After the divorce he begged novel Chapter 110

Chapter 110

Seeing her, the people who had been talking stiffened and sat up, glancing at her instinctively.

Rebecca ignored them completely. The lounge was silent except for the gentle hum of the coffee machine.

“Hi, Rebecca.” Lisa, one of those who had spoken earlier, didn’t know if Rebecca had overheard their conversation, so she tentatively spoke up.

Rebecca nodded coolly.

Lisa got nervous, feeling a little guilty. “Do you want to join us? You’ve been working all morning. You must be exhausted.”

Ella said bluntly, “No. If she doesn’t get back quickly, her team will think she’s slacking and using her connections to get away with it.”

“No way. Rebecca, we all know what kind of person you are. We won’t let them make false accusations against you.”

“Exactly. We’ll make sure everyone knows the truth.”

“Don’t worry. We’ve got your back.”

Rebecca hadn’t intended to dwell on their earlier words; she had planned to make her coffee and leave. However, she was surprised by how shameless they were.

She stopped, turned to face them, her usual courtesy and gentleness gone. “Weren’t you the ones spreading false accusations about me?”

Her words stunned them all. Lisa forced a smile. “I’ve always considered you a friend. I could never say something like that about you.”

The others quickly played along. “Yeah. Maybe someone is trying to start drama.”

Rebecca ignored them, grabbed her cup, and walked out looking completely indifferent.

The colder Rebecca acted, the more Lisa felt lost. She would have preferred an outright argument rather than

this weird tension.

Ella asked Rebecca, “Why aren’t you getting back at them?”

“Someone once told me not to waste words on people who aren’t worth it,” Rebecca said, her mind completely calm now. “They get all their fun from talking about others behind their backs. They’ll never feel sorry,”

Ella thought her words made sense.

As soon as Rebecca returned to the office, Lisa and the other colleagues came back, their eyes all fixed on her. Though they said nothing, their guilt was apparent.

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“Rebecca, are you mad at me?” Lisa leaned in and whispered, sounding cautious. “I really didn’t say anything bad about you behind your back.”

“Okay,” Rebecca replied calmly.

She believed Lisa, knowing that, rather than verbal insults, Lisa was better at steering conversations.

Lisa could always make others voice the thoughts she had in mind. Even if the person involved overheard, she could claim she hadn’t taken part.

It was this mindset that had given her the courage to boldly ask Rebecca if she was mad at her.

Yet, faced with Rebecca’s indifference, Lisa panicked. She grabbed her hand, showing excessive closeness. “Talk to me. If you never want to speak to me again, I’ll be heartbroken.”

Lisa paused, then continued, “By the way, did you get your bonus? Your performance last night was incredible. It’s the first time we have won such a big award. And when did you learn piano? You’re so talented.”

She kept talking as if terrified of an awkward silence.

Rebecca was absorbed in her work and didn’t respond to Lisa at all.

“Lisa, can you quiet down for a moment?” Someone, fed up with her constant chatter, said. “You’ve been talking nonstop, and we can’t get any work done.”

“Sorry,” Lisa apologized immediately.

The moment she was confronted, all her earlier energy drained away. She figured Rebecca, normally so polite, was ignoring her because she overheard their conversation outside the lounge.

However, she didn’t dare ask directly. She thought, ‘What if Rebecca is some rich heiress? I can’t afford to offend her again.

Lisa stayed anxious until noon. At exactly twelve, she approached Rebecca and said, “Let’s have lunch together. What would you like to eat? My treat.”

“I have to go. I have something to take care of,” Rebecca said, finishing up her work. She locked her laptop and left the office with her bag.

Being turned down again frustrated Lisa, but she knew Rebecca was telling the truth. Lately, Rebecca had rarely eaten lunch at the office. She always left immediately after noon.

“What did she say?”

“How did she react?”

“She’s not going to come after us, is she?”

Those who gossiped gathered around Lisa, all anxious. The two guys who had been spreading rumors about Rebecca were especially worried about getting in trouble.

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Lisa just told them she had no idea.

Rebecca took the subway to the hospital. She visited Amelia, spoke with her for a while, and then went to Stephen’s ward.

Stephen’s ward, being reserved for the Hanson family’s heir, was on a private floor with two guards at the door. They moved aside politely when they saw Rebecca.

“What are you doing here?” Stephen blinked, surprised. “Shouldn’t you be at work right now?”

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