After the divorce, he begged

The manager looked visibly embarrassed. Just as he was scrambling for a response, Rebecca stood up and

walked over, her expression calm but firm. “Jeffrey put you up to this, right?” she asked.

“No, definitely not Mr. Hanson,” the manager denied quickly.

“Where is he?” Rebecca pressed, her voice steady. She was convinced Jeffrey was behind all this. “Is he next

door, or has he already left?”

Back when they were together, he always preferred the next booth whenever he wanted to eavesdrop or stage a

scene. After all these years, she doubted he’d changed that habit.

The manager was sweating bullets. He never expected things to take this turn.

Just then, Stanley’s voice crackled faintly in his earpiece. “Bring her over.”

Swallowing hard under Rebecca and lan’s intense stares, the manager finally confessed, his heart racing, “Mr.

Hanson and Mr. Garcia are waiting for you next door.”

Without another word, Rebecca walked out. lan followed closely behind.

The door to the adjacent private room was already open. Rebecca stepped inside and saw Jeffrey sitting calmly

in a chair, as composed as ever. He showed no emotion-only briefly glancing up when she entered.

Their eyes met, and Rebecca’s hands tightened unconsciously at her sides.

Before she could speak, Stanley cut in first. “Mr. Yeats, here to thank us?”

“I thought it was sidiot’s doing. Turns out it was you,” lan scoffed, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “Guess

you haven't gotten any smarter over the years.”

“lan Yeats!” Stanley shot up, anger flashing in his eyes.

lan simply crossed his arms, his voice provocative. “What's up?”

Stanley lunged forward. “I swear I'll-”

Jeffrey gripped his shoulder and spoke in a calm, measured tone, “Are you seriously going to let a few barks get

under your skin?”

“Well, look who's here-the cheater himself,” lan fired back without missing a beat. “What's the plan? Team up

with this fool to blyour infidelity on Becky?”

Stanley gritted his teeth. ‘Who does he think he is, callinga fool? Still just as annoying as ever.”

“Too bad for you, Jeffrey. Becky isn’t trash like you.” lan pulled out a chair gently for Rebecca. “And I'm not a

homewrecker like Andrea, either.”

“Finished?” Jeffrey's gaze turned icy.

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“Not even close.” lan stood protectively beside Rebecca. “Who do you think you're insulting? Do you and your

mistress usually finish that fast in bed?”

Both Stanley and Jeffrey fell silent.

Rebecca facepalmed. ‘How did | forget how much this guy loves to run his mouth?’

“If that’s really the case, maybe you should see a specialist,” lan said, pretending to sound concerned. “There's

no shame

in having limitations. But when it’s this bad, you might need treatment.”

“Enough dodging,” Jeffrey said, completely unfazed. “Let’s get to the point.”

lan raised an eyebrow. “What point?”

“You love Rebecca,” Jeffrey stated calmly, glancing briefly at Rebecca before turning to lan. “Don’t you?”

“Yeah, | do,” lan admitted without hesitation. “It's not exactly a secret. Why would | deny it?”

Stanley was stunned.

Jeffrey's expression darkened.

“Wait-are you actually confessing?” Stanley blurted out, totally lost.

“Can you stop filtering everything through that romance-obsessed brain of yours?” lan shot back, looking

confident.

“Since when is ‘loving someone’ only about romance? Can't friends love each other?”

“So you're saying you don’t have any feelings for Rebecca beyond friendship?” Stanley pressed.

lan didn’t even blink. “Nope, | have.”

Rebecca already knew what was coming. She shot lan a sideways glance and cleared her throat softly.

Before Jeffrey or Stanley could process her reaction, lan declared with unshakable pride, “Beyond friendship, |

see her as my master. Whoever she points at, | bite. No questions asked.”

Rebecca instantly regretted coming over. ‘This has Jessica written all over it,’ she thought.

“Are you addicted to being a guard dog?” Stanley said, completely thrown.

“Well, way better than being a henchman,” lan grinned, oozing smugness.

Stanley’s temper flared. “Say one more word-I dare you.”

‘Nobody's stoppingtoday. I'm going to beat the living shit out of this loud-mouth asshole!" he thought,

furious.

“Let’s go, Becky,” lan said, already backing toward the door. Now that he’d had his fun, it was tto exit.

“Better stay away from henchmen and cheaters. They're bad for your brain.”

“Okay,” Rebecca replied, standing up. lan’s bluntness was a little awkward, but she had to admit-it felt good to

let off ssteam. ‘He always knows how to lighten the mood when | need it,’ she thought.

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Stanley watched the two walk away, frustration boiling under his skin. He turned to Jeffrey. “You're just letting

them go? No warning? No threat?”

Jeffrey remained silent, his eyes fixed on the empty doorway.

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“What's wrong?” Stanley asked, unnerved by the cold intensity radiating from Jeffrey.

“Dig into lan, from childhood till now,” Jeffrey said, his voice low and sharp. “I want every detail.”

“Okay,” Stanley replied without hesitation.

Jeffrey didn’t linger any longer.

Watching Jeffrey's unreadable expression, Stanley ventured cautiously, “You think Rebecca already knows how

lan feels? Will she pull away from him?”

“She won't,” Jeffrey said flatly.

Stanley looked confused. “Why not? Isn't it obvious lan’s into her?”

Jeffrey wondered the same—why

hadn't Rebecca picked up on lan's

feelings? It didn’t make pers bit he

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Rebecca and lan left the restaurant together and continued talking in the car.

On the surface, Rebecca seemed calm, but inside, she was uneasy. ‘lan just returned, and Jeffrey was already

making moves. Is it a warning-or something more?‘ she wondered.

As he drove, lan asked casually, “You think it was Stanley’s idea to pull that proposal stunt, or did Jeffrey plan it?”

“Jeffrey,” Rebecca answered without hesitation.

lan grumbled, “What's his problem? He ruined a perfectly good dinner with his nonsense.”

Rebecca stayed quiet.

lan glanced over. “You okay?”

“He thinks you're in love with me,” Rebecca said bluntly. “He's doing this on purpose. Maybe you should visit me

less from now on. | don’t want you to bechis primary target.”

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