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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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week,” Rebecca said, holding off on a definite answer. She knew the company didn’t really need

felt a bit of relief

Rebecca just nodded.

on

features–and finally couldn’t hold back his curiosity. “I hope you don’t mind an old man’s

his tone polite, though a bit distant.

what does Becky mean to you?” Old Mr.

but only about eighty percent convincing; the only way to really know was

that, there’s no way Old Mr. Lawrence would let

Guzman blood

secret of how much

Mr. Lawrence blinked, not quite catching

again, firm

Mr. Lawrence’s expression froze for a

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

then, Ryan had answered just as stubbornly, telling him, “She’s everything to

mind,” Jeffrey said, coolly. “As long as you don’t try to hurt Rebecca, I’ll play along. But

Mr. Lawrence’s brow

for his arrogance, but then remembered just how much Jeffrey had accomplished over the

with things as shaky as they were now, they’d stand no chance. Not to mention the Quinn family, who’d be more than ready to swoop

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air was thick with everyone’s

could really let go of what was

whole night bouncing between different people, completely carefree and smiling

dashed over to Rebecca, tugging at her

course you can,” Rebecca replied, happy to indulge him in

he glanced Jeffrey’s way,

gaze

wordless look between father and son, Rebecca smiled softly and said,

around, a grin on his face. “But I

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

into little crescent moons as he broke into a

Rebecca, planting a sweet kiss on her

gave his hair a

hand with one little fist and Jeffrey’s with the other, all

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Amelia, “Jeffrey’s got way too many tricks up his

her expression halfway

his plans?” Ryan muttered, annoyed that Jeffrey was pulling ahead with Rebecca. “No way are we letting that sly fox

can’t stand seeing the kid happy?”