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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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learn to bend a little, talk the right way, and keep your cool,” Amelia explained. “If someone rips your project to

“Depends. If they have a point, I can deal. But if what

is, sometimes it’s

Rebecca mulled it over.

to start a business before. Her entire circle growing up was just her dad and mom, Jeffrey’s crowd, plus Jessica and

get your divorce settled,” Amelia said, keeping her from spiraling. “The rest–I’ll help you work through it, one step at a

“Okay,” Rebecca agreed.

never forgetting her kids‘ birthdays. “Do you want to

Rebecca paused.

On August 26th.

was the

tradition for them to celebrate together on the night of the

“At home,” Rebecca answered.

“Alright,” Amelia agreed.

switched topics

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

Rebecca several times over the past

after Rebecca kept hanging up and blocking her calls, Andrea finally

days flashed by.

Rebecca once. With her birthday coming up fast, he instructed Gregory, “Get a fireworks show set up near where Rebecca lives

“On it,” Gregory replied.

went on, “Make sure her favorite sports car gets sent straight

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say something when his phone buzzed loudly on the cabinet. He glanced at the screen- Andrea. He picked up without a second thought, his voice cold and detached as always. “Yeah, what do you

thought of me spending the 26th with

important,” Andrea said, her voice clipped and tense–clearly,

“Honnala,” Jeffrey replied.

“Come back,” Andrea insisted.

stayed stone cold. “Can’t come back for now–whatever it is, just

tried to use that

to keep waving that promise around,” Jeffrey said, as cold and distant as ever. “I’m still stuck at the hospital–the doctor won’t let me

to book her a flight, determined to

to take

And that was that.

wanting to say

voice was flat. “What

back when it’s Ms. Jensen’s birthday?” Gregory blurted out, sounding almost

stayed cold.

Gregory pressed, “Really?”

answer, just shot back, “Don’t you have anything

the more certain Gregory became in his

this in,‘ Gregory thought, sure

Andrea causing trouble this year, he figured out a

Gregory mused, ‘but

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