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

would know–he’d

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hate being lied to. Think

I’m

one last message–just to see if she’d bite–Gregory showed up outside his window, flashing that perfect, all–business smile. “Mr. Stephen Hanson, Mr. Hanson wishes to see

halfway to his mouth.

Gregory nodded. “That’s right.”

a shadow

go of Rebecca. Even now, post–divorce, he’s still clinging to any chance to look out for her. Stephen wasn’t sure if that made him a die–hard romantic or just a guy too weak to hold onto the woman he loves,‘ Stephen mused, a hint of scorn

Stephen

replied, “At

shot him a sideways

waiting for you at

a sharper edge glinting behind his glasses. As the window rolled up, the driver started the engine and headed

his own boss, Jeffrey, posted in real time about what was

out of the loop about

straight to Karen’s room. She was still

by his car window for a bit, but I was too far away–couldn’t

felt a bit more at

be safe, she asked Victor to lock the front door. After making sure everything was secure, she went up to see Karen

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sleep without worrying.

hesitated, unable to keep it a

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above a whisper. “The truth

mistress.”

Instead, she asked, “Why do

allowance,” Karen replied, her voice calm but a little empty. “The deal is, I have to act like the sweet, meek and gentle type he likes, and just do whatever he says.” She didn’t spell it out, but

thought for a moment, then asked, “How

honest. “Thirty

help herself. “That’s it?

sure how

been carrying around seemed to

couple businesses under his belt,” Rebecca said, knowing a

sometimes gives me gifts when he’s in a good mood,” Karen

a searching look, studying her

her, Karen found the look in her eyes oddly

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

Karen replied quietly, “Yeah.”

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

helped her sort things out. “So Stephen made sure every single drama you filmed

Karen nodded. “Yeah.”

for new gigs, right? Just wants you to act like his

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