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Stanley paused.

‘Huh, guess that’s true…‘ he thought.

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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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just give me a call,” Rebecca said, still on the phone. “There’s a project in Jelasburg

things here,” the product manager replied

with a

board, she could relax and not worry about the

and 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

project, I can take care of it for you,” Jeffrey

to–sometimes Gregory or Stanley would fill him in, whether they were just

replied, “No, that’s

“You afraid the Quinn family is going to give you a

can really earn those shares,” Rebecca replied easily. “I can’t use anyone else’s connections. If they catch even a whiff of that, it could all blow up–even if

Jeffrey said. “Whatever you want the Quinns to believe, I

make them see it.”

wanted to watch her struggle to win the project, he could just stage a whole performance for

long as the rumor spreads,

gets out, it

head. “I said I

your network is normal. They call it a test, but really, they just want to see

She frowned a little.

really think Max completed that family mission

for a moment, a bit uncertain. “I mean,

shook his

blinked, puzzled. “Wait,

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caught up in the whole thing. “If the test was truly fair, they’d erase all your memories and cut

it over

not just Max–Liam and Jack are Quinns too. You really think

She knew.

for Rebecca

always lending a hand, Jeffrey said, used to this

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

Honnala was

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

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 really think the average person could know

Rebecca paused.

just like that, everything finally clicked

feeling was all

Resources… she thought.

wanting Rebecca to get hung up on it. But the folks who get the inside scoop on those resources? They’re never just regular people. Those

now, Rebecca said, the

around you are your biggest resource, Jeffrey said simply. “You’ve got to know how to make the

of that.”

Rebecca went quiet.

exactly what

realizing it so late…that was a tough pill

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