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Jason pecked into the hospital ward, silently thinking to himself, ‘Let’s hope things really turn out okay!

When Rebecca arrived in the afternoon, Jeffrey was sitting up in bed, scrolling through his tablet and handling some work. The moment he saw her, he immediately put the tablet aside, his eyes glued to her, unable to look away.

Rebecca sat down in the chair next to the bed.

Jeffrey waited for a while, but Rebecca didn’t say a word. Finally, he broke the silence. “What do you want for dinner? I can have Jason order something.”

“No need,” Rebecca replied, not taking the bait. “I’m only staying for half an hour. I’ve got things to take care of at home.”

Jeffrey asked, “Work?”

Rebecca nodded. “Yeah.”

Jeffrey offered, “I can help you with it.”

Rebecca refused without a hint of emotion. “I can handle it myself. You just focus on getting better.”

Jeffrey barely got out half a word before Rebecca’s phone started ringing.

She checked the caller quickly, then stepped aside to take the call.

Even without catching everything, Jeffrey could immediately recognize Ian’s voice from Rebecca’s end of the conversation.

He couldn’t make out what Ian was saying–he could only catch Rebecca’s replies.

Rebecca said, “Yeah.”

“At the hospital.

“Not me, it’s Jeffrey.”

“No, Stephen asked me to check up on him. We had a deal before–I’m just paying him back.”

“Probably about half an hour. I’ll let you guys know when I leave.”

Even without hearing anything lan said, Jeffrey could easily piece together the questions from Rebecca’s answers. When she hung up, he asked, “Something’s come up?”

Rebecca replied truthfully, “Just a friend reached out.”

Jeffrey said, “Ian?”

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Rebecca nodded. “Yeah.”

Jeffrey kept quiet.

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bring himself to tell her to leave, not when she’d finally

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me Ian Yeats confessed to you,” Jeffrey said bluntly. He really needed to understand why Rebecca was still talking to

surprised at

on her. “Why not give it a

excuse without missing a beat. “We’ve just been friends for so long–it’s hard to flip the switch. I need some

eyes stayed fixed

that’s what she

didn’t really turn

after

vague. She was only saying this to

good friend, but that doesn’t make him boyfriend material,” Jeffrey said bluntly, not even bothering to hide his feelings. “He’s way too easygoing and thoughtless–he wouldn’t know how to

none of your business,

offering some advice as someone who cares

blink. “Of course it

Jeffrey started, his voice

nicknames anymore,” Rebecca said, her expression cold and distant. “Just call

Rebecca from now on.”

that name, it still held a gentle warmth, lingering with memories

easy to fool herself, to forget the wounds and fall for the illusion that nothing had ever

quietly, accepting it without a

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the window, trying to distract herself, while Jeffrey’s eyes never left her. The air between them was awkward, but a sense of calm and nostalgia seemed to

Stanley a message: [How much longer till

Stanley: [Two minutes.]

set her phone

time. Rebecca didn’t stick

head with a smirk, he jabbed, “Seriously, sometimes I wonder if you’re a genius or just hopelessly naive.

his tablet, and buried

get

to normal mentally—even if his body

you’re thinking, but things aren’t like they used to be,” Stanley said, genuinely worried. “If you don’t play the sympathy card and make

certain. “She’s not gonna marry

at him, speechless.

at Jeffrey. “Yeah, you treated her well for five years, but those

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