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“No.” Jeffrey said, watching Rebecca step out the front door through the closed car window. He hesitated for a moment, then said, “Let’s go.”

“Come on, we’re already here,” Barry protested, not wanting to leave just yet. “Let’s at least see her.”

Jeffrey shot him a look.

Barry immediately shut up.

The car started up.

Barry turned his head, rolled down the window, and waved at Rebecca.

Before Rebecca could even say thank you, the car had already disappeared from her sight. But for a brief moment, it seemed as if she spotted someone in the back seat, looking well–dressed and refined.

“Dad’s such a jerk!” Samuel complained, watching the car drive away with Rebecca. “I just made him mad, and now he won’t even come out to say goodbye.”

“He was in the car?” Rebecca asked.

Samuel nodded. “Yeah.”

Rebecca paused, her eyes flickering with uncertainty.

Samuel shot her a quick sideways glance. When he realized she wasn’t angry, he suddenly bounced up. “Oh no!”

Rebecca’s chest tightened with worry. “What happened?”

“The stuff I brought back from Jelasburg is still in his car!” Samuel blurted out, his face painted with worry as he dashed away on his little legs. “I’ll go get it!”

Rebecca tried to call out and tell him to wait, but he was already halfway across the yard.

Rebecca hurried after him, pulling out her phone to call Jeffrey.

Jeffrey picked up almost instantly. “Hello?”

“Samuel left something in your car. Can you pull over for a second?” Rebecca said, spotting the black car still moving ahead. “We’ll come get it.”

Jeffrey didn’t hesitate. He turned to Barry and said, “Pull over.”

Barry replied, “Got it!”

In just a few seconds, Barry parked the car.

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After the car stopped, Barry spun around with a mischievous grin. “Bet you’re wishing you just got out and said hi to Rebecca, huh?”

answer, just stared silently at

that Jeffrey was still on the phone. “You know, you could

a cold

back in

someone

knocked on

Barry had both

pop the trunk?” Rebecca called out to Barry, standing by

Barry blinked in confusion.

eyes wide in

to

on, was that actually Rebecca calling the boss just now?‘ Barry wondered,

while Barry was still confused and

it!” Barry snapped out of his daze, quickly

that things had come to this, Jeffrey opened the car door

at Samuel, who was digging around in the trunk, then

together, but in the end, he

Barry greeted as he hopped out

shot him a sideways look.

to play matchmaker for her and Jeffrey. He didn’t even blink before lying, “Swear

over at Samuel, then shifted

respond, Jeffrey broke in first, “We’ve

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he instantly choked back the rest. “Right!

morning you’re leaving for an overseas business trip tomorrow and I can’t go with you,” Samuel piped up, clutching the little box and blowing up Jeffrey’s story on the spot. “Rebecca, he’s totally trying

was completely lost for

just sold me out,‘ Jeffrey thought, both annoyed

Samuel a secret thumbs–up, practically bursting with pride

you don’t mind, just come in and help yourself,” Rebecca

the fact that he wasn’t exactly welcome. “I’ve

Barry was gobsmacked.

at the

reaction.

replied, sounding totally

Rebecca down when she invited you for lunch? You know

didn’t say

really stayed for lunch, that’d make things even worse,‘ Jeffrey

Rebecca too well–she didn’t actually want him there. She only offered because Samuel was around; she didn’t want

intuition was right on the

point, Rebecca preferred to keep her distance

sense of relief, deep down she still couldn’t fully let down her guard. All she really wanted was for

you get

shook his head.

Samuel did it on

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