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“Mr. Hanson probably won’t be waking up anytime soon,” Gregory said, his tone as calm as ever, but with a hint of concern. “Why don’t you head back to Soft Garden and get some rest? You can come by and check in whenever you want.”

‘Rebecca couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

‘Honestly, she had assumed they’d expect her to keep watch around here twenty–four seven.’”

“By the way, a few hospitals around here are inviting bids,” Gregory added, passing along the news. “You could consider applying.”

Rebecca looked up.

Gregory quickly explained, “Rest assured, because of your agreement with Mr. Hanson, I haven’t contacted anyone on their end. Whether you get the project all depends on your proposal and how well you negotiate.”

“Thanks,” Rebecca replied, her tone polite but distant.

Back when she was still in Honnala, Rebecca had heard there were projects in Jelasburg, but she’d never bothered getting a bid ready. Honestly, the work meant endless trips back and forth for meetings, and with Jelasburg being neither too big nor too small, there was always the risk of running into Jeffrey–which she really wanted to avoid.

But now that she was already here, ‘Guess there’s no harm in trying, Rebecca thought.

‘Might as well see how it goes,‘ she decided.

If she managed to snag a major project, she could just wrap up the two ongoing ones and be done; if it was something smaller, she’d just tack on another minor gig. No sweat.

“If you need any help, just let me know,” Gregory said. “Here in Jelasburg, Mr. Hanson still calls the shots.”

“No need,” Rebecca replied, turning him down.

This time, Rebecca was determined to win fair and square–she wanted Michael and the others to not be able to find any fault in her. If Jeffrey or Gregory jumped in, people would say she was leaning on family or outside help, and that would just open a whole can of worms for her.

“Gregory!” Stanley suddenly barked. “Call up all the bodyguards from every floor–right now!”

He was absolutely determined to teach that guy Mark Mason a lesson today.

“This guy is totally asking for it, Stanley thought.

‘He actually thinks that just because he’s with Rebecca, I wouldn’t dare do anything to him? Let’s see about that,‘ Stanley fumed.

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“Even if you called a hundred guys up here, you still couldn’t take me down,” Mark said with a laid–back, almost mocking calm. “You know the rule–take down the boss first. And right now, you’re standing awfully

close.”

Stanley gritted his teeth in frustration, his temper barely under control.

guy’s really asking for it… Stanley muttered

and the others have come a long way–they could really use some rest,” Gregory chimed in, stepping between them to defuse the situation before things got ugly. “You’ve been up all night yourself, so how about we call it quits

Rebecca called out, “Mark.”

came right over to Rebecca–he never hesitates when

as he said, word for word, “Go rest up for now. In a couple of days, we’ll have ourselves

if this ‘contest‘ ends up with someone in

calls in the Garcia Group’s army of lawyers, you’ll basically

but go dead

his mind.

said, “You won’t have to pay.

“Like I’d trust a capitalist. Not

Stanley blinked, confused: “??”

was about to get into it with Mark again, Gregory smoothly intervened, found an excuse, and ushered him out of

Before long,

and Mark were the only ones left

and Stanley say outside. “Boss, those two just said that if Jeffrey ever finds out you’re only here because you learned about his past, he’s

Rebecca said,

can go shake it out of them for you,” Mark offered, sounding relaxed, though you could practically see he was

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blinking; she

his past, and if he ever found out

But so what?

treated her, Rebecca honestly couldn’t care

and making all the decisions like he did before, she was fine with everything

through, but pity didn’t mean she owed him anything. As long as she didn’t fall for him

Mark shrugged, seeing she truly didn’t care, and left

That afternoon,

She sat beside Jeffrey’s hospital bed, typing away on her bid proposal, every now and then glancing up at him,

That evening,

As soon as she walked in, Victor and the rest of the

back!” Victor said, smiling from ear

eat? The kitchen’s already got some late–night snacks ready for you,” one

chimed in,

greeted them one by one, had some late–night snacks, then went upstairs to rest. It had been two months since she’d last

she lay down

this room again, she felt a strange mix of emotions she couldn’t

night, but she ended up crashing fast–and even dreamed

rules and zero warmth, his parents wouldn’t shut up with the comparisons and always demanded he be number one, and his older brother

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was down bad, but still tough as nails

dong! Her

phone chimed with a