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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."

hesitate to use her son as

slowly,

moment would come-when regret finally caught up with

expected it

did have

Rebecca beg? Pretend

She doubted it.

Rebecca had never seen Alistair as

partner.

subordinate. Someone to

the perfect image

self-destruction, there was no way he'd ever

to that life-to her.

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Alistair's number. Maybe try

was clipped,

work-and the last

Rebecca's relationship

friends anymore. Not

She owed her nothing.

had zero interest in

silence on

hollow.

Vivienne ended the call.

Her next hope? Eva.

had recently run into

They'd even chatted-casually, warmly.

drowning, Eva

he wouldn't refuse

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number.

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totally forgot to ask him!

I'll definitely ask!"

response left Rebecca

his number-what then? What was she even going

act purely on instinct, without

so hot in her chest she found herself scrambling, desperately searching

give up, she

told her that Alistair had cut ties with him. But Rebecca didn't take that at face value. Liam was still Alistair's

said, she also knew perfectly well-Liam had never been much of a father

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dialed, Liam answered and greeted her respectfully,

Whitfield."

been

out of patience. He pushed

out what the hell Rebecca had been up to

voice coming from the living room,

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

tried to reach out?

Richard froze in place.

believe what he

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

that whole act earlier-sitting there

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