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“Really?” Old Mr. Lawrence asked cautiously, probing for reassurance.

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Ryan still resented him for what happened in the past; if not for his old age, Ryan wouldn’t even speak to him. “He’s over there. Go ask him yourself.”

Old Mr. Lawrence looked a bit hurt, but didn’t say anything else.

Things used to be so tense between them, so the fact that they’d managed even this much was already a big step forward.

“And what about Becky?” Old Mr. Lawrence probed.

“I’ll go talk to her,” Ryan finally replied after some thought.

Rebecca hadn’t grown up with him, and her close ties to the Quinn family made things complicated. With the Guzman and Quinn families not getting along for so long, if she ever inherited his shares, plenty of folks- probably from both sides–would raise hell over it.

Even if he somehow managed to get everyone on board, it would cost him an arm and a leg.

Might as well let Jeffrey step in at a dinner, throw his weight around, and keep them all in check.

When Ryan walked over, Rebecca, Jessica, and Riley had just finished a game with Samuel, and were getting ready for the next round. He stepped up and asked, “Rebecca, mind if we talk for a minute?”

Rebecca looked up, puzzled.

“Go ahead,” Jessica told her, “We’ve got things covered here.”

Jessica was sharper than Rebecca realized. ‘If you’ve got a rich dad, you better put him to work. He’s had a free ride for over twenty years–time he actually stepped up,‘ Jessica thought.

Rebecca went after Ryan.

She looked peaceful and sweet. “What’s up?”

“Next Saturday night, we’re having a family dinner at our place,” Ryan told her, keeping it kind of vague. “Figured you could meet some of the family elders. It’s just a dinner–whatever you wanna do about the whole ‘official family‘ thing is totally up to you.”

Rebecca almost blurted out that she didn’t wanna go.

That said, Miles was already keeping a close eye on her.

The Quinn and Guzman families were tangled up behind the scenes, caught between interests and conflicts, and Rebecca was getting pushed forward by unseen hands, one step at a time.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be there too,” Ryan reassured her. “Nobody’s going to give you a hard time.”

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Rebecca said, holding off on a definite answer. She knew the company didn’t really need her right now, but things could always pop up. “If I’m

felt a bit of

Rebecca just nodded.

was on board with it

couldn’t hold back his curiosity. “I hope you don’t mind an

his tone polite, though a bit distant. “Go

does Becky mean to you?” Old Mr. Lawrence asked, watching

convincing; the only way to really know was to

If Jeffrey was only interested in Rebecca because of that, there’s no way Old Mr. Lawrence would let Ryan

had Guzman blood in her

secret of how much Rebecca meant to him. “She’s

Mr. Lawrence blinked, not quite catching

firm and resolute,

Lawrence’s expression froze for

to when he had asked a much younger Ryan, “What is it about Amelia that

had answered just as stubbornly, telling him,

coolly. “As long as you don’t try to hurt Rebecca, I’ll play along. But if you treat her the way you treated Amelia, don’t be surprised when the

Lawrence’s

arrogance, but then remembered just how much Jeffrey had

ever decided to go after the Guzman family, with things as shaky as they were now, they’d stand no chance.

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evening, the air was

let go of what was weighing

who’d spent the whole night bouncing between different people, completely carefree and smiling

over to Rebecca, tugging at her sleeve, his big, round eyes

happy to

Jeffrey’s way, locking eyes with

gaze

look between father and son, Rebecca smiled softly

a grin on his face. “But I haven’t even said my

happen–even this one,” she teased gently, knowing exactly what was on his mind. Samuel hadn’t said it out loud lately,

crescent moons as he broke

Rebecca, planting a sweet kiss on her cheek. “Thank

gave his hair a gentle,

fist and Jeffrey’s with the

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followed behind, absolutely hating what he was seeing. He couldn’t help grumbling to Amelia, “Jeffrey’s got way too many tricks up his sleeve–look at

at Ryan, her expression

we do something to throw a wrench in his plans?” Ryan muttered, annoyed that Jeffrey was pulling ahead with Rebecca. “No way are we letting that sly

can’t stand seeing the kid