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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excuse for now,” Rebecca cut in, her voice clear and firm. “When everyone was gossiping, did you ever

Ryan paused.

he admitted

biting out each word, making it crystal

not even trying to defend himself–he just owned up to

straight–she only cared about Amelia.

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

for it, but you never had

leave scot–free. People never blamed the guy–it was always

care of everything you mentioned,” Ryan said, remembering what Jessica had told him. He didn’t bother to

say

‘Not even close to the devoted dad he

and watch all those rumors swirl

heavy silence hung in the

After a long moment.

“When all this is over, can

you

made

still frosty. She stared him down and finally asked the question she’d been holding onto for years, “But first, I want to know–what did

up with Amelia–she didn’t want to reopen

come this far, Rebecca figured she had no choice but

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completely

from the past started to surface,

their orders–forced her into an abortion, and

thought, ‘If the baby was gone, she could always get pregnant again. If Amelia left him, he could always chase

that hard to answer?” Rebecca asked, her voice icy. Just from the look on his face, she already knew

Ryan said, struggling to explain. “It

Rebecca tuned him out.

have to force your partner to get rid of a

Amelia, he wouldn’t have forced her–he would’ve talked it out with her. Love isn’t just words; real love means

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

of them said

the conference

Rebecca 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 that

nonsense, but the guys who couldn’t win

all this time. As soon as Rebecca

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