After the divorce, he begged

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Three months ago, when his family said he was old enough to get married, they casually talked about setting him up with Yvonne Jones as his fiancée. He didn’t bother to object and just let them do whatever they wanted -after all, it wasn’t like this was their first time pulling this kind of stunt.

They were always just acting on a whim, he thought.

One day they’d decide this girl was perfect, and the next it’d be someone else entirely.

“Steve?” Yvonne tentatively called out.

“Let’s wait until you’ve had a couple days to get over jet lag,” Steve brushed her off lightly. “Just focus on resting right now.”

Yvonne responded immediately, “Okay!”

Once Stephen walked out of the room with his phone, Karen finally let out a breath–only for her mind to keep spinning with all the ways she was still tied to him.

If she really wanted to break free, she’d have to get her little sister, who’d just started college, out from under his watch. But college wasn’t like high school, where transferring was simple–her sister was locked into four years at that university.

Which meant…

She’d be tangled up with him for at least another four years.

Just as Karen was getting lost in her worries, Rebecca texted: [Are you okay?]

Rebecca picked this moment on purpose–by now, anything important should’ve been settled, and she was always,ready to lend a hand if Karen needed it.

Ding!

Karen replied: [I’m fine, don’t worry.]

Rebecca started typing another message, but paused. Unlike with Jessica Scott, she wasn’t close enough with Karen to keep chatting after Karen had already said she was fine–it almost felt rude to push any further.

After thinking it over,

she just replied: [Alright then.]

After that day, Rebecca never saw Karen again, nor did they message each other. It was as if that whole deep heart–to–heart had just been a passing dream.

Another two weeks slipped by in the blink of an eye.

After Rebecca made several trips to Riverside City, she finally landed that project, but the one in Jelasburg fell

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to get on Jeffrey’s bad side. Instead, everyone was on their best behavior at the

the contract in Riverside City, Rebecca was all set to head back to

dropping the Jelasburg project?” Mark asked.

After those last couple

for her. She still had no clue where she’d ticked him off, but with an entire city’s project locked down in Riverside, she didn’t have to wait around for scraps from Jelasburg. It just

on a straight face. “That’s

just stared at

at all, totally ignoring his boss’s pride. “This is supposed to be your territory.

was just how he was. “If you can land it, I’ll cut

Mark: “No way.”

Rebecca: “What?”

a self–deprecating grin on his face. “Look, if you–my ex–boss’s ex–wife–couldn’t close the deal, what chance

unsure what he was even

does any of that

missed a beat. “Tickets are booked. If we head out now, you’ll make it home in time for dinner

and Mark had barely taken a step before Barry came after them, driving Jeffrey

the way

hospital are all smiles on the surface, but truth is, they’re still listening to whatever Stephen says behind the scenes. Do you want me to bring them in for a

coolly. He knew perfectly well this wasn’t on them–the real issue

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real problem here. He’d promised to stay out of Rebecca’s business, but now he was openly going back on his word. Guess he really

“Didn’t you say Stephen used his influence to block a few of

Gregory nodded. “Yeah.”

first–he just happened to stumble across it while handling

in other people’s affairs, but

“Will do,” Gregory answered.

teasing, “About time you showed up,

Jeffrey blinked. “Huh?”

Gregory echoed, “What?”

out, totally shipping you two. When you didn’t talk for a while, I

his throat. “Eyes

a goof and floored it, speeding up to

got to the airport, Gregory took note of how Jeffrey couldn’t stop watching Rebecca’s direction. Gathering his courage, he spoke up, “Mr. Hanson, there’s a project over in Honnala that needs discussing.

Jeffrey’s tone was

Gregory answered seriously. “Negotiations should take about

just replied with a quiet,

set to depart in thirty minutes—you’ll beat Ms. Jensen there by twenty minutes. Should I take you

arrangements,” Jeffrey

“Will do,” Gregory replied.