After the divorce, he begged

“I thought you were

ere moving out,” Jeffrey said, holding Rebecca's gaze. “What are you still doing here?”

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“I don’t need you to tell me, Rebecca shot back, snatching her suitcase. This place is a dump. | can’t stay here

another second.” Then she walked out without another word.

Seeing how determined she was, Jeffrey narrowed his eyes. “Wait

His voice made Rebecca stop in her tracks.

Before she could speak, he eyed her suitcase and said to the bodyguard outside, “Check Ms. Jensen's suitcase.

Make sure she isn’t taking anything that’s

not hers.”

“What do you mean by that?” Rebecca asked as she instinctively pulled her suitcase closer.

“Witor you tried to take the jewelry earlier, | have reason to be concerned about what else might be in your

suitcase, Jeffrey said, knowing exactly how to push her to her limits. “It’s better for everyone if we check its

contents.”

“Is that really how you see me?” Rebecca asked, her eyes filled with both disappointment and anger.

For a brief moment, Joffrey felt his heart soften. But remembering her determined expression when she was

preparing to leave, he replied without emotion, “Yes, it is.”

Rebecca's heart ached with a sharp, physical pain, She Fad made peace with Jeffrey's lack of love for her and

even grown accustomed to his cold distance:

But she couldn’t bear him humiliating her in front of Andrea this wasn’t just questioning her character, but felt

like a direct insult to her dignity.

won't let you violate my privacy like this,” Rebecca said, her grip on the suitcase handle tightening. “If you want

it inspected, call the police. Otherwise, you'll have to cut my hand off to get this suitcase.”

She met his gaze with the sdefiant expression he had seen before.”

Jeffrey stepped closer and began prying her fingers from the suitcase one by one, ignoring her stubborn

resistance

Though she held on with all her strength, he overpowered her effortlessly.

He handed the suitcase to a bodyguard, his tone all business. “Search everything thoroughly. Don’t miss a single

comer.”

“Yes, sir, the bodyguard replied promptly.

“Jeffrey!” Tears welled up in Rebecca's eyes as she snatched the suitcase back. She had never felt so humiliated

in her entire life.

Jeffrey's expression remained cold, all traces of the warmth and tenderness he once had now gone from his eyes.

“Do you really need to crush my dignity to feel satisfied?” In that moment, all the pride Rebecca had carried

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since childhood was completely shattered, leaving only the broken shell of a fallen heiress. “You know damn well

I'd never take anything of yours!”

Of course Jeffrey knew that. He understood Rebeca’s character better than anyone and was certain she wouldn't

take anything else. He simply wanted her to understand the consequences of her poor choices.

*Maybe we should just let this go, Andrea suggested, recognizing Jeffrey's hesitation from his expression and

stepping forward to give him an honorable way out. “You and Rebecca were manied after all, so even if she took

something, it would be perfectly understandable.”

Would y

| you just shut up? Rebecca said, he voice filled with the scontempt she always felt for Andrea.

Jeffrey felt a familiar surga of frustration, “She’s so impulsive-always speaking without thinking when she’s

upset. That sharp tongue of hers is going to

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get her destroyed out there. Why can’t she understand it's safer here with me?‘ he thought.

“Just get out of here. For Andrea's sake, I'll let it slide this time,” he said, though his words left Rebecca feeling

completely dismissed.

Rebecca grabbed her suitcase and was about to give them a piece of her mind.

Just then Victor cin and announced, “Mr. Hanson, Ms. Jensen, Mr. Samuel Hanson is back.”

Everyone froze. Before they could even react, Samuel cbouncing in behind Victor, looking adorable in his

tiny overalls.

Samuel's eyes scanned the room before landing on the suitcase in Rebecca’s hand. “Mommy,” he asked in that

sweet-but-serious way of his, “how cyou've got the suitcase out?”

Rebecca tried to say something, but couldn't cup with a good explanation.

“That's my suitcase, buddy,” Jeffrey cut in, crouching down to Samuel's level. “Daddy’s gotta go away for work

for a few days, You be good for Mommy while I'm gone, okay?”

Samuel nodded obediently and said, “Okay.”

Jeffrey ruffled his hair and replied, “That's my good boy.”

Samuel looked toward Andrea and asked, “Who's this?”

“She’s Daddy's assistant,” Jeffrey said smoothly without hesitation, “and she’s coming with

on my

business trip.”

Rebecca's grip tightened unconsciously on the suitcase handle, though her expression remained perfectly

composed

Jaffrey rose and naturally took the suitcase from her, kissing her lips in his usual manner."m heading out how.

Callif you miss me, alright?”

Fighting down her discomfort, Rebecca managed a stiff response “Got it”

“Be good,” Jeffrey murmured, tucking a stray hair behind her ear. His fingers trailed along her jaw before

Engering at her earlobe. “Wait for me

“You should hurry and go now, or you'll miss your flight, Rebecca urged him.

She couldn't stand being near him for even a second longer. All she wanted was for him to be gone.

Noticing her discomfort, Jeffrey leaned in and gave her a quick, deliberate kiss again before pulling away-too fast

for her to react.

By the tshe looked up with anger in her eyes, he was already walking out with her suitcase, with Andrea

following close behind.

“Mommy,” Samuel said softly as they were leaving

Rebecca pushed her feelings aside and turned to him calmly. “What is it, sweetheart?”

Samuel started to say something, but then hesitated before speaking again. “It’s lunchtime. Should we go eat?”

“Of course,” Rebecca replied with a gentle smile.

Throughout their meal, Rebecca’s mind kept returhing to what had just happened.

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She grabbed her phone and texted him. When are you going to return my suitcase?]

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Jeffrey saw the message but didn’t respond. Nearly an hour later, another message cthrough.

He expected it to be Rebecca urging him again, but it was a voice message from Samuel

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But Jeffrey was his father after all, too clever to make such a simple mistake.

Meanwhile, after waiting several hours without any response, Rebecca finally decided to call him.

The moment the call connected, before she could even speak, Andrea’s voice cthrough. “Jeffrey, I'm

finished with my shower.”

“Go ahead and get srest. I've got to take this,” Jeffrey said to Andrea, his tone softening in a way that struck

Rebecca as unusually tender.

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