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Rebecca didn’t ask for details. She went in with Jessica, determined to handle whatever Jack wanted from her.

“Rebecca,” Jessica called out, glancing at the people around them. “Are all these people here because they’re curious about you?”

“I don’t know. Maybe,” Rebecca replied, unfazed.

She’d been through this before, right after she married Jeffrey.

Back then, everyone was curious why someone as high–profile as Jeffrey would marry a fallen heiress like her, and why he was always holding her hand, never letting her out of his sight.

She’d wondered about it herself too.

Jeffrey’s answer had been: “Because I only love you.”

“I’ll drop you guys off here,” Jack said, already turning to leave. “Just call me if you need anything. I’m heading

out.”

Rebecca gave him a polite nod. “Okay, thanks.”

Jack tossed in, “Grandpa and Uncle David are upstairs. If you’re bored down here, you can always head up- second room on the right, second floor.”

“Okay,” Rebecca answered.

Jack didn’t stick around.

He went off to handle his own business.

Sebastian had told him not to hover around Rebecca the whole time, worried she’d find them annoying.

As soon as Jack left, some of the other young guests in the banquet hall shifted their attention straight to Rebecca. They clustered in small groups with drinks in hand, openly watching her with nothing but curiosity and scrutiny in their eyes.

“Who’s gonna give it a shot?” asked Charlotte, her long brown hair cascading over her shoulders.

“She’s basically the little princess of the Guzman and Quinn families. Who’d dare try to approach her?” one of them said.

“Exactly!” another added.

“Did you see the entourage when she arrived? Even Sebastian and Mr. Guzman only get attention like that.”

“Yeah, but Michael from the Quinns doesn’t really seem to approve of her,” someone pointed out.

of both families. You

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you want to test your luck, go ahead–I’m not getting mixed up in all that,” another person said

the gun,” Charlotte chimed in again. “So far, only Sebastian from the Quinns has really accepted her, and on the Guzman

Everyone seemed to agree.

Rebecca a look like she was some naive little rabbit who’d stumbled into the wrong party. “We never met her mom, but all the adults at home have gossiped about her. Word is, Mr. Guzman’s never liked Amelia–so of

a few heads

me give it a whirl,” Edward Leighton piped up with a cocky grin. “Might as well see if this

any idea what was

he owned the place, looking at each other,

at Charlotte, but she waved them off, not

him go,” Charlotte said, holding the others back and shooting Edward

married?” someone piped up. “Her husband’s supposed to

gave an

why would you let him

learned a lesson,” Charlotte said, arms folded as she leaned casually against a pillar, her whole vibe totally relaxed. “Let him see for himself—there’s always someone bigger

Everyone just went quiet.

when Edward, dressed to the nines

Rebecca a charming smile. “Ms. Jensen, pleasure to meet you. Care to join me for

can’t drink,” Rebecca shot back, totally

me you’re allergic to, or does this happen around

just looked at him, stunned into silence–did he really not catch

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he take a hint?‘ Rebecca thought to herself,

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and setting the drink aside. “Well, I’m flattered to be the only one

just blinked at him, wondering.

look, clearly

was like they couldn’t

together. Since you can’t drink, how about some juice instead?” Edward said cheerfully, handing her a fresh glass. “Let’s call it a

a polite smile, and accepted

heir to the Leighton family–a pretty important name, even outside the big four. ‘No need to make trouble with someone like that if I can help it, Rebecca thought. ‘Who knows, after I get my shares, we might

Ms. Jensen?” Edward raised his

am,” Rebecca replied, keeping

still didn’t catch on. “So, which lucky guy landed the jackpot

lazy to deal with his odd choice of

about spat out his drink, then started coughing like

coughing, totally thrown,

disbelief, mind wiped clean. “Wait–who did

Hanson Group,” Rebecca said, cool

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