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Ryan’s mature, composed expression went silent for a moment. After thinking it over, he finally stood up and set a business card on the table. “If anything comes up, you can always call me. That line will always go through.”

Rebecca stayed quiet, saying nothing.

Ryan walked out.

Rebecca watched him leave through the villa gate before walking over to sit beside Amelia.

Seeing the look of anger on her face, Amelia couldn’t help but laugh. “I’m not even upset. Why are you so worked up?”

“I hate how they act like time just wipes away everything they did,” Rebecca muttered, standing up for her.

Amelia caught the word. “They?”

Rebecca pressed her lips together.

She wasn’t sure if she should say anything.

Ryan’s appearance had already reopened Amelia’s old wounds. If she brought up the Quinn family now, would it just make her feel even worse?

“Did you run into anyone from the Quinn family?” Amelia asked, her tone flat, like they were just some random people she didn’t care about.

Rebecca hesitated, wanting to say something but holding back.

Amelia ruffled her hair, her eyes soft with a tenderness reserved only for her. “Since I made the choice to let you come to Honnala, it means I’m past everything that happened. At most, I just don’t want anything to do

with them.”

“Can you tell me what happened in the past?” Rebecca wanted to know.

“There’s really nothing worth talking about, just a bunch of meaningless little things,” Amelia said, sounding bored. “If they’re genuinely good to you, it’s your choice whether or not to accept it.”

Rebecca hesitated.

Amelia added, “Seriously.”

Rebecca’s tone was defiant. “I just can’t.”

“You’re even more stubborn than me,” Amelia said, sounding half amused and half exasperated. “Honestly, if you want to start your own business, that attitude won’t get you far.”

“How come?” Rebecca piped up.

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bend a little, talk the right way, and keep your cool,” Amelia explained.

If they have a point, I can deal. But if what they say doesn’t make sense, then

is, sometimes it’s not even about being right

Rebecca mulled it over.

before. Her entire circle growing up was just her dad and mom,

keeping her

“Okay,” Rebecca agreed.

August 26th,” Amelia said, never forgetting her kids‘ birthdays. “Do

Rebecca paused.

On August 26th.

birthday was the

celebrate together on the night of the 26th–her birthday first, then his just after

“At home,” Rebecca answered.

“Alright,” Amelia agreed.

they switched topics and started chatting about other

meetings with Liam and Ryan behind her. As for Jeffrey,

Andrea kept reaching out, calling Rebecca several times over the past few

blocking her

few days flashed

talk, Jeffrey hadn’t run into Rebecca once. With her birthday coming up fast, he instructed Gregory, “Get

“On it,” Gregory replied.

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the cabinet. He glanced at the screen- Andrea. He picked up without a second thought, his voice cold and detached as

because she can’t stand the thought of

talk to you. It’s important,” Andrea said, her voice clipped and tense–clearly, after Rebecca blew her off, she was forcing herself to

“Honnala,” Jeffrey replied.

“Come back,” Andrea insisted.

stayed stone cold. “Can’t come back for now–whatever

promise…” Andrea tried to use that against

Jeffrey said, as cold and distant as ever.

She asked him to book her a flight, determined

Gregory to take

And that was that.

on Jeffrey, clearly wanting to say something but holding back.

voice was flat.

stab yourself just so Andrea couldn’t call you back when it’s Ms. Jensen’s birthday?” Gregory blurted out,

eyes stayed cold. “You’re overthinking

Gregory pressed, “Really?”

back, “Don’t you have anything

question, the more certain Gregory became in

Hanson must’ve factored all this in,‘ Gregory thought, sure now that he was

with her, but with Andrea causing trouble this year, he

all I want, Gregory mused, ‘but I’ll

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