After the divorce, he begged

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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.

really asking for it… Stanley muttered to

them to defuse the situation before things got ugly.

Rebecca called out, “Mark.”

never hesitates when his paycheck’s

still simmering with frustration, fixing Mark with a glare as he said, word for word, “Go rest up for now. In a couple of days,

“Boss, if this ‘contest‘ ends up with someone

Group’s army of lawyers, you’ll basically have

go dead silent,

changed his mind. “Okay, forget it. No

“You won’t have

trust a

Stanley blinked, confused: “??”

it with Mark again, Gregory smoothly intervened, found an excuse,

Before long,

the only ones left in

passed out on the bed and relayed what he’d just overheard Gregory and Stanley say outside. “Boss, those two just said that if Jeffrey ever finds out you’re only here because you

Rebecca said, cool

it out of them for you,” Mark offered, sounding relaxed, though you could practically see

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bother. It’s none of my business,” Rebecca replied, not even blinking; she already knew the score. “If there’s fallout, that’s

just because of his past, and if he ever found out Stanley had told her about it

But so what?

he treated her, Rebecca honestly couldn’t

making all

felt sorry for what he’d been through, but pity didn’t mean she owed him anything. As long as she didn’t fall for him again, whatever he felt just

shrugged, seeing she truly didn’t care, and left it at

That afternoon,

away on

That evening,

Soft Garden. As soon as she

you’re finally back!” Victor said, smiling from

already got some late–night snacks ready for you,” one of the maids piped

in, extra

been two months since she’d last come back here, but the place was just as she remembered;

quick shower, she lay down on the

in this room again, she felt a strange mix of emotions she

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

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

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was down bad, but still tough as nails and refused to let it

Her phone

chimed with a new