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“Yes, you did,” May said, totally unfazed.

Rebecca asked, “Then why sendto collect Mom's money?”

May said through gritted teeth, “Keep talking like I'm royalty and I'll hop a flight just to swat you.”

Rebecca thought, ‘Yep. SMay.” She said, “Alright, just go ahead.”

“That's better,” May said, sounding pleased. She rolled her suitcase out of the airport and said, “Your mom

doesn’t even bat an eye at the Jensen Group’s money.”

Rebecca was totally confused, honestly wondering if May had lost her mind. She asked, “Are you sure you're not

crazy or something?”

“Get lost,” May shot back, never one to hold back when she was roasting someone. She asked, “Didn't Amelia

ever mention this to you?”

Rebecca was completely lost. She replied, “I seriously have no clue what you're talking about.”

May said, “Givehalf an hour, and I'll explain everything. Letfind a quiet spot first.”

Rebecca was sure May was messing with her on purpose.

Half an hour later, May checked into a fancy hotel. After putting her luggage down, she walked up to the floor-

to-ceiling window and video-called Rebecca. No greetings, no small talk-she dove straight back into their

unfinished business.

She asked, “So you have no idea Amelia’s got money sitting around?”

“No,” Rebecca said, shaking her head.

May said, “She does. Seriously, at this point, she’s so broke all she’s got left is money.”

Rebecca assumed that May was messing with her right now.

“What's that look supposed to mean?” May teased, her brows arched, face full of sass as she eyed Rebecca

through the screen.

“I honestly have no clue what to say,” Rebecca replied, not believing a word of it.

May looked like she was about to spill sreal secrets, but remembering how Amelia had cut off every

connection to her past, she just shrugged and said, “It’s all her own money-private funds.

“At the very least, she’s got hundreds of millions to her name, maybe way more. Can't say for sure.”

Rebecca looked outright skeptical.

May continued, “Before Amelia married Richard, they signed a prenup. Their finances are totally separate.

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Everything Richard's ever spent on you? That's basically the repayment for Amelia helping him set up the Jensen

Group.”

Rebecca said, “From now on, I'll treat you like a friend, not an elder -just don’t mess withanymore, alright?”

Rebecca knew Amelia was smart and capable-but having hundreds of millions? She hadn't let herself dream that

big.

May blurted out, “You don’t believe me?” She was genuinely stunned-she’d spilled the beans, and Rebecca still

wasn't buying it.

Rebecca dropped herself into a chair next to the garden and said, “That's even more unbelievable than if you

told| wasn't really their kid.”

May thought, ‘Well, you're definitely not Richard's biological daughter.’ She tried a different way to break it to

Rebecca.

She said, “Next tyou get a chance, find Amelia's bank card. The PIN is either your birthday or hers. Just

check the balance-you’ll see for yourself.”

Rebecca saw May wasn’t messing around, so she asked, “Wait, you're actually serious?”

“Duh!” May shot back.

Rebecca pressed, “Okay, but how did she even get all that cash?”

“She made it herself,” May replied.

“How did she earn all that?” Rebecca asked straight out.

May went quiet for a second. She knew that answering would dig up all kinds of secrets from the past-stuff

Amelia had strictly warned her to keep from Rebecca. Amelia wanted to make sure Rebecca never got mixed up

with those people.

May thought, ‘But if | keep quiet, Rebecca won't believe me.’

After pausing for a second, she finally said, “I have no clue. | was way too busy chasing hot guys around the

globe to bother keeping tabs on whatever boring money moves she was making.”

After the call ended, Rebecca sat in the garden for a long time, replaying every word May had said.

Rebecca thought, ‘May’s always been bold, never shies away from a joke-but after hearing about my divorce and

everything I've been through, she wouldn't joke about something like this. So maybe it’s true. And if it is, then

who is my mom, really?”

Her head spun with a thousand wild thoughts. Since she couldn't sort it out, Rebecca changed her gplan:

she'd bring Jessica or lan along when she finally faced Richard on Wednesday.

Richard had spent years by Amelia's side; Rebecca figured that there was no way he didn’t know the real story.

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Soon, it was nighttime.

Rebecca had spent the evening cooking up all kinds of delicious food with everyone.

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They were just about to start feasting when Jeffrey walked in. He had on a black shirt that somehow made him

look extra untouchable, the sleeves rolled up to reveal a bit of his strong, muscular forearms.

As soon as he walked in, everyone got up almost automatically and chorused, “Mr. Hanson.”

Jeffrey glanced around the table, but his eyes paused noticeably on Rebecca for a few seconds longer than

anyone else.

The way his gaze lingered on her didn’t go unnoticed; a few people definitely picked up on it.

Jeffrey said, “Just stopping by to see how things are going. You all go ahead and enjoy yourselves.”

“Now that Mr. Hanson's here, let's all

raise a toast to him,” the project 1

manager Derekapholnced, Souring

aldrink Nd dving the team a subtle

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Everyone lifted their glasses together.

Rebecca joined in with the group, blending right into the cheerful atmosphere. Only, instead of wine, she raised

her own glass of juice this time.

Jeffrey's gaze was impossible to ignore-he didn’t even try to hide it. Everyone noticed how his eyes lingered on

Rebecca, sliding from her face right down to the glass she was holding.

“Rebecca, con, switch that juice for swine already,” someone called out.

“Seriously, Mr. Hanson's burning a hole through you with that look,” another teased.

The person sitting next to Rebecca leaned over and whispered, “Just do it, don’t chicken out.”

Rebecca glanced around and realized she wasn’t alone-sothers were sipping juice instead of wine, too.

“I've got stuff to take care of later, so just one drink,” Jeffrey said, finally turning his attention away from

Rebecca as he cover to join the group.

“Of course, Derek replied, grabbing a

fresh glass and pouring Jeffrey ay

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Two of the people who'd been drinking juice spoke up right away. One of them exclaimed, “Yeah, totally.”

Another said, “Hang on, Mr. Hanson, I'm switching to wine.”

Rebecca's fingers tightened around her glass. If she didn’t switch to wine, she might get talked about behind her

back, and it could even mess with her team relationships down the line.

But if she did swap for wine, she knew she’d end up a little drunk-maybe not totally blacked out like last time,

but definitely tipsy. For a moment, she hesitated, caught in the middle.

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Just then, Jeffrey said, “No need to switch. I'm just here to make sure the team’s safe tonight, not to make things

difficult for you all.” With that, he finished his wine in one go.

Everyone froze for a split second. Then, they downed their drinks in one go, whether it was wine or juice.

“I've got to head out now, Jeffrey

said, setting his glass on the table.

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Everyone called out their agreement.

After Derek walked Jeffrey out, everyone else zeroed their eyes in on Rebecca-their looks full of gossip and

clearly dying to know what was up.

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