After the divorce, he begged

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Ryan paused.

He hadn’t expected her to ask about something even he was afraid to think about.

Seeing him lost in thought, Rebecca asked again, “Do you love her?”

“Yes,” he replied firmly, his expression more composed and serious than ever. “It hasn’t changed all these years.”

If it weren’t for love, he wouldn’t have withstood his family’s pressure and stayed single his whole life.

Rebecca locked eyes with him. “Honestly, I don’t think you actually love her.”

Ryan’s brow furrowed a little.

‘He couldn’t figure out why she’d say something like that,‘ he thought.

“If you truly loved her, you wouldn’t have let Mom be weighed down by all those rumors,” Rebecca said, her voice calm but direct. “Amelia and Richard always treated me kindly growing up–so I see things for what they are. You wouldn’t just stand there and let others talk about her like that without doing anything.”

“I’ll make them pay for it,” Ryan promised.

“And then what?” Rebecca asked.

Ryan looked confused for a moment.

Rebecca didn’t mince words. “Next time you’re not there, they’ll still gossip. You know what? They might even double down just because you stood up to them.”

“I can’t control what people say, but I’ll do everything within my power to keep it to a minimum,” Ryan said, knowing he couldn’t guarantee the rumors would vanish. “And I’ll make sure neither you nor Amelia has to hear any of it.”

“That’s why I say you don’t really love her,” Rebecca cut in, dropping all the formal tone. Her words were cold, blunt–she wasn’t interested in being polite anymore.

Ryan’s gaze grew intense, shadows flickering in his eyes.

Rebecca gave the most straightforward example: “You know why, despite how different Jeffrey and I are in terms of family background, nobody has ever dared to gossip about us out there, not even once?”

“Because he stood up in front of everyone and said he loves me.”

“He declared I’m the only one that matters to him. Anyone who gives me trouble is basically picking a fight with him.”

“It’s complicated between me and your mom,” Ryan said, making sure Rebecca didn’t get the wrong idea.

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“Some things just can’t be talked about in public.”

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might’ve been complicated back then, but that’s no excuse for now,” Rebecca cut in, her voice clear and firm. “When everyone was gossiping, did you

Ryan paused.

admitted to

said, biting out each

didn’t think it through,” Ryan admitted, not even trying

ever loved her,” Rebecca said, giving it to him straight–she only cared about Amelia. “If you actually cared, even just a little, you wouldn’t

days, getting pregnant before marriage meant facing way more gossip and judgment than it does

paid for it, but you never had to face any

scot–free. People never blamed the

him. He didn’t bother to defend himself. “I’ll make sure you and

didn’t say another

‘Not even close to the devoted dad he

honestly loved her, how could he just stand by and watch

heavy silence hung in the

After a long moment.

help but ask, “When all this is over, can

you

made

the question she’d been holding onto for years, “But first, I

up with Amelia–she

this far, Rebecca figured she had no choice

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froze, completely caught

the past started to surface,

his family’s wrath, he’d obeyed their orders–forced her into an abortion, and spat out some cold, heartless

If Amelia left him, he could always chase after her. But if she

icy. Just from the look on his face, she already knew it was something she wouldn’t

struggling to explain. “It was complicated

Rebecca tuned him out.

so complicated that you have to force your partner to get

with her. Love isn’t just words;

this. I’m sorry to you and your mom,” Ryan said, not bothering to make excuses. “I’ll do everything I can to make it

neither of them said another

of the conference room and

Amelia kept getting dragged through the mud–stories about her having a baby just to get ahead, wrecking other people’s relationships…

nonsense, but the guys who couldn’t win Amelia

all this time. As soon as Rebecca stepped out, she

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