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“Maybe we shouldn’t have lost them back there,” Tom said suddenly as they got close to the hospital. When you coast for too long, your guard really does drop.

Rebecca blinked at him, puzzled.

Mark raised an eyebrow at him, equally confused.

“It’s not like we’re up to anything classified,” Tom said, looking dead serious. “If they wanna tail us, let them. I’ve got moves and I know my way around a car–trust me, whatever they pull, I’ll make sure you both stay safe.”

Rebecca gave it some thought.

He had a point.

“Now that they know you’ve got a bodyguard with serious driving chops, they’re not likely to come at us the same way again. Odds are, they’ll switch tactics,” Tom said, acting like it was some hard–earned wisdom.

Rebecca and Mark exchanged a glance, both clearly thinking, ‘He’s just finding new ways to brag about himself.‘

Honestly, the level of driving he showed earlier was nothing to write home about–any regular cab driver in Jelasburg could’ve pulled that off easy. It wouldn’t impress anyone around here.

“Ms. Jensen, ever thought about making me your Swiss army knife bodyguard?” Tom joked, grinning. “Just double my paycheck, put me in charge of Mark, and you get the ultimate bodyguard package. How’s that for a deal?”

Rebecca just tuned him out, lowering her head and scrolling through the tech director’s latest updates.

Tom kept at it. “Seriously, you’re not even a little tempted?”

“I’m seriously awesome, you know,” he insisted.

“Come on, up my salary–you won’t regret it, promise!”

“Trust me, I’m a total bargain–you’re gonna love having me around,” Tom added with a cheeky grin.

“You should be grateful I’m not docking your pay for bugging the boss,” Mark retorted, clearly unimpressed. “Run your mouth one more time and I’ll personally hit mute.”

Tom clenched his jaw.

He knew Mark meant it–he’d go through with it for sure.

‘Think he’s all that just ‘cause he can fight? Give it some time, I’ll round up a dozen guys and show him who’s boss, Tom grumbled to himself.

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their daily banter. When they got to the hospital, she hopped out and headed inside with them. But just as

her.

Thud!

was already blocking the way to

apologized, looking all serious in his suit.

kept Rebecca close and

appeared from behind the guy who’d bumped into them. Rebecca’s gaze flickered over to him for just a second before she looked away, as if he were just another

must be Rebecca,” the middle–aged man spoke up, carrying himself

him, confusion written all

shifted, instinctively positioning themselves to

watching her in that way adults look at kids. “I’m your father’s uncle–so I guess that makes me

recognized him as

warned her–never admit you know anyone from the Guzman

his gaze sweeping over Mark

Rebecca replied curtly, “Work.”

asked, feigning ignorance,

answered, keeping it casual, “Nope, just here for something

formal smiles. He looked about Ryan’s age, but was a generation above

knowing it was

guy who’d nearly run into her, never once looking

snarky as he launched into

him a matching

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him the exact

Tom was momentarily stumped.

a hospital?” Tom clarified. “I mean, it’s

don’t care,’ she thought, unfazed. “Hey, why don’t you run after him and fish for some inside gossip? Who knows, maybe you’ll land an exclusive,” she added, her voice laced with

Tom went, “Huh?”

Mark echoed, “Wait, what?”

a look at the exact same

leaned toward Mark and muttered, “Bro, you ever feel like Ms. Jensen is getting

shrugged, “It’s not weird,

Tom frowned, “Huh? Seriously?”

growing up?‘ he grumbled to himself,

and headed off with Mark to deal with business. Tom just hung back in the car, killing time on his phone as he

whole scene: Rebecca’s uncle Michael Quinn, and

like she was someone you needed backup to deal with,” Miles said, glancing at Tom, who looked

never denying it. “But behind her stands

Miles

Amelia and Ryan used to be a real headache–he’d taken

the keys to Guzman Group’s

them out one after another? Piece of