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Stephen looked at her, still as refined and gentlemanly as ever. “It’s been a while.”

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“You’re not here to catch up, are you?” Rebecca said, her tone as direct as ever. “Mom said you wanted to talk to me. What is it?”

“Do you know what happened to Jeffrey?” Stephen asked.

Rebecca replied, “Yeah.”

Stephen said, “Go see him.”

“Jeffrey and I are divorced,” Rebecca said, keeping her tone cool and impassive, as she always did. “You’re knocking on the wrong door.”

“Back when we made that deal, you promised to spare his life,” Stephen reminded her gently, his words unhurried but firm. “I came to see if you’d keep your word.”

“We left on our own terms,” Rebecca responded.

“That’s right,” Stephen agreed.

“Which means our deal doesn’t count,” Rebecca said flatly.

“Whether the deal is valid depends on whether I kept my promise–not on whether you took advantage of it,” Stephen corrected her. “As Meditech’s boss, you of all people should understand that.”

Rebecca knew that.

But she wasn’t convinced Stephen’s motives were really that simple.

“He’s dying,” Stephen suddenly said.

Rebecca’s gaze sharpened as she stared at him.

She shot back without even thinking, “Impossible.”

“If you don’t go back, he won’t make it to New Year’s,” Stephen said, matter–of–factly. “Ever since the divorce, he’s fallen apart. He still eats every meal and goes to bed on time, but ends up puking everything and barely gets a wink of sleep”

Rebecca’s heart clenched.

Stephen looked right at her. “He wants to keep going, but his feelings are completely out of control.”

Stephen went on, “You know how much he hates hospitals, right? Well, he even dragged himself to the psychiatry department–the one he can’t stand–and asked the doctor for sleeping pills.”

Stephen went on, “There was one time Jeffrey lost consciousness. While he was drifting in and out, he kept

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glanced up, lips pressed tight, but she didn’t say

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Stephen added, and for once, all the scheming vanished from his eyes–what was left was just an older brother, tangled with emotion

line pierced Rebecca right through,

her mind, cutting her over and over,

and take his meds,” Stephen said, the ache in his voice obvious–the kind he’d only ever felt twice for Jeffrey. “All he’s hoping for is that if you ever need him, he can

pressure in

up. “Jeffrey made mistakes, I know, but as his brother,

hollow, barely betraying any emotion. “So why are you telling

the way he always did–calm and collected. “When did I ever say I

parted her lips, but the words didn’t come

still my brother. As his big brother, there’s no way I could just

that, he walked out, not giving Rebecca a chance to ask

Amelia politely invited him to stay for breakfast, but Stephen

already waiting

at the villa, hesitated for a moment,

her own,” Stephen said, rubbing his tired eyes, obvious he hadn’t slept all night. “She may

she does”

politely, “Thank

and he found out at dawn that

Stephen glanced at him. “If you could talk Jeffrey into

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kidding, right? If a few words from me could do

any blunders

replied, “Mr. Hanson

said, “How about I double your

Gregory replied, “Deal.”

caught off

expected

do pretty much anything. If I’m getting double the pay for the same gig, I’d be stupid not to

let out a soft

to handle things, Stephen thought to

of sight,

as

that she couldn’t bear the thought of Jeffrey dying. If it wasn’t serious, Stephen never would have shown up. “I think I need

had shown her, nor could she

tried, she just couldn’t steel herself to stand

you want to go, then go,” Amelia said, always respecting Rebecca’s

Mark. She was in a daze the whole time,

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