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Stanley paused.

‘Huh, guess that’s true…‘ he thought.

:

It wasn’t like he was just finding out that Jeffrey loved to cavesdrop.

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“Pay me back!” Stanley didn’t hesitate to hold out his hand to Mark, his face looking a little fierce.

Mark grinned, “You know, there’s a nickname for this kind of deal.”

Stanley blinked, “Huh?”

Gregory was just as lost. “Wait, what?”

Mark put on a dead–serious face. “It’s called ‘liquid cash. Once you spend it, it’s gone for good–like water running away, can’t ever get it back.”

Stanley gritted his teeth.

‘Next time, I’m definitely hiring an even more annoying bodyguard–just so I can piss him off right back, he thought.

“I’m guessing you wouldn’t want me telling Jeffrey all that stuff you said to my boss,” Mark said, not missing a beat. “If you really want your money back, I’ll have to spill the truth to Jeffrey about why my boss stuck around–and that’s all because of you folks.”

“Forget it,” Stanley interrupted, shutting him down before he could finish. “Keep it. Spend it however you

want.”

Mark’s face stayed totally blank. “Alright.”

The people caught up in their little drama had absolutely no idea what was happening.

Jeffrey kept wanting to talk to Rebecca, but every time he saw her glued to her phone, replying to messages or taking calls every half hour, he just couldn’t bring himself to interrupt.

And sure enough, just as she finished replying to a message, her phone rang again.

She picked up right away.

Whatever the person on the other end said, Rebecca answered with calm etticiency, clearing up all their questions in no time.

That was when it dawned on Jeffrey–after five years of seeing Rebecca as the sweet, dependent wife who always clung to him at home, he was surprised to discover she had a powerful, take–charge side too. At home, she could be gentle and considerate, but in the business world, she was a young CEO who totally owned the

room.

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to run things at the company for a while. If anything pops up, just give me a call,” Rebecca said, still on the phone. “There’s a project in Jelasburg I’d

it, boss. We’ll handle things

responded with a

manager and the tech director on board, she could relax

those two handled things way better than she ever could. All she had to do was reel in the project, check on the progress from time to time, and then give it

you need help getting a project, I can take care

was up to–sometimes Gregory or Stanley would fill him in, whether

“No, that’s

asked, “You afraid the Quinn family is going to

I can really earn those shares,” Rebecca replied easily. “I can’t use anyone else’s connections. If they catch even a whiff of

you,” Jeffrey said. “Whatever you want the

make them see it.”

struggle to win the project, he could just

as the rumor spreads,

the word gets out, it becomes the

just shook her head. “I said I don’t need

They call it

She frowned a little.

“Do you really think Max completed that family mission as just an ordinary guy–with no backup from

thought for a moment, a bit uncertain. “I

his head.

blinked, puzzled.

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Jeffrey said flatly, catching Rebecca getting a little too caught up in the whole thing. “If the test was truly fair, they’d

it over in her

are Quinns too. You really think folks

She knew.

for Rebecca right

like they all passed their tests on their own, but behind the scenes, someone was always lending a hand, Jeffrey said, used to

of people had been at that party back then, the outside world had

grew up in Jelasburg; Honnala was

just guessing,” Rebecca said, though she was already starting to buy it–she just needed a moment for all this to sink

blow up soon,” Jeffrey said, laying out the facts. “They’re building hospitals, condos, schools, amusement parks, malls, and tourist attractions–everything. But the official word isn’t even out yet. Do you

Rebecca paused.

just like that, everything finally clicked for

feeling was all

Resources… she thought.

wanting Rebecca to get hung up on it. But the folks who get the inside scoop on

it now, Rebecca said,

biggest resource, Jeffrey said simply. “You’ve got to

of that.”

Rebecca went quiet.

exactly

so late…that was a

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