After the divorce, he begged

“Are you sure you want to callthat?” Jeffrey asked. He wasn’t mad at all. He stayed as cool and unconcerned

as if nothing could ever stir him.

“I'm absolutely sure,” Samuel replied.

Jeffrey gave him a little flick on the forehead. “Okay.”

He thought, ‘You're being this polite because you'll probably need my help again someday, right? If we were too

close, you'd hesitate to ask.”

Samuel found his reaction strangely out of character.

“Make sure to tell your mom not to get that wound wet,” Jeffrey reminded as he glanced at Rebecca's injured

ankle before leaving. “Otherwise, it will get worse.”

Samuel didn’t say anything. After Jeffrey left, he pulled Rebecca toward the door. His voice was quiet, yet just

loud enough for Jeffrey to catch. “Mom, we need to change the lock code.”

“Okay,” Rebecca replied.

Jeffrey stood by the elevator, watching them busy themselves with the lock. Without a word, he stepped inside.

To him, this kind of digital lock was easier to crack than a regular one-just a few lines of code, and it would fall

apart.

Rebecca had no idea. She racked her brain to cup with a code that was both memorable and difficult for

anyone else to guess.

“Mom,” Samuel said softly after closing the door, his voice tinged with guilt.

“What?” Rebecca responded.

“I'm sorry,” Samuel said, honestly feeling guilty. “I knew you didn’t want to see Dad, but | gave him the code

anyway and let him in. If it wasn’t for me, you wouldn't have had to deal with him.”

“I know you did it because you were worried about me,” Rebecca said softly, rubbing his head. “That means a

lot, so you don’t need to say sorry.”

“Mom, | love you,” Samuel said as he hugged her tightly.

Rebecca's heart softened. She asked Samuel how he had been during the past few days at Jeffrey’s place.

Samuel gave the sanswer as before. He said he was doing fine, just that he really missed her.

Rebecca knew Jeffrey loved Samuel deeply, and she knew that as long as his parents stayed away, Samuel would

be treated with care in his home, but she still didn’t dare let Samuel stay with him.

She had already made up her mind to stay single forever, just so she could put all her energy into taking care

of Samuel.

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Jeffrey was not like her. He was bound to take care of Andrea for the rest of his life, and the thought of Andrea

becoming Samuel's stepmother was something Rebecca could never accept.

After chatting for a while, Rebecca reminded Samuel that it was tfor bed.

The next morning, Rebecca dropped Samuel off at school as usual before rushing back to the office. She had

barely sat down when a crowd of coworkers swarmed around her, their faces alight with gossip.

“Morning, Rebecca, did you have breakfast?”

“Did you sleep well last night?”

“Oh my goodness, when that chandelier fell, | was really scared. Are you alright?”

The flood of questions left Rebecca momentarily dazed. Setting down her bag, she gave them a puzzled look,

curious about what they were really trying to say.

“The last person who went on stage last night was Mr. Hanson, wasn’t it?” Lisa said, “I saw him holding your

hand.”

“Yeah, | saw that too.”

“Seriously, what's going on between you two?”

“When the chandelier fell, Stephen wasn’t even the closest one to you. Why did he suddenly rush to help?”

At first, they had all believed what Rebecca had told them, but none of them had expected something even

juicier to happen afterward.

Stephen risked his own life to protect her, while Jeffrey held her hand. She suddenly becthe woman every

other girl envied.

“Don’t you get it? You only noticed Mr. Hanson holding Rebecca’s hand, but none of you paid attention to how

hard he was gripping it,” Ella said as she cover.

They tried to recall, but none of them had any clear memory of it. What stood out most in their minds was Jeffrey

pulling Rebecca back just as she was about to leave.

It looked just like one of those movie scenes, where the guy dragged the girl back after a fight.

“You can go ask the people who were on stage at the tjust how angry Mr. Hanson was when he grabbed

Rebecca,” Ella said, shielding Rebecca firmly. “Once you know the whole story, you'll stop gossiping.”

Hearing her words, everyone fell silent. Gossip thrived in groups, but once someone interrupted, the buzz just

died down.

“What are you all doing here?” Derek showed up out of nowhere. “It’s work hours. Are you slacking off?”

“Nothing. We were just talking with Rebecca about what happened last night.” Lisa knew Derek was curious too,

so she didn’t bother hiding it.

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She thought, ‘Maybe he knew something, and then we could learn more from him. Since he had already raised

the question, Ella could no longer dodge it.

Rebecca frowned unconsciously, casting Lisa a look of faint displeasure. To her, Lisa’s comment sounded a bit

too staged.

“Oh, thanks for reminding me,” Derek said as he walked over, his tone a little serious.

Lisa's eyes sparkled with eager anticipation.

Derek said, “I've been told that no one is allowed to gossip about what happened at last night's party within the

company, nor spread it outside, including online.”

All eyes turned to Rebecca at once. They wondered if it was really that serious or if things were being blown out

of proportion.

“Mentioning Mr. Hanson, Mr. Stephen Hanson, or any of the other important figures present last night is strictly

forbidden within the company,” Derek stressed. “Anyone caught spreading rumors will face consequences.”

“Is it really that serious? Why can’t we talk about it?” Lisa never thought she would end up getting in trouble for

this.

“It's far more serious than you think,” Derek said rapidly. “Rich families hate it when gossip spreads. One story

can turn into ten versions depending on who tells it, and the truth always gets warped.”

His warning shut everyone up. By about 9:30 a.m., the notice cdown in an official company memo.

At first, no one took it seriously, and they continued whispering in secret. Someone even exaggerated the story

and posted it online-only to be summoned by management half an hour later.

The others were baffled. They thought, ‘We're not even connected to the company network. How did they know

who posted it?’

They were never going to get an answer to that. And they would never know it was Jeffrey who sent out the

notice, with the Hanson Group's tech team tracking the person down.

After this happened, the directors of each department told their teams just how important this matter was. Later,

no one dared gossip about it online. They only whispered about it at work.

“What do you think Rebecca is really all about? Why would Mr. Stephen Hanson risk himself saving a random

girl?”

“Maybe she’s his secret lover.”

“Probably not. Mr. Hanson treats her very well, though. The last twe had dinner together, he actually went

out of his way to talk to her.”

“Y'all should all take notes from Rebecca. That way, if you ever meet your prince charming, you'll know a trick or

two to keep him close.”

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Rebecca could hear their conversation loud and clear.

Ella, who had cwith her, glanced at her with concern. “I'll go talk to them.”

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“No need,” Rebecca replied, trying to stay calm. She pushed open the lounge door, passed the group who had

been whispering, and walked straight to the coffee machine.

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