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Over the next few days, Rebecca got Samuel settled into school and then spent the rest of her time at home with Ann, learning all about the Quinn family and the Quinn Group.

She dived into everything–business partners, suppliers, factories, you name it.

As for Jessica, after celebrating her birthday, she went off to check out the set and planned to stay in Honnala for the next few months.

She needed to oversee the filming of an important script, plus her mom had some stuff to talk over with her.

With everyone else gone,

Only lan remained in Jelasburg.

On the 29th, when Jessica dropped by for dinner with Rebecca, Ian hit them up with a surprise video chat. As soon as he got through, he went off on them: “Seriously, don’t you have any conscience at all, leaving a guy as handsome, suave, and hilarious as me stranded all alone in Jelasburg? You don’t feel guilty even a little?”

Jessica shot back, “Not at all.”

Rebecca chimed in, “Not at all.”

They answered in perfect harmony, not missing a beat.

Ian practically exploded, “You guys are savage!”

Jessica and Rebecca just kept munching away, totally ignoring Ian’s face on the screen–as if he didn’t even exist.

Ian–he was so pissed, he might’ve shattered his molars if he kept grinding his teeth any harder.

What else could he do?

Just suck it up.

After all, neither of those two would ever let him have the upper hand.

“Hey, quit munching for a second. I’ve got something serious to say,” Ian said, watching them chow down so happily his own stomach started complaining.

Jessica stuffed a piece of meat in her mouth without even looking up. “Go ahead.”

“Can’t you at least pretend to respect me?” Ian gritted his teeth.

Jessica replied with a totally straight face, “We’re picking up your call while eating–trust me, that’s already the most respect you’re getting.”

Rebecca chimed in, “Exactly.”

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Ian felt like he’d just been stabbed. “What do you mean, ‘exactly? Ben–the doctor Andrea was keeping an eye on–just woke up.”

Jessica paused mid–bite.

Rebecca froze for a second.

At the same time, they both set down their forks and looked up at lan on the screen. Jessica pressed, “When did he wake up? Did you get a chance to talk to him?”

from keeping watch at the

he can talk normally,” Jessica said, just going right back to

else,”

didn’t even bother looking up.

lan fell silent.

raised an

at him, a

so focused on eating and totally ignoring him made him even more irritated. “I’m not saying a word until you put down your

care,” Jessica shot back, not giving him

“Are you seriously

on the verge of a breakdown. “Do I not get any respect in this group

you honestly have zero family status,” Jessica said,

“Becky, are

the boss here–whatever

so she’d stop looking down on him

now,”

their

ties into whoever Jeffrey’s real benefactor is,’

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Whatever

for that thing with

and Jessica ended up telling

remembered. “Next time you need to talk to Ben, be sure to switch off your phone first–just in

already caught word that Ben’s

tap your phone–so

it,” Ian replied without

in her voice. “If you ever need a hand, just say the

need to be so formal with me,” Ian grinned, practically

way he lit

grabbed her phone and sent him a message: [Look at you,

[You just don’t get it–this is the magic

shuddered, goosebumps prickling

really ends up with Rebecca, am I

two need

Ian: “Nope.”

Jessica: “Nope.”

hesitating for a split second. You could tell they weren’t about to disrespect their own mood with anything less than total

to Ian, hung

said,

Rebecca glanced over. “Yeah?”

“Why are you

said, not wanting any more mess. “I don’t want to get dragged back into his drama. I’ll just wait until Andrea tells me who that person is–then I’ll decide what

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