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The head of the bodyguards quickly relayed the message to Old Mr. Lawrence, “Old Mr. Lawrence, the guards at

the entrance said Jeffrey and Ms. Jensen just left.”

“What?” Old Mr. Lawrence sounded surprised.

“Is it because of that wine that got spilled on him earlier?” Old Mr. Lawrence wondered.

I didn’t do it on purpose. Con, he’s the CEO of the Hanson Group-he can’t be that stingy, can he? Old Mr.

Lawrence thought.

“Should we stop them?” the head of the bodyguards asked.

“No,” Old Mr. Lawrence said, his face serious and his expression somber. “We didn’t treat them right, so

honestly, it’s no surprise he'd walk out if he wasn’t pleased.”

Just then, Ryan's phone buzzed with a message from Rebecca.

Rebecca: [Mr. Guzman, I'm heading out with Jeffrey. Talk soon!]

And Jeffrey sent: [The spotlight’s yours now-go wild. I'm on standby if you need backup.]

Ryan was hit with a storm of feelings all at once.

He'd originally resented Jeffrey for basically stealing Rebecca away, but now he couldn't even bring himself to

stay angry. For Rebecca to get her shares, Jeffrey was willing to let Ryan use him as a pawn-clearly, the guy

genuinely cared about her.

Ryan: [The Guzmans aren’t ones to mess with.]

still, out of kindness, Ryan shot Jeffrey a quick warning.

Sfolks might back down, not wanting to tick off Jeffrey, but Miles and his side wouldn't miss the chance to

kick up a fuss. God knows what kind of stunt they'll pull next.

When it comes to getting his hands on those shares, Miles wouldn't hesitate to cross any line.

Jeffrey replied nonchalantly: [Is Stephen really that difficult to handle?]

Ryan paused.

‘Well, not really, Ryan thought.

[Just go all out, don’t hold back,] Jeffrey messaged again. [I'll take care of the rest.]

“Old Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Guzman,” Gregory's voice suddenly cut through the air. He stood beside them in a sharp

suit, looking every bit the gentleman and the professional. “Mr. Hanson and Ms. Jensen have smatters to

attend to, so they askedto csay goodbye on their behalf.”

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Old Mr. Lawrence looked away, avoiding eye contact with him.”

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When it cto transferring shares, a DNA test was mandatory. Whether he liked it or not, there was no other

way around it-the only reason for this hassle was that Rebecca hadn’t grown up with the Guzmans.”

“Why isn’t Jeffrey here yet?” Old Mr. Lawrence glanced outside and remarked casually, “Go ask Becky if she’s

having trouble finding something to wear.”

Ryan didn’t say a word.

With Jeffrey absent, the others took the chance to start asking questions.

“Old Mr. Lawrence, does it mean something special that Jeffrey's here?” someone asked.

“What's the deal between him and Rebecca?” another chimed in.

“Didn’t they get divorced?” someone else added.

At the end of the day, these people were all self-serving-once they spotted Jeffrey, the golden goose, they just

couldn't let go.

Sure, Ryan and Amelia could pave the way for Rebecca, but tying the knot with Jeffrey was a whole different

ballgame. When it cdown to it, they'd always go for the kind of solid, tangible future they could grasp

themselves.

“Nowadays, young folks treat divorce like it’s child's play,” Old Mr. Lawrence pointed out, his tone nudging them

toward his meaning. “Just watch the way those two interact-do they seem divorced to you?”

Everyone gave each other a look.

Not at all.

for

Honestly, they just seemed like a couple squabbling over something trivial.

“Let them do whatever they want,” Old Mr. Lawrence said with a careless shrug. “When they've had enough

fooling around, they'll just end up back together, you'll see.”

Ryan glanced at him, his eyes unreadable.

He's still putting his own interests first, even after all these years. Sthings never change.

‘If Rebecca had never gotten tangled up with Jeffrey, would he still be just as dead set against me, throwing up

obstacles like he always did?‘ Ryan wondered.

“Why are you looking atlike that?” Old Mr. Lawrence didn’t even bother acknowledging Ryan's stare. “Did

you even ask Becky? What did she say?”

“No,” Ryan replied.

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Old Mr. Lawrence pretended to be angry. “You...”

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Ryan was fuming inside. “They're adults-if they want to cback, they will, no need for us to say anything. If

they're not back yet, it just means they've got their own business to discuss. Not interfering is basic courtesy

between people,’ he thought.

‘He was clearly planning to use Jeffrey to help Rebecca get what she wanted, Ryan mused.

But now, right there at the dinner table, Jeffrey had snatched his own daughter away right in front of him. From

any angle, this was a bad bargain for Ryan.

With that thought in mind, Ryan quietly sent Rebecca a message: [Has Jeffrey changed his clothes yet?]

He quietly sent Rebecca a message: [Has Jeffrey changed his clothes yet?]

Jeffrey caught Rebecca sneaking a peek at her phone and saw the message pop up. A slight grin played on his

lips, and he whipped out his own phone, pulled up Ryan's chat, and fired off a reply: [Looks like you don’t know

Rebecca nearly as well as you think.]

Ryan’s brow furrowed slightly.

‘Is Jeffrey peeking at Rebecca’s phone-or is she actually letting him hold it now?’ Ryan wondered to himself.

