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Jeffrey’s face darkened. Just as he was about to scold Gregory, the door to the hospital room suddenly opened, and Rebecca walked in, dressed in casual clothes.

Jeffrey turned at the sound, and when his eyes landed on the person at the door, his pupils dilated in surprise.

Rebecca… Jeffrey thought, his heart skipping a beat.

She looked thinner than before.

There was also a newfound calmness about her, as if she had weathered life’s storms and come out stronger.

What has she been through during all this time?‘ Jeffrey couldn’t help but worry to himself.

“Oh, Ms. Jensen, you’re here!” Gregory called out, concern clear in his voice. “Did you eat breakfast yet?”

“Yes,” Rebecca replied.

Gregory said, “Mr. Hanson hasn’t had breakfast yet. Would you like to…”

Rebecca looked up, right into Jeffrey’s intense gaze.

Their eyes met and locked.

She was cool and distant, like the moon hanging high and out of reach, while he was burning with warmth, like sunlight breaking over the horizon.

Noticing the tension, Gregory quietly stepped out and gently closed the door behind him.

Jeffrey pressed his lips together, his voice still a bit hoarse from sleeping too long. He couldn’t bring himself to look away from her. “You came by yesterday, didn’t you?”

What he’d sensed in that darkness hadn’t been a trick of his mind.

It was really her–she’d been there.

“Mm, Rebecca said, her tone carefully restrained. Her gaze flickered over the untouched breakfast, cold and distant. “Co ahead and eat first. Whatever you want to say, let’s talk after you’ve finished.”

Jeffrey started eating.

He couldn’t tear his gaze away from her the whole time.

She was the one who told him not to barge into her world, but now she’d walked right into his. So this didn’t count as him crossing any lines.

“Rebecca,” Jeffrey blurted out, unable to stop himself. His voice was gentle, steeped in affection.

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her close–even just being able to see her–was enough. Even if

Jeffrey asked, straightforward as ever. “Everything

tone distant and businesslike, “I’m managing. It’s under

“If you need anything, just let

Rebecca said, “Eat first.”

Jeffrey said, “Okay.”

Jeffrey finished his

Gregory finally felt a weight lift off his shoulders. Before leaving, he leaned in and whispered to Rebecca, “Mr. Hanson usually gets nauseous about half

day?” Rebecca asked, her

“Most days,” Gregory replied.

“Okay,” Rebecca replied.

minutes, ready in case anything happened, but he seemed perfectly fine the whole

glanced at Rebecca, noticing she’d said hardly two words to him since she’d walked in. After hesitating a moment, he finally blurted out the question he probably shouldn’t ask: “Did Gregory

“No, Rebecca replied.

flicker of emotion crossed Jeffrey’s

actually came here on

told me to come,” Rebecca said, the words hitting like ice. “We had a

Jeffrey’s eyes grew darker.

all. She won’t even spare me a comforting lie,’ Jeffrey thought,

since she was here, there was no way he was

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Jeffrey said, his voice low and

Rebecca shot

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Jeffrey reported, his voice low and steady despite the hoarseness. “For impersonating you and profiting from it. The Hanson Group’s lawyers

remained

said. “If there’s anything you want to add,

no interest. “This is

help a twinge of pain. She used to always stick by his side, always

his eyes; without any nonsense, she asked directly, “Gregory and Stanley told me you’ve been having a

admitted, not bothering to hide

“Why?” Rebecca asked.

Jeffrey admitted, his deep eyes filled with complicated emotion. “That conflict and the stress of not seeing you really

expected him to be this

because he just wanted her to love him without being

ever spoken his true feelings to her

you really don’t have to worry,” Jeffrey said, voice flat but quietly determined.

more than once. “This is what

a

door, Gregory and Stanley

out the door as soon as he woke up,” Stanley whispered, having come early just in case he needed to step in. “But he didn’t

never be okay with Rebecca showing up just because Stephen asked… To be real, he doesn’t want anyone else controlling Rebecca–not Stephen, not

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cared–if some part of her heart still missed him, still loved him and couldn’t let

Gregory said, nodding like he’d

shot him a curious look. “How can you be

isn’t with him anymore.

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