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Rebecca didn't flinch. She typed the number again.

And again.

And again.

Each time she hit call, her heart pounded harder, her chest tighter. Panic coiled through her like smoke, thick and choking, feeding on

itself.

She couldn't reach him.

Desperate, she grasped for anything-anyone.

Vivienne.

It was instinct. Irrational. But undeniable.

Rebecca had always worn her pride like armor. The poised, untouchable heiress- never the first to apologize, never the one to bow her head.

Even when she was wrong.

But tonight, without a second thought, she dialed the number of the friend she'd coldly cut off years ago-just for the chance to

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get in touch with him.

Vivienne was at a pizza shop when her phone buzzed.

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She glanced at the screen, eyebrows lifting in surprise. Rebecca?

She answered with a cool, neutral tone. "What's up, Rebecca?"

The truth was, they'd never truly been friends.

Their worlds, their values-too different.

Their friendship had been a formality, a product of family politics and shallow convenience.

When it ended, Vivienne hadn't missed her.

Rebecca's voice cracked. "Vivienne... do you have Alistair's number?"

Vivienne's spine straightened. A silent alarm went off in her mind. "No. I don't."

It was true.

Since the divorce, Alistair had vanished from their social circles. Quietly, completely.

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But Rebecca didn't buy it. "Please. I just... I need to talk to him. It's

important. It's about Danny."

to use her son as

slowly, rubbing

always known this moment would come-when regret finally

just hadn't expected it so

if she did have Alistair's

Rebecca beg? Pretend the

She doubted it.

Rebecca had never seen

partner.

been her subordinate. Someone to shape,

prop in the

he had a taste for self-destruction, there was no way he'd

to that life-to her.

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Alistair's

was

work-and the last thing

as Rebecca's relationship

friends

She owed her nothing.

She had zero interest

reply. The silence

hollow.

Vivienne ended the call.

Her next hope? Eva.

recently run into

They'd even chatted-casually, warmly.

Eva had

asked nicely, he

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number.

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to ask him! But

definitely ask!"

response left

if she got his number-what then?

tended to act purely on instinct, without

hear Alistair's voice. That was it. That want burned so hot in her chest she

to give up,

had cut ties with him. But Rebecca didn't take that at face value. Liam was still Alistair's biological father. Blood was blood. People said things they didn't mean when they were angry. Once the dust settled, they'd reconnect

knew perfectly well-Liam had never been much of

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dialed, Liam answered and

Whitfield."

Richard-who had been

ages-finally ran out of patience. He pushed

had been up to all

word, he heard her voice coming from the living

you don't have Alistair's number? You haven't

Why haven't you tried to reach

Richard froze in place.

believe what he

call, all right-but not to him. She was going around asking

there

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