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Ryan couldn’t care less. He’d seen Michael give him that exact look countless times back in their younger days -every time, Michael would end up totally defeated, leaving in utter embarrassment.

“Uncle David, isn’t this a bit much?” Max said, his voice steady but icy. “No matter what, my dad’s still the patriarch of the Quinn family.”

“If he wasn’t the Quinn family’s patriarch, he wouldn’t have been the one walking out on his own just now,” Ryan replied.

Max’s eyes, cold and unfathomable, fixed on Ryan, silently sizing him up.

The two men stood there, sizing each other up, neither giving an inch.

Only when Rebecca suddenly walked in did the standoff end.

She walked right up to Max, not beating around the bush. “I want to talk to you.”

Max glanced away, trying to keep cool. “Sure.”

With Ryan watching them, his gaze complicated and impossible to read, they left the villa together.

Seeing how troubled Rebecca looked, Max didn’t take out his frustration with Ryan on her. He kept his tone cool and asked, “What do you want to talk about?”

“Did you have anything to do with my mom’s accident back then?” Rebecca asked, not bothering with any small talk. She dropped the question right when he was least expecting it.

On the way back, Rebecca kept debating with herself, wondering if she should just lay it all out and confront

Max.

After weighing her options and thinking over their recent interactions, she finally made up her mind–she was going to ask him directly, no beating around the bush.

If Max really was involved in her mom’s accident,

she’d have to rethink who her enemies really were.

If he actually took part in something like that but could still show up acting like some perfect gentleman, then she had to watch her back around him, and she couldn’t trust a single word he said from now on.

She had way too much on her plate to waste time on this.

Max froze for a moment, clearly thrown off by the unexpected question.

Rebecca didn’t push him; she simply waited for his response.

After a brief pause, Max’s mask slipped back into place. “What did Jack tell you?” he asked, his expression unreadable.

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be pretty annoying sometimes, but so far, he hasn’t done anything truly out of line,

even though Jeffrey wasn’t there, the thought crossed his mind: ‘She still has no idea what happened with

to your mom,” Max said, finally giving a direct answer, though his voice stayed cold. “Go ahead, just count me as guilty, and

him, not

of answer was that? Just pretend he’s the bad

and advised, “I’d suggest you don’t bring up questions like

“I know,” Rebecca replied.

Max because, honestly, she was pretty sure–maybe sixty percent sure–he was one

came off as cold and distant. But throughout everything, he always treated her with respect. No real bad

then turned

further. She just watched him

The very next second,

at

Rebecca: ‘???‘

watched the car disappear down the road, keeping a straight face. “Honestly, looks

said, her suspicions confirmed after that little chat. “But maybe

deadpan ‘system error‘

in on your boss’s

script. “Hey, I’m your assistant, bodyguard, and driver all rolled into one. That means I’m glued to your side 24/7, unless

too much,” Rebecca shot back, her tone playful. “And as my assistant, you’re

K

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care of my boss’s problems is just part

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real issue.

“Judging from his words and expression just now, he had nothing to do with what happened to your mom. He probably just got caught

felt the

story from back then, Rebecca honestly couldn’t

the villa. That’s when she remembered–she still had an uninvited guest

holding out a plate of freshly sliced

her head.

disappointed at all. He just shrugged it off, totally unfazed. “Alright, I’ll go take this to

Rebecca just nodded.

Guzman had never hurt her mom in the past, Rebecca honestly would’ve supported them being together. But some things are just a pity–there’s nothing

Half an hour later,

down to eat with Amelia

as the food hit the table, he

asked, noticing Rebecca

her head.

her and guessed,

bit her lip, trying to figure out how to

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