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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cut in, her voice clear and firm. “When everyone was gossiping, did you ever stand

Ryan paused.

he admitted

Rebecca said, biting out each

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

It’s that you love yourself way more than you ever loved her,” Rebecca said, giving it to him straight–she only cared about Amelia. “If you actually cared, even just a

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

but you never had to

never blamed the guy–it was always the woman

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

didn’t say

thought, ‘Not even close to the devoted dad he

could he just stand by and watch all those rumors

heavy silence hung in the

After a long moment.

but ask, “When all this is over, can

you

made

Rebecca said, her attitude still frosty. She stared him down and finally asked the question she’d been holding

with Amelia–she didn’t want to reopen

far, Rebecca figured she had no choice but to confront this so–called

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froze, completely

past started to

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

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

her voice icy. Just from the look

struggling to explain. “It

Rebecca tuned him out.

is ever so complicated that you have to force your

he wouldn’t have forced her–he would’ve talked it out with

was wrong about this. I’m sorry to you and your mom,” Ryan said, not bothering to make

neither of

out of the conference room and went

never expected much from Ryan. She just couldn’t get over how someone as amazing as Amelia kept getting dragged through the mud–stories about her having a baby just to get ahead, wrecking other people’s relationships… none of

but the guys who couldn’t win Amelia over? They just couldn’t get enough of

been waiting for her all this time. As soon as Rebecca stepped out, she walked right up and

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