[Rebecca really can’t stand these phony business dinners where everyone's just schmoozing, ] Jeffrey replied,

purposely slow, every word dripping with challenge. [You say you care about her-did you never notice that?]

Ryan was at a total loss for words.

His grip on his phone tightened unconsciously.

Rebecca had no idea that while she was still wracking her brain for the perfect reply, Ryan and Jeffrey had

already been texting back and forth for ages.

“Uncle David wants to know when we're heading back,” Rebecca said, passing the question over to Jeffrey. Her

gaze lingered on his shirt, still marked with wine stains. “You gonna do something about your clothes...?”

“Are you thinking about taking shares in the Guzman Group?” Jeffrey asked, watching her closely.

Rebecca blinked, a little stunned by the question.

‘It’s not even about what | want right now,” she thought.

Just handling the Quinn family is already exhausting. If | have to deal with the Guzman shares on top of

that..."

“If you didn’t

say no right away, that means you're at least a little interested. You're just hesitating for sreason,” Jeffrey

decided for her, reaching out and taking her hand like it was the most normal thing between them. “Con,

let's head back.”

But Rebecca slipped her hand out of his.

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The moment her hand was gone, Jeffrey felt his chest ache-like someone had punched a hole right through

his heart.

“Did you forget what you swore when we split?” Rebecca stepped back, her expression completely shut off and

distant.

Jeffrey blinked. “What?”

Rebecca reminded him firmly, “You swore you wouldn't meddle in my business, and you wouldn't show up front

of me.”

in

Jeffrey nodded. “I remember.”

Rebecca replied coolly, “Then why are you still...”

“That night on Samuel's birthday, you updated your promise-you said we should act like strangers instead,”

Jeffrey reminded her, his voice steady. “If you don’t remember, | can refresh your memory.”

“I only said that because I didn’t want us to be friends. It was justtalking, don’t take it so seriously,” Rebecca

retorted.

“Yeah, but wasn’t our whole conversation about promises?” Jeffrey looked her right in the eye.

Rebecca went quiet.

‘No wonder he hitwith a random “thanks” back then,” she thought.

“Alright, I'm switching it back,” Rebecca said, her tone resolute. She wasn’t normally one to bend the rules, but

sometimes you just have to. “Go back to how it was-don’t mess with my life, and don’t show up in front of

a,

Jeffrey shot back, “Three strikes, you're out.”

Rebecca frowned, her eyebrows pulling together as she looked at him.

Jeffrey met her eyes, totally unfazed.

After a while, Rebecca finally accepted she wasn’t going to change his mind.

She just went with his new rules and said, “Honestly, what you're doing right now is hardly what a stranger

would do.”

“Anyone I'm interested in gets this treatment-even if we're just strangers,” Jeffrey said, hinting at that first time

they'd really met as adults.

Rebecca didn’t get what he meant. “Sounds like you're pretty generous with your feelings.”

Jeffrey replied, “Only you.”

Rebecca couldn't find the words-his answer left her stunned.

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Jeffrey continued softly, “It’s always been you. Ever since we were kids, all the way until now.”

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Whether it was her saving him from the darkness back then, or that unforgettable glance at the party years.

later that caught his heart all over again, Rebecca was always his exception-the single person he cherished

above everyone else.

Rebecca didn’t fall for it.

After the divorce, she was instinctively immune to sweet talk.

“Let's go.” Jeffrey said, making sure not to reach for her this time-he knew she didn’t like it. “Let's head back.”

Rebecca stepped past him and walked away, not giving him another glance.

When they got to the fork in the road, Jeffrey grabbed Rebecca by the wrist and pulled her straight toward the

front gate.

Rebecca blinked, totally baffled. ‘What is he doing now?‘ she thought.

Before she could say a word, Jeffrey cut in, “If you want in on the Guzman Group shares, just do what | say.”

“We haven't even said goodbye to Mr. Guzman and Uncle David,” Rebecca pointed out.

“If this were just a family dinner, sure, we'd say our goodbyes,” Jeffrey said, keeping pace beside her. “But from

the way those folks were chattingup, it's morphed into a straight-up business dinner.”

Rebecca replayed the scene in her mind.

He was right.

“But...” Rebecca started, uncertainty flickering in her eyes.

“Lethandle it,” Jeffrey said, his gaze steady and all-in for her. “Stick with me, and I'll get you those Guzman

Group shares, no question.”

Rebecca started to say something, but ended up staying silent. When it cto stuff like this, Jeffrey just played

a whole different game. No matter how much she tried to learn from others, she was still way out of his league.

Running Meditech was one thing, but taking on the Guzman family was a whole other beast.

Those older relatives were all master schemers, each more sly than the last.

No matter how much she tried to fake it, in front of them she was as see-through as glass.

“If anyone from the Guzman family reaches out to you over the next few days, you don’t have to respond,”

Jeffrey told her. “Unless they're genuinely making an effort to talk, just let it slide.”

Rebecca took a second to think it over, then agreed. “Alright.”

Jeffrey just hummed in acknowledgment.

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Just then, they reached the front gate of Guzman Manor.

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The bodyguards at the entrance exchanged a look when they saw the two walk out, nodded in greeting, and

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