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“Okay,” Rebecca agreed without hesitation.

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“Alright, I won't bother you any longer.” Jack stood up, looking young and charming. “Amelia, if you ever need

any info, just givea shout. | promise to spill everything | know-no secrets kept.”

Amelia didn’t respond.

She was well aware they were just playing each other.

Jack didn’t seem to mind. He flashed Rebecca a smile and said, “Alright, Cousin Rebecca, I'm heading out.”

Rebecca was speechless.

After Jack left, Rebecca finally turned to her mom and asked, “Mom, why did they want to hurt you?”

Amelia told her everything about the shares.

Her daughter could buy back the shares at the original price, but Amelia wasn’t allowed to get involved in

anything about the Quinn family anymore. Once Rebecca was officially tied to the shares, Amelia couldn't step in

or offer any advice.

Those people probably made their move back then because they were afraid Rebecca would find the money to

buy the shares back. With Jeffrey working things behind the scenes, the Quinn Group might've easily ended up in

their hands.

“They went after you just because of sstupid shares? Aren't you his actual sister?” Rebecca couldn't believe

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“Family means nothing to those people,” Amelia replied with a cool detachment. “When it comes to profit, they'll

cut off anyone-blood doesn’t matter.”

Rebecca frowned, feeling uneasy.

She never thought her mom had grown up in such a cold, ruthless family.

“But those shares you called ‘just a little’ are now worth hundreds of billions,” Amelia said, calm as ever,

dropping the kind of bombshell that could shatter worlds. “They’ve gone up more than a hundred times since |

sold them.”

Rebecca's jaw nearly hit the floor.

‘Hundreds of billions?’ Rebecca’s mind was spinning.

She just blurted out, “Then why did you sell them?”

“They thought it wasn’t right for a woman to hold that many shares,” Amelia replied, her voice flat, totally

unfazed. “They tried every trick in the book to squeezeout. Frankly, | was just done arguing, so | sold and

walked away.”

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Rebecca felt an overwhelming mix of emotions swirling inside her.

Just how much did Mom really suffer to be able to say all that so calmly? Rebecca thought to herself.

“They won't just let you get those shares without a fight,” Amelia said, her voice full of certainty from years of

dealing with them. “Are you scared?”

“Not at all.” Rebecca shook her head. The moment she thought about reclaiming what should've always

belonged to her mom, every trace of fear vanished.

Amelia reached out and gently ruffled Rebecca’s hair.

All along, Amelia never taught Rebecca the ins and outs of business or finance. Her reasons went beyond what

she'd said before-the real reason was simple: she didn’t want Rebecca getting mixed up with the Quinn family.

She knew the moment Rebecca started learning, those people would be plotting and scheming in no time.

Amelia's savings were more than enough to keep Rebecca set for life-living in luxury, never having to worry

about a damn thing. Why throw her daughter into the toxic, ruthless world the Quinns lived in?

Turns out, Amelia's instincts were spot on.

They'd held back before.

But once they caught wind of Amelia passing her fortune on to Rebecca, even that last bit of hesitation

vanished-the Quinns made their move, all because of greed and that tiny shred of fear.

So now, Amelia figured there was no point in holding back anymore. It was tto let go of doubts and face this

head-on.

“Mom,” Rebecca said, her voice soft but full of curiosity.

Amelia looked at her. “Yes?”

Rebecca met her mom's eyes. “When they were pressuring you back then, what was Mr. Guzman doing?”

Rebecca thought to herself, ‘Seriously, if Mom was dating him back then-May said so-boyfriends are supposed to

be there for you, right? Even if he couldn't do much, wasn’t he at least supposed to give her semotional

support?”

“He was...” Amelia paused, her words faltering for a moment.

He was off messing around with other women.

He kept her waiting, always promising more.

He was even lining up an engagement with someone else.

“Too busy battling his uncle for control,” Amelia finally said, steering the conversation away. She didn’t want

Rebecca dragged into that ugly mess-no good would cof it except making her miserable.

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Rebecca scrunched her eyebrows, clearly troubled.

Seriously, why is everyone so obsessed with power struggles?’ Rebecca thought to herself.

Her phone chimed.

