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“Jeffrey’s not like us,” Michael said, having interacted with him and seen it firsthand. He disagreed with Miles. “He truly treats Rebecca as if she’s a part of his very existence.”

Miles let out a soft laugh. “You mean love?”

Michael didn’t respond.

He knew Miles would just laugh at him if he said it out loud.

In their world, it was all about profit. Most families drilled into their kids that money came first, and feelings were just a distant second.

“You saw, as her brother, just how much Amelia and Ryan were in love back then,” Miles said, never buying into the idea that someone like Jeffrey, with his background, could ever truly love someone for a lifetime. “They were in love, sure. But in the end?”

Michael pressed his lips together, saying nothing.

They went their separate ways.

One never married, and the other left for distant shores.

“Feelings are the most fragile thing in the world,” Miles said, giving his coffee a lazy stir. “Jeffrey’s only into Rebecca because he’s not done playing around yet. Come on, you know how guys can be.”

Michael was still lost in thought.

Miles went on, “And anyway, didn’t Rebecca file for the divorce? He’s probably just sticking up for her now because he wants to chase her down, reel her in, and then drop her the second he gets bored.”

“I heard Rebecca was brought back to the Hanson residence for a heart–to–heart with Old Mr. Lawrence,” Michael said, switching the topic.

Miles just nodded.

Michael pressed, “You only changed the meeting spot to see her, didn’t you?”

“Ryan and my dear brother are both planning to hand their shares to her. Had to meet my rival, right?” Miles replied, sounding totally unconcerned, like Rebecca barely even registered to him. “Guess I was just worried for nothing.”

By the end, their conversation didn’t really go anywhere.

Michael had wanted to team up with Miles against Rebecca and the others, but Miles just thought he was overthinking it.

As he was leaving, Miles tossed out, “I can handle Rebecca myself. Since you’re such a chicken, Michael, I won’t force you to do anything you don’t want.”

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For once, Michael kept his cool and didn’t let Miles‘ jab get to him. Instead, he went back to talk to Liam abest Jeffrey and Rebecca’s relationship. He just had to figure out who was right–him or Miles.

As soon as Miles got into his car, Tom spotted him from the corner of his eye.

at the hospital, Tom filled her

Rebecca just nodded.

after what happened today, Rebecca thought to herself, feeling

when Samuel’s birthday rolled around, she

for him.

accompanied Samuel to

Rebecca had imagined, dreamy enough

Mr. Lawrence, Sebastian, Jack, and several others joined the festivities–it was a warm, lively celebration, with everyone

Samuel.

Rebecca off guard was seeing Miles show up

had been chatting with Rebecca, suddenly went quiet. The whole vibe in the room shifted, and things got

with Samuel,” Ryan said

could even

striding over

butting heads with him

birthday,” Miles said, sounding all polite and distant. “With everyone passing shares to Rebecca,

glanced up, his eyes darker than ever. “Don’t get any funny

just replied lightly,

“You really want to lose it all again like you

His smile disappeared.

that power and those connections you’ve worked so hard to rebuild vanish

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continued with a calm that looked friendly from a distance, but his words were razor–sharp. “Trust me, resetting someone’s fortune to zero?

voice edging with skepticism.

presence was commanding. “That’s right–you’ve experienced it

what it used to be,” Miles replied, his tone casual but

remained impossibly calm. “Is that

made an unbeatable team. No matter what I did, you two always figured a way out,” Miles remarked, shooting a glance at Rebecca and Amelia. “But now, it’s a whole different game. You’ve finally got a

what he was getting at. “You’re

too,” Miles said openly. “I heard she spent years in

Ryan was unfazed. “No.”

a brow. “So what’s

“But they’re still more than enough to

running that mouth, huh? Let’s not even talk about Amelia–just Rebecca and Samuel

to make it real clear

a giant mascot costume, with Gregory from the Hanson Group and Stanley from the Garcia Group following

In an instant,

doubt–it had to be Jeffrey hiding inside that

else but Jeffrey could command both Gregory and Stanley to follow

Jeffrey. “Honestly, they don’t need me playing bodyguard–and something tells me that guy over there wouldn’t like me

trying to

see anyone who looked important, his

the hell is Ryan