After the divorce, he begged

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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.

a serious look. “There’s something you might not like, but I

“What

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. No need to overthink

confusion all

Amelia nodded. “Yeah.”

bit her lip, still

want to, I won’t make you. But calling them that

about the banquet had gradually

public chatter was needed

“Okay,” Rebecca agreed.

really can’t bring yourself to say it, don’t force it,” Amelia said softly.

Rebecca nodded.

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

Amelia she was heading 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, then looked past her to Amelia, who was standing

a

gave

me to invite you both over for a simple

cutting straight to the

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say

already seen this coming even before

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going. The Quinn family will always be your home. If you ever want to come back, just say the

Amelia didn’t respond.

slight nod, then turned and

was Max picking her up instead of Jack. She just kept to herself, sitting silently

across her face for barely a heartbeat before

ticked by, slow

about

for the fourth time, Rebecca looked

Max said, “Nothing.”

Rebecca replied, “Oh.”

Max replied, “Mm.”

gaze to the window, feeling

a long moment before

down, she was bracing herself–‘Is he about to start with the shareholder talk again?‘ she thought,

frosty. “Did you spend much time around him

away from the window, a flicker of surprise in her

were

guy and to keep my distance,” Rebecca said openly- nothing to

for these past few months… In the last five years, I’ve probably seen him less

seemed to grow even

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might have some business with Stephen Hanson, but

married?”

Rebecca replied, “No.”

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