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Rebecca: [Yes.]

Max’s fingers tapped on his phone: [I’ll have Jack pick you up at 3:30 PM.]

Rebecca replied with an “Okay”

But she couldn’t help but wonder, ‘Didn’t he tell me to keep my distance from Jack? So why is he sending Jack to pick me up now?‘

Once Max saw her reply, he updated his grandfather Sebastian, and after finishing up his tasks, he called Winston. “Any updates on what I asked you to investigate?”

“The person you asked me to look into is in Jelasburg,” Winston reported, laying out everything he knew. “And that person has a connection with Stephen Hanson from the Hanson family.”

Max’s brows furrowed.

‘Stephen Hanson?‘ Max thought, surprised.

‘How could she be tangled up with Stephen Hanson?‘ he wondered, doubt flickering in his mind.

“What kind of connection?” Max asked, his voice low and sharp.

“Not sure yet,” Winston answered, treading carefully because he knew this person meant something to Max. “All I can tell is, she’s staying at a place owned by Stephen Hanson–and nobody else knows about it.”

Max’s lips pressed into a thin, hard line, and the air around him turned icy cold.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, his voice completely devoid of emotion.

“Got it,” he said, his tone flat and unreadable.

Winston asked out of habit, “Should I keep digging?”

Max answered flatly, “No, that’s enough.”

Winston replied, “Understood.”

And just like that, the call ended.

Even after ending the call, Max couldn’t calm down. Instead, his mind was restless, a storm of doubts swirling inside him, getting stronger with every wild guess.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, Rebecca was wide awake.

After lunch, Jessica and Ian headed out, leaving Rebecca alone with Amelia, who started listing all the things

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she needed to be careful about once she was at the Quinn family’s house.

A

Adhvary

“You’re going to the Quinn family because Sebastian invited you,” Amelia reminded her seriously. “No matter how polite or friendly they seem, don’t open up to them. Just protect yourself.”

“I know.” Rebecca said softly, still feeling uneasy about the Quinn family.

look. “There’s something you might

“What

brothers to you, just go with whatever names he uses,” Amelia said casually, as if this wasn’t a big deal. “And stick with those names, even when you’re around other people.

blinked, confusion all

Amelia nodded. “Yeah.”

her lip, still

want to, I won’t make you. But calling them that will really annoy Michael–and

the banquet had gradually faded

was needed to help protect

“Okay,” Rebecca agreed.

it,”

Rebecca nodded.

Rebecca know there was a car outside waiting for her, saying it was

out, grabbed her bag, and stepped outside. She had barely taken a couple of steps when she saw Max, dressed in a sharp, expensive suit, getting out of the car. He gave her a slight nod,

in a polite greeting. “Aunt

gave a

for a simple meal,” Max said, relaying

replied, cutting straight to the point without even bothering

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didn’t say anything

already seen this coming

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The Quinn family will always be your

Amelia didn’t respond.

turned and got into the car

didn’t bother asking why it was Max picking her up instead of Jack. She just kept to herself, sitting

flickering across her face for

by,

were about halfway

for the fourth time, Rebecca looked over and asked, “What

Max said, “Nothing.”

Rebecca replied, “Oh.”

Max replied, “Mm.”

her gaze to the window, feeling strangely

car was silent for a long moment before Max finally

on the world outside. Deep down, she was

asked, his tone frosty. “Did you spend much time around

away from the window, a flicker of surprise in her eyes. “Stephen

eyes were

to keep my distance,” Rebecca said openly- nothing to hide since it wasn’t

years, I’ve probably seen him less times than I can count

seemed to grow

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have some business with Stephen Hanson, but

he married?”

Rebecca replied, “No.”

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