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“Your wish is my command, Ms. Jensen,” Tom said, making a show of it like a born performer.

After getting home that day, Rebecca spent over an hour playing with Samuel, then went to find Amelia. The two strolled lazily by the garden. Seeing Rebecca’s peaceful look, Amelia asked, “Got something on your mind?”

Rebecca nodded.

She paused and then asked, “Is it wrong to doubt people who treat me well?”

Amelia raised an eyebrow. “A friend?”

“No,” Rebecca shook her head.

Amelia thought about who Rebecca had been close to lately, then asked cautiously, “Tom and Mark?”

‘Am I really that obvious?‘ Rebecca wondered. She felt so conflicted–part of her wanted to trust them, but another part was uneasy about their backgrounds. And she didn’t want her suspicions to hurt them.

Amelia shrugged, “Not really.”

Rebecca felt relieved. “That’s good.”

“So what is it you’re suspicious of?” Amelia pressed. She didn’t know much about what had been going on; since coming back, she’d left everything up to Rebecca.

Rebecca told her about her worries and the things she’d noticed.

It wasn’t like she thought Tom and Mark were bad guys. She just felt their backgrounds were a bit mysterious.

She liked things to be straightforward, with no walls or mistrust between people.

It took about five minutes for Rebecca to finish explaining everything.

When she was done, Amelia asked, “Do you want me to look into it for you?”

Rebecca nodded. “Would you?”

Amelia said, “Let’s go.”

She led Rebecca upstairs.

Amelia wasn’t one to hesitate–action was always her thing.

“Honestly, you could just let Samuel handle this,” Amelia said as she booted up her laptop, telling Rebecca about all the progress Samuel had made lately. “Ile’s already better than most hackers out there.”

Rebecca stared in disbelief. “Wait, really?!”

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that good?‘ she

there something else you want to tell me?” Amelia said,

Rebecca blinked, thrown

times when you

Rebecca was speechless.

some kind of mind–reader

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Mr. Lawrence called me

me.”

of

Guzman is sharp. There’s no way a smart guy like him would do something out of

quirked in

found her daughter’s reasoning

leaned on her hand and sighed, “I’ve been turning it over in my head all the way back, but

pretty straightforward,” Amelia replied, seasoned after years of playing business

still puzzled. “What

it’s Jeffrey standing behind you–that’s why he’s

and

cleared up like a

brother, either,” Amelia explained, knowing exactly what Old Mr. Lawrence was

already divorced,” Rebecca pointed out,

to the benefits,” Amelia said matter–of–factly. “They’ve seen the birthday gifts Jeffrey gave you, heard about the settlement you got when you split. For them, as long as Jeffrey still cares, whether you’re divorced makes no difference. If you take over for

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her heart sink bit by

Mr. Guzman could

200

Amelia said, glancing at her daughter with a mix of

her reservations about Jeffrey, but had to admit, when it came to Rebecca, the guy was persistent. She hadn’t paid much attention before, but lately it was

the house.

to protect another, nothing and no one can

understand now,” Rebecca said, feeling much calmer

make her own decisions. “You

her heart warmed by Amelia’s

while longer, Amelia told her to head back to her room and wait for

questions. She collapsed onto her bed, and right as she sank into the mattress, her mother’s analysis and everything Jeffrey had done

really didn’t want to admit it, but her mom was right–the reason Mr. Guzman wanted to pass the shares to her was because of the

about all this, Rebecca pulled out her phone and opened up her

out a

had set for him, just

phone with wet hands and foam still on his

Jeffrey: [Got it.]

a moment, caught off

‘Did he really just answer in a

about sending another message, but then figured there was no need. So she locked her screen and tossed the phone