seat. Move.”

Stanley was stunned for a moment, at a loss for words..

Stanley let out a slow breath, slipped a Bluetooth earpiece into Jeffrey’s ear, and quickly hit play on the call recording with Rebecca.

“Mr. Garcia,” came Rebecca’s voice through the earpiece.

“Did you leave Jelasburg?” Stanley asked on the recording.

“Yes,” Rebecca replied.

Stanley paused the recording. “See? Now do you believe me?”

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cold as midnight. He yanked out the earpiece, tossed it back to Stanley, and his voice was just as frosty as before. “Move. You’re

get a grip?” Stanley was really losing his patience. I’ve never seen anyone so stubborn, he thought. “She’s gone, okay? She’s not in Jelasburg anymore. You could sit here all night and she still wouldn’t show

promised,” Jeffrey replied, not

was holding his breath, frustration building up in his

hit him,

impossible to

“Gregory,” Jeffrey called out.

away, face as calm and unreadable

“Go wait by the door. If she shows up, call

Boss,”

staring at Jeffrey

out of

brows knitted tight as a knot. “Is he crazy? And what’s wrong with you? Didn’t you see me

and doesn’t need him to pick her up,” Gregory replied, totally unfazed.

then what?‘ Stanley

leave until

and completely at

of his mind?‘ Stanley thought,

just wouldn’t budge. Out

picked up, barely pausing whatever

“Seriously, can you

his typing as he replied, totally unfazed. “Hasn’t he always

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just brushed it off. “Then just ship him off to a mental

it or not, but I’m done

like this?‘ Stanley thought, totally

for once?‘ he

eyes glued to the screen, still finding time to poke fun. “You care about that guy way too much–like you’d

muttered a curse

he

bunch is useless,‘ he

Stanley turned to Gregory–really, the closest thing to a sane person here. “You’re seriously sure he’ll leave after five–thirty,

these years with Jeffrey,

and tried to keep his cool. “I’ll

just stood

need to go that far, honestly,’ he

Time was crawling by.

when he was having fun, but now, even after all this waiting, barely

would be in a rotten mood once he finally came out, so he texted Riley again: [When you’re done, get over here. Not for him, then do

Riley didn’t reply.

what felt like forever, half an hour

in close to Jeffrey and whispered, “Ms. Jensen didn’t show up, and she hasn’t

face was calm, completely devoid of

composed he was, the more everyone else in

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