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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voice clear and firm. “When everyone was gossiping, did you ever stand up and tell them you love Mom? When they accused her of

Ryan paused.

admitted to

biting out each word, making

even trying

it to him straight–she only cared about Amelia. “If you actually cared, even just a

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

but you never had to face any

away, got to leave scot–free. People never blamed

what Jessica had told him. He didn’t bother to defend himself. “I’ll make sure you

didn’t say

even close to the

and watch all those rumors swirl for years and do

heavy silence hung in the air

After a long moment.

help but ask, “When all this is

you

made

she’d been holding onto for years, “But first, I want to know–what did Grandpa Sebastian mean

never brought it up with Amelia–she didn’t want to reopen old

since they’d come this far, Rebecca figured she had no

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completely caught

started to surface, one

Amelia from his family’s wrath, he’d obeyed their orders–forced her into an

If Amelia left him, he could always chase after her. But if she lost her life, then there’d be nothing left at

that hard to answer?” Rebecca asked, her voice icy. Just from the look on his face, she already knew it was something she wouldn’t

to explain. “It was

Rebecca tuned him out.

is ever so complicated that you have to

with her. Love isn’t just words; real love means you face everything

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

neither of them said

walked out of the conference room and went looking

much from Ryan. She just couldn’t get over how someone as amazing as Amelia kept getting dragged through

couldn’t win Amelia over?

huh?” Jessica had been waiting for her all this time. As soon as Rebecca stepped out, she walked right up

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