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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

exhaled slowly, rubbing her

come-when regret finally caught up with

hadn't expected it so

if she did have Alistair's

beg? Pretend the

She doubted it.

Rebecca had never seen Alistair

partner.

subordinate. Someone to

prop in the perfect

taste for self-destruction, there was

to that life-to her.

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Alistair's number. Maybe try

tone was clipped,

drowning in work-and the last thing she had

Rebecca's relationship

friends

She owed her nothing.

had zero

The silence on the line

hollow.

Vivienne ended the call.

Her next hope? Eva.

had recently run into

They'd even chatted-casually, warmly.

Alistair was drowning, Eva had often

she asked nicely, he

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number.

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number? I totally forgot to ask him! But hey,

definitely ask!" Eva

left

got his number-what then? What

impulsive by nature. She tended to act

voice. That was it. That want burned so hot in her chest she found herself scrambling, desperately searching

up, she called

that at face value. Liam was still Alistair's biological father. Blood was blood. People said things they didn't

she also knew perfectly well-Liam had never been much of a father to begin

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dialed, Liam answered and greeted

Whitfield."

had been waiting

ages-finally ran out of patience.

Rebecca had been up

a word, he heard her voice coming from the

don't have Alistair's number?

all? Why haven't you tried to reach out? Aren't

Richard froze in place.

couldn't believe what he was

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

whole act earlier-sitting there crying her eyes out-was for

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