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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."

didn't even hesitate to use her son

slowly, rubbing her

this moment would come-when regret finally caught

expected it so

did have Alistair's number-what

Pretend the

She doubted it.

was, Rebecca had never seen Alistair

partner.

Someone to shape, manage,

prop in the

for self-destruction, there was no way

to that life-to her.

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have Alistair's number. Maybe

was

in work-and the last thing

Rebecca's

friends anymore. Not

She owed her nothing.

She had zero

didn't reply. The silence on the line

hollow.

Vivienne ended the call.

Her next hope? Eva.

recently run into Alistair at

They'd even chatted-casually, warmly.

when Alistair was drowning, Eva

nicely, he wouldn't refuse to

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Alistair's number? I totally forgot to ask

I'll definitely ask!" Eva

left Rebecca

got his number-what then? What was she even going

She tended to act purely on instinct,

That want burned so hot in her chest she found

give up, she called

was still Alistair's biological father. Blood was blood. People said things they didn't mean when they were angry. Once

she also knew perfectly well-Liam had never been much of

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she dialed, Liam answered and greeted her

Whitfield."

been waiting

patience. He pushed

Rebecca had been up to all this time.

word, he heard her voice coming from the

don't have Alistair's number? You haven't heard from

Why haven't you tried to reach

Richard froze in place.

couldn't believe what

right-but not to him.

act earlier-sitting there

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