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Chapter 118

Chapter 118

Jeffrey kept his composure, betraying no hint of emotion at Andrea’s query.

His unresponsiveness unsettled Andrea.

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“As long as | haven't earned a death sentence, I'm the only one who gets to decide my fate,” Jeffrey responded,

his voice calm and deliberate. “Even if you did save my life, that doesn’t give you the right to make decisions. for

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Andrea’s fingers clenched her sleeves tighter, feeling a heavy weight pressing on her heart.

Jeffrey's rationality was almost terrifying. He was indeed a madman when it cto logic.

“Is there anything else you need?” Jeffrey inquired.

“No,” Andrea replied, feeling utterly drained and helpless from his brief response. “You can leave.”

Jeffrey gave a subtle nod and exited the room.

Andrea observed as his figure gradually vanished from sight. Her heart should have been crushed, but at that

very instant, her fixation only intensified.

A voice echoed persistently in her mind, “If Rebecca can have him, so can you. He doesn’t love you because he

met Rebecca first. If Rebecca were gone, he'd finally see you.”

Andrea thought, ‘That's right. It’s all Rebecca's fault. If she weren't there, everything would have changed.

Eliminate Rebecca, and he'll have no choice but to truly see me.

Jeffrey left the hospital and went straight to Maple Garden. He showered and changed at his place before

heading to Rebecca's.

Seeing him, Rebecca tried to shut the door, but he easily pushed his way in. At that moment, Rebecca realized

how important a security camera was.

“This is trespassing,” Rebecca accused.

Jeffrey handed her his phone, coolly saying, “Go ahead and call the police.”

Rebecca was speechless, thinking, ‘What can he do except this?"

She’d have called without hesitation if not for Samuel.

“Yes,” Samuel chimed in, stepping forward with his smartwatch glowing. “Hello, police officer. A man broke into

our house. My mom told him to leave, but he won't.”

Rebecca paused, one eyebrow arched in surprise.

Jeffrey looked bewildered.

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They both stood there, momentarily taken aback.

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The officer's voice cthrough on Samuel's smartwatch immediately. “Are you and your mom safe at the

moment?”

“We're safe,” Samuel answered, his tone mature for his age. “But this man has been entering our hwithout

permission multiple times, and it's causing a lot of distress for us. I'd appreciate it if you could cand have a

word with him.”

After asking a few more questions and getting their address, the officer ended the call.

Rebecca hesitated before asking, “Sweetie, did you really just call the police?”

Samuel nodded. “Yes, | did.”

Jeffrey was speechless, wondering, ‘He's my son. How can he treatlike this?"

“Mr. Hanson is connected to me, so you've tolerated him, but ignoring him just lets him push further. If we keep

backing down, he’ll get worse. We need to face this head-on,” Samuel said earnestly.

Rebecca was taken aback. She hadn’t expected Samuel to speak up so strongly..

She reached out to affectionately ruffle his hair, her voice warm with pride. “You're absolutely right, honey.”

Jeffrey observed their exchange. Instead of irritation, he felt an unexpected sense of pride. Samuel was brave

enough to call the police to safeguard Rebecca.

It was a good thing. Indeed, Samuel's devotion to Rebecca was remarkable.

He was so protective of her that he’d readily side against Jeffrey if it meant keeping her safe.

“Mr. Hanson, I've contacted the police,” Samuel declared, standing by Rebecca's side, his height barely reaching

her waist. “If you leave now and wait for them outside, they might go easier on you.”

Jeffrey walked up to Samuel. “Didn’t your dad ever tell you not to call the cops right in front of the bad guy?”

“No,” Samuel answered honestly, without hesitation. “He's always with other women. Too busy for me.”

Jeffrey clenched his jaw and pinched Samuel's cheek. “You're really good at making things up. | don’t recall your

parents teaching you how to lie so well.”

Samuel frowned, wincing. “Ouch. That hurts!”

“What are you doing?” Rebecca pulled Jeffrey’s hand away, making him release Samuel.

Feeling her touch after such a long time, Jeffrey naturally glanced at her slender, pale hand. He couldn't resist

joking, “I'm pretty sure victims don’t just grab the bad guy’s hand like that.”

Rebecca and Samuel were kind of speechless.

Samuel was surprised he had the nerve to say that and retorted, “You are so shameless.”

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“Well, if | hadn’t been shameless, you wouldn't even be here,” Jeffrey replied calmly.

Rebecca and Samuel fell silent again.

They both sensed that Jeffrey was behaving oddly today, not overtly, but there was a definite, subtle shift in his

demeanor from what they'd seen lately.

“Chelpwith something,” Jeffrey said, taking Samuel's hand. Glancing at Rebecca with a casual smile, he

added, “Mind if | borrow him for two minutes?”

Rebecca looked at Samuel, who gave her a thumbs-up.

Without stopping them, she simply reiterated, “Two minutes.”

“Sure thing,” Jeffrey agreed, getting up and leading Samuel by the hand. He took Samuel to his own place. As

they entered, Samuel looked around, a bit taken aback by the fresh look of the apartment.

As soon as Jeffrey released his grip, Samuel gazed up at him, confused. “So, what exactly are we getting here?”

Jeffrey went into the study and retrieved a file folder. “Just sdocuments that show I'm really connected to

your mom. The police will want evidence when they arrive.”

Samuel was stunned. He asked, “Why did you needfor this?”

“If you're with me, your mom won't just shut the door,” Jeffrey explained, grabbing the folder full of and picking

up a few other bags as well. “No way I'm getting in again after you called the cops.”

“You're such a jerk,” Samuel complained.

“Ditto,” Jeffrey replied, heading out the door together with him.

papers

Rebecca frowned when she saw Jeffrey enter with his arms full of bags and that file folder. She couldn't figure out

what he was planning.

“I promised I'd replace your clothes, remember?” Jeffrey said, unloading the bags onto the couch. He added,

“Last tat the amusement park, | told you I'd make it up to you.”

Rebecca was momentarily speechless. Seriously, it had been days since that happened.

She was starting to wonder if this was all part of his plan.

As Rebecca was about to kick Jeffrey out, three police officers arrived. They investigated the 911 call, gathered

details, and discovered that Jeffrey and Rebecca were still legally married, in the middle of their divorce cooling-

off period.

“Legally, you two are still married,” one officer explained to Jeffrey, “but since you're in that cooling-off period,

you need her permission to cin. Showing up uninvited still counts as trespassing.”

Jeffrey kept it polite, offering a slight nod. “I understand. | only cover to drop off something | promised to

give her earlier.”

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“What exactly is it?” one officer asked.

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Jeffrey gestured to the pile of clothes next to the couch and took a moment to explain the whole story.

After the formalities, the police gave Jeffrey a verbal warning. Since he was apologetic and hadn't really troubled

Rebecca, they saw no harm done, reprimanded him, and left.

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