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Alright, I’m hanging up.” Riley said, cutting him off. “I’ve got stuff to deal with here.”

Stanley frowned. “You’re really not going to bother with him?”

Riley replied, “He’s a grown man, why should I care?”

Stanley was silent.

Riley added, “If you want to babysit him, be my guest. I’ve got better things to do.”

Jeffrey never really got over what happened before, but maybe this time he’ll finally figure it out. If he still can’t move on and keeps stubbornly believing you must fulfill every promise no matter what, well, that’s just asking for trouble. Serves him right.

“You’re actually serious?” Stanley asked.

Riley just shot back, “Yeah,” and hung up before he could say anything else.

Stanley stared at his phone, wondering how he ended up dealing with someone so stone–cold. He considered calling her back to reason with her, but honestly, nothing he said would ever get through. With a heavy sigh, he put the phone down, feeling totally defeated.

Stanley thought, ‘No one cares, so why should I?‘

‘I’m done with this,‘ he told himself, fed up.

Jeffrey had just been so indifferent–why should Stanley keep putting himself out there only to get the cold shoulder every time?

Thinking this, Stanley turned to the driver Gregory sent and said, “Forget the hospital. Take me to the airport.”

Rebecca got home a little after eight.

Before she went inside, she took a deep breath and squared herself up–she didn’t want Samuel worrying if he saw her upset.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Amelia sitting on the couch, chatting on the phone. When she noticed Rebecca and Jessica coming in, she wrapped up the call and put her phone down. “Why are you back so early?” she asked.

“Nothing much, just got bored and came home,” Rebecca replied, not wanting to get into it. She quickly changed the subject. “Andrea didn’t come here causing trouble, did she?”

Amelia replied, “Yeah, she did.”

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Rebecca’s heart tightened. And you and Samuel F

“We’re fine tan stopped her before she could even get inside, Amelia said quickly, not wanting Rebecca to worry. He’s upstairs playing with Samuel Why don’t you go say hi?*

Okay, Rebecca said, and headed upstairs with Jessica.

Before they even reached the playroom, they could hear lan Yeats asking, “Alright, here comes the big question–who’s the killer?”

Samuel Hanson answered in his usual crisp voice, “A”

“Seriously, it’s that easy?” lan muttered, starting to question everything.

one who fits, Samuel shot back, completely at ease

on Rebecca’s unsettled vibe. “What are you two talking about? Sounds like you’re having a blast in

Ian asked, not really surprised since he knew they’d been at a party. He stood up,

sat down next to Samuel. “What’s

book. “Check this out. Who do you think the

Jessica replied, “A.”

Rebecca said, “A.”

out in perfect

scoffed, sounding exasperated. “The suspects

exchanged an awkward glance, both a

so this felt like uncovering a hidden gem to him. Excited, he urged them, “Take a closer

Jessica leaned in, giving the

but Rebecca

that’s my

Samuel, practically buzzing with excitement. “But guess how long it took Samuel to solve it after I finished reading the

Rebecca guessed, “A minute?”

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Jessica added, ‘Five minutes”

practically shouting in disbelief. “I hadn’t even figured

it was luck the first time, but after a dozen questions, he solved them

kid…

born to solve

didn’t even read it himself. I just read everything out loud, lan said, still impressed. “After a dozen questions, he never

with a grin. “Rebecca was sought after by all the top universities, and Jeffrey was accepted into a top international university straight from

Ian nodded. “That’s true.”

playfully ruffled Samuel’s hair, throwing

immediately turned

kept trading compliments back and

out in the study

until after nine, once Samuel was sound asleep,

row, and Ian noticed Rebecca was even quieter than usual.

just needs some time to adjust,”

her.

“Adjust to

“It’s about

marriage–they genuinely fell for each other,

real, and so was the regret–every emotion came straight from

asked,

don’t get it,‘ Ian

at the divorce

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their divorce, Jessica explained for her friend, since Rebecca didn’t feel like

“So how

said, “They’re going to

out, “But tomorrow’s

just stared,