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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.

families. You all know how

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ahead–I’m not getting mixed up in all that,” another person

Charlotte chimed in again. “So far, only Sebastian from the Quinns has really accepted her, and on the Guzman side, it’s just Mr.

Everyone seemed to agree.

into the wrong party. “We never met her mom, but all the

few

“Might as well see if this

Nobody had any idea

watched Edward walk over like he owned the place, looking at each other, completely

Charlotte, but she waved

the others back and shooting Edward a

someone piped up. “Her husband’s supposed to be that big boss from Jelasburg,

an indifferent nod.

why would you let him

he hit a wall and learned a lesson,” Charlotte said, arms folded as she leaned casually against a pillar, her whole vibe

Everyone just went quiet.

when Edward, dressed to the nines in a jet–black suit, suddenly stepped right

a passing waiter, Edward flashed Rebecca a charming smile. “Ms. Jensen, pleasure to

I can’t

you’re allergic to, or does this

into silence–did he really

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hint?‘ Rebecca

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really is just me,” Edward grinned, picking up on her expression and setting the drink aside. “Well, I’m flattered to be the only one Ms.

just blinked at him, wondering. ‘Did he seriously just say

look, clearly

like they couldn’t

how about some juice instead?” Edward

thought it over for a moment, plastered on a polite smile, and accepted the glass,

someone like that if I can help it, Rebecca thought. ‘Who knows, after I get my shares, we might even end up working

age, Ms. Jensen?” Edward raised his glass in a friendly toast. “And, are

Rebecca replied,

the jackpot

too lazy to deal with his odd choice of

out his drink, then started coughing

still coughing, totally thrown,

her in disbelief, mind wiped clean.

from the Hanson Group,” Rebecca said, cool as

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