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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.

something you might not like, but I hope you’ll at least consider

hesitated. “What is

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

confusion all

Amelia nodded. “Yeah.”

her lip, still

really don’t want to, I won’t make you. But calling them that will really annoy Michael–and it’ll let the world know

about the banquet had gradually faded over the past

public chatter was needed

“Okay,” Rebecca agreed.

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

Rebecca nodded.

about some other things, and right around 3:30, Mark Mason let Rebecca know there was a car outside waiting for her, saying

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

lips parted in a polite

just gave a

both over for a simple

Amelia replied, cutting straight to the point without even bothering to explain.

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say anything

this coming even before he

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expressionless as ever, cold and unreadable. “Then we’ll be going. The Quinn family will always be your home. If you ever want

Amelia didn’t respond.

a slight nod, then turned and got into the car with

instead of

gaze flickering across her face for

ticked by, slow

about

fourth time, Rebecca looked over and asked,

Max said, “Nothing.”

Rebecca replied, “Oh.”

Max replied, “Mm.”

her gaze to the window, feeling

a long moment before Max finally broke

said, her eyes still on the world outside. Deep down, she was bracing herself–‘Is he about to start with the

Stephen Hanson really like?” Max asked, his tone frosty. “Did you spend much time around him when you were living with

glanced away from the window, a flicker of surprise in

were

my distance,” Rebecca said openly- nothing to hide since it wasn’t even a secret. “Honestly, I’ve barely seen him a handful of times

past few months… In the last five years, I’ve probably seen him less times than I can count

air around Max seemed to

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Max might have some business with Stephen Hanson, but she didn’t press. Other

married?”

Rebecca replied, “No.”

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