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“I’m heading out,” Stanley said after making sure Jeffrey was alright. “If you need anything, just call me or Gregory,”

Jeffrey grunted in response.

Stanley disappeared in a flash.

When Stanley got downstairs, Rebecca had just climbed into Ian’s car.

Jessica was in the front seat, glancing back at Rebecca with concern. “Jeffrey didn’t give you any trouble, right?”

Rebecca shook her head. “No.”

“That’s a relief,” Jessica said, feeling a bit of the worry she’d been carrying finally lift. She’d barely managed to calm down since hearing Rebecca had ended up at the hospital because of Jeffrey. “I was really afraid he’d lose it and hassle you again, like back in the day.”

“If he gives me any trouble, I’ll just turn around and leave,” Rebecca reminded herself to keep her head clear. “We’re not a couple anymore. He can’t force me to stay.”

If we were still married, people would just call it a family spat, and after some mediation, nothing would really get solved.

But now that the divorce is final and feelings are over, any weird behavior from him could straight–up count as a crime.

“How long are you thinking of sticking around?” Ian asked, glancing over with a hint of curiosity.

“We’ll see,” Rebecca said as she slipped her phone into her bag. “If I’ve got a project running here, I’ll probably be popping in and out for about a month.”

Ian and Jessica exchanged glances.

Both of them were thinking the same thing: ‘Did Jeffrey really set up this project just to make Rebecca stay?‘

Rebecca saw right through them. “He won’t stick his nose in my business. This has nothing to do with him.”

For the rest of the ride, the three of them chatted like they always did.

It was like that whole confession had never even happened.

They stopped at a restaurant for dinner, and lan was his usual lively self, cracking jokes about their recent adventures, sharing funny stories from the past. Nobody acted weird or distant; it was seriously like nothing had ever happened between them.

Stanley had snuck over, hoping to catch some spicy gossip, but all he picked up was the usual boring day–to- day chatter. The letdown was real.

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my luck–nothing but lame, regular life stuff, Stanley thought, rolling his eyes at how dull it

make any of

before they knew it. As Rebecca, Jessica, and fan stepped out of the restaurant, someone suddenly jumped out and stood

beyond exhausted, her eyes full of sadness

Rebecca hadn’t been so familiar with her, she might not have even realized it was

out for

said coldly, turning on her heel and walking away without a second

Andrea hadn’t chosen this path, I could’ve really admired her, Rebecca thought

girl from some remote little town. Rebecca understood better than

was something just genuinely kind

Rebecca just respected people who managed to make

go and take the worst

all that old swagger gone. “I don’t have anyone else. You’re all

any attention. She just told

ago. Ever since Andrea trashed her reputation and teamed up with others to make her life miserable, there was

yelled, her

out again, her voice cracking as she

lunged after her, desperate to catch up and stop her

she collapsed to the ground–despair crashed over her, swallowing her whole. In that moment, she couldn’t fight off the overwhelming sense of helplessness filling her

later, a

eyes red and watery,

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everywhere for you! Not picking up calls, not answering texts–are you trying to turn the house

yelled, her scalp

running thin. “Did you even think about that when you wouldn’t pick up your phone

pain. “Every time. you call, it’s just endless crap about your problems! Let me make this clear–don’t even dream about selling me off for your payday.

Smack!

a ringing

Andrea’s lip, but she glared

woman spat, her eyes burning with fury. “I already took the dowry. In a couple days, you’re getting married

just scoffed, cold and

she sneered. “You blew your chance with Jeffrey, the only guy who

you’re so damn capable? Funny how you couldn’t even hook Eugene Scott!” Andrea spat, her sarcasm cutting deeper with every word. “You tried screwing with birth control–stabbed holes in condoms

exploded, face

people like you should never have been allowed to have kids,” Andrea choked, emotion clawing at her throat. “With

would ever choose to be born a bastard?‘ Andrea thought

dreamed of having a real, normal