She glanced down-the notification had just popped up.

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Rebecca picked it up and saw a message from Jack: [Hey, Cousin Rebecca! It's me, Jack-the most adorable and

trustworthy little cousin you've got. Seriously, if you ever need anything at all, just text me.]

Rebecca locked her screen and didn’t bother to reply.

Jack waited a good thirty minutes with no reply, then muttered, “Wow, Cousin Rebecca is ice cold.”

Daniel just stared at him, speechless.

Daniel said, “Mr. Sebastian Quinn just called-he couldn't reach you.”

Jack shrugged. “My phone was on silent.”

Daniel warned him, “He’s gonna be mad, you know.”

“No problem,” Jack said with a grin, dialing right away. As soon as Liam picked up, Jack turned on the charm.

“Hey Grandpa!”

Liam didn’t answer right away.

Jack had his excuse all lined up. “I just dropped by to see Aunt Amelia and Cousin Rebecca. Tomorrow's

Rebecca's birthday—are you gonna send her a present?”

Liam's attention shifted at once. “Tomorrow?”

Jack said smoothly, “Yep.”

Liam Quinn sat in the courtyard, stroking his beard as he mulled over what kind of gift to give.

“If you're stuck on what to pick, just go pricey,” Jack said, sounding relaxed and playful. “Send her something

big-like a piece of prreal estate, a luxury estate, even a yacht or a ship. Even if Cousin Rebecca isn’t a fan,

she can always cash it in and walk away with a bundle.”

Liam nodded.

‘Not a bad idea,’ he thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Ryan was busy getting Rebecca's birthday gift ready.

When Jeffrey heard what they were planning to give her, he couldn't help but frown.

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Sure, he'd given Rebecca all that stuff before, but as her still-legally-married husband, there was no way he

could let them outdo him.

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“Give Rebecca the winery and the island | bought recently,” Jeffrey said, his voice cool and decisive. “And send

over every limited-edition sports car that cout this year.”.

Gregory just stared at him, totally speechless.

Gregory kindly reminded him, “Ms. Jensen’s villa only has space for six cars.”

Jeffrey replied coolly, “Then buy the house next door, expand it, and give her both.”

Gregory nodded.

‘Makes sense,’ he thought.

“When you get all this ready, make sure to leak the news,” Jeffrey said, a scheming glint deep in his eyes. “Let

Mr. Liam Quinn and Mr. Guzman hear about it.”

This was Rebecca's first real pot of gold since setting foot in Honnala.

‘Gotta help her make even more,’ Jeffrey thought to himself.

No denying it.

Jeffrey’s plan was already paying off.

When Liam and Ryan found out what Jeffrey was giving Rebecca, they both started pulling out all the stops to

hunt down even pricier gifts. The only thing on their minds was, ‘As her grandpa and her real dad, there's no way

we're letting that jerk outshine us.

Rebecca had no idea she was right at the heart of this ridiculous gift showdown.

Once Jack was gone, she grabbed Samuel and headed off to his new school so he could get used to the place.

The campus sat smack in the middle of a gated community, and was ranked among Honnala’s top three

preschools. They offered two meals and two snacks daily, and the school bus meant zero headaches for pick- up

and drop-off.

“If you ever feel out of place at your new school, just tell Mommy, okay?” Rebecca said as they walked home

together. “Mommy can always find you a new one if you want.”

Samuel nodded. “Mm-hmm.”

Rebecca booped his nose playfully.

Out of the blue, Samuel looked up and called out, “Mommy?”

Rebecca glanced down at him, “Yes?”

Samuel's eyes flickered with curiosity. “Will Daddy cto celebrate your birthday with us tomorrow?”

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Rebecca was taken aback for a moment, suddenly realizing that ever since they'd settled into the new place,

Samuel hadn't seen Jeffrey at all. With Jeffrey stuck in the hospital lately, they hadn't even done a single video

call.

“If you want to see him, Mommy could always call him over...” Rebecca began.

“But if Daddy does come, you've gotta invite Uncle lan too,” Samuel jumped in, putting a quick stop to her

wandering thoughts. “Otherwise, you know how he is-he’ll totally get the wrong idea and think you still haven't

gotten over him.”

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