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“Rebecca, where are you?” Stanley’s voice was urgent, the words coming out faster than usual. “Jeffrey’s had an incident. Can you come to Jelasburg?”

Rebecca blinked, slightly stunned. “What happened to him?”

“He passed out. He’s in the hospital now,” Stanley said, trying to keep his voice steady.

Rebecca’s tense heart eased just a little.

For the past month, nobody had brought up Jeffrey around her, and he hadn’t contacted her either.

The endless grind at work and the dinner parties she always had to wrangle her way through barely left her any breathing room. So when she heard something had happened to him, her heart automatically tightened up before she could even process it.

Maybe she just didn’t want Samuel’s dad to get hurt.

Or maybe those five years had left feelings buried too deep to ever pull out.

“He’s been having a rough time lately,” Stanley said, standing outside the hospital room, watching Jeffrey through the glass. Jeffrey looked gaunt and worn out. “Can you come see him?”

Rebecca paused for a moment. “I’m not a doctor. Me being there won’t help.”

Stanley sounded more urgent. “How can you know that if you haven’t even come by?”

Rebecca didn’t answer.

Stanley kept trying to convince her. “Just come see him, for how he’s treated you these past years. Stay until he wakes up, then you can leave–is that okay?”

“Sorry,” Rebecca said, pushing down all the guilt in her chest. “I’m swamped here–I’ve got too much going on. I’m hanging up now.”

“Rebecca, wait-” Stanley’s voice got lost mid–sentence as she pressed end, leaving nothing but silence on the line.

Rebecca gripped her phone tightly, countless emotions battling inside her heart.

‘Stanley wouldn’t have reached out unless things were truly bad,‘ Rebecca thought. But just like she’d said—she wasn’t a doctor, and her showing up wouldn’t change anything. Maybe it was better if their lives stayed separate from now on.

“Mr. Garcia’s calling again,” Mark reminded her quietly.

Rebecca looked down.

Her phone kept lighting up with Mr. Garcia’s number.

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a while before hanging up, then texted him: [Jeffrey and I have nothing to do with each other anymore.

he wanted

the

agree?” Gregory asked, glancing at Stanley’s expression and

just turns her

much before,” Gregory replied, shaking his head. “Of

not about being ruthless–maybe she’s just

her heart would melt, she’d feel bad for him, and end

to speak harsher than he meant. “She was the only one he ever

word, just gave

is supposed to stick together through thick and thin,” Stanley pressed on, his tone

more Stanley spoke, the more

was Jeffrey’s fault, but Rebecca couldn’t exactly wash her hands of

to know what the problem is,” Gregory said, always the level- headed one. “You know Mr. Hanson better

let anyone see his wounds, and he would

attention.

people to treat him well because of who he is now–not because of anything

that, Rebecca was

handled this

anyone else. That’s exactly why

of blame too,” Stanley muttered,

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Mr. Hanson, and

right

wife wouldn’t show up, then at least his best friend

Jensen, you really don’t need to worry too much. Mr. Hanson is just worn out from not getting enough sleep–it’s not as bad as Mr. Garcia

back almost

to get some rest

the last five years, Rebecca pressed her pale

typing out a question: [Why

Jeffrey’s health had always been perfect—his checkups spotless, and even busy nights

word “fainted” just seemed completely out of

almost

heart was a

off in three seconds flat,

between those two, I’ll eat my damn

public, she was always “boss.” “Are you thinking of heading to the airport? I

Rebecca: “No”

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