After the divorce, he begged

Chapter 301

Chapter 301

Chapter 301

Stephen Hanson asked, “Why?”

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“I don’t trust anyone from the Hanson family,” Rebecca said bluntly, not singling him out. “The way you. talked to me on the phone made me doubt you could actually look after her.”

Stephen Hanson didn’t respond.

Rebecca added, “If I hand her over to you and something happens to her tonight, it’d be on me too.”

“I get why you don’t trust Jeffrey,” Stephen Hanson said, his tone as calm as ever. “But I don’t think I’ve ever done anything to make you question my character.”

Rebecca shot back, “You used me against Jeffrey.”

Stephen Hanson replied, “Wasn’t that just a partnership?”

Rebecca retorted, “You were the one who started it.”

Stephen Hanson admitted, “Didn’t me asking you to come back and save his life make up for it?”

“When Karen wakes up tomorrow, I’ll tell her you came by,” Rebecca replied, holding her ground. “But there’s no way I’m letting you take her tonight.”

“If I said Karen and I were seeing each other, would that change things?” Stephen asked out of nowhere.

Rebecca blinked, thrown off by his question. ‘Is he for real right now?‘

Stephen quickly put his mask back on. “Forget it. She gets anxious in the dark, so could you keep a bedside lamp on for her?”

Rebecca agreed firmly. “Alright.”

Stephen thanked her and headed downstairs.

He didn’t leave right away. After getting into the car, he gazed out the window at the mansion–almost more like a castle than a house–his eyes slowly growing darker.

“Drive up a bit,” he told the driver.

The driver did as he was told.

Once the car stopped, Stephen rolled down the window, lit a cigarette, and let his arm hang outside. Smoke curled around him, shrouding his face in shadow.

Stephen grabbed his phone, pulled up Karen’s chat window, and shot her a text: [Did you seriously pass out, or is this just an act?]

Karen saw the notification right away.

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hesitated, not opening the

did, Stephen would know–he’d see the ‘typing…‘ indicator pop

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[You know I hate being lied to. Think carefully–when have you ever

text sank into silence–absolutely no reply. ‘Guess I’m being ignored again,

Karen with one last message–just to see if she’d bite–Gregory showed up outside his window, flashing that

halfway to his mouth. “Jeffrey?” he asked,

Gregory nodded. “That’s right.”

a shadow

sure if that made him a die–hard romantic or just

Stephen

replied, “At your

him

is waiting for

glasses. As the window rolled up, the driver started the

in real time about what was happening, while Jeffrey waited back at Stephen’s place for him

was completely out of the loop about all

straight to Karen’s room. She was still

“Just before he drove off, someone stopped by his car window for a bit, but I was too far away–couldn’t see who it

a bit more

she asked Victor to lock the front door. After making sure everything

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sleep without worrying.

hesitated, unable to keep

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barely above a whisper.

mistress.”

really change. Instead, she asked, “Why

is, I have to act like the sweet, meek and gentle type he likes, and just do whatever

for a moment, then asked, “How much

honest.

“That’s it?

not sure

that secret shame she’d been carrying around seemed to vanish

Hanson Group or anything, but he’s got shares in it, plus a couple businesses under his belt,”

when he’s

gave her a searching look, studying

the look in her eyes oddly endearing–almost cute, in its own

into a mindset Stephen had subtly pressed onto her. “With your looks and skill, you could easily be pulling in thirty grand a month just

Karen replied quietly, “Yeah.”

shelved were all big–name productions, and sure, her parts were all side characters or villains, but still–those were solid gigs. If the company had gotten to air them all like they planned, she’d be stepping

Stephen made sure

Karen nodded. “Yeah.”

let you go out for new gigs, right? Just wants you to act like his perfect little angel at

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