After the divorce he begged novel Chapter 121

Chapter 121

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“We met at your wedding with Jeffrey five years ago,” Riley said, standing at the doorway with that sly, charming look. “You’ve forgotten?”

‘Did we really?‘ Rebecca racked her brain and thought, ‘Nope, nothing comes to mind.

“I tried flirting with you, and Jeffrey shot me a death glare,” Riley added, hoping to jog Rebecca’s memory.

Rebecca paused, raising an eyebrow questioningly. She thought, ‘Flirting at my wedding?‘

Riley pulled out her phone and showed Rebecca a photo from a couple of years back. “Recognize this?”

Rebecca stared at the screen. There was a girl with shoulder–length, choppy hair, headphones around her neck. Her grin was full of youthful energy and a hint of mischief.

That photo flipped a switch in Rebecca’s mind. She stared at Riley, eyes wide. “Wait… You’re Riley?”

“Don’t I look even cooler now?” Riley ran her hand through her hair, her whole vibe radiating pure flirt power.

“You look great either way,” Rebecca said, stepping aside to let Riley in. “Come on in.”

Rebecca hadn’t run into Riley much aside from seeing her at the wedding. Riley’s whole vibe was a world apart from what it was at that moment. That was why Rebecca hadn’t recognized her at first.

Riley used to be just a cool girl, but at that moment, she looked so androgynous and smooth, and people couldn’t even tell if she was a guy or a girl.

Riley glanced around. She couldn’t help but tease, “Seriously? Jeffrey let you and Samuel end up living in a place this tiny?”

“I picked it myself,” Rebecca replied.

Riley was puzzled. She didn’t know all the messy details behind Jeffrey and Rebecca’s divorce, just that Jeffrey’s scandal with Andrea blew up. Before she knew it, they were signing the papers.

“Coffee?” Rebecca offered. Honestly, she didn’t know much about Riley, except that Riley and Jeffrey were pretty close.

“Water’s fine,” Riley replied, grabbing a cup and helping herself. “Actually, I came here today because there’s something I want to ask you.”

“Go ahead,” Rebecca said, sitting down with her.

Riley traced her fingertip along the edge of her glass. “How much do you actually know about your mom?”

Rebecca paused, raising an eyebrow questioningly.

“Your mom really reminds me of someone I used to know,” Riley said, keeping quiet about Jeffrey getting her to look into it. “That friend lived a pretty wild life, totally different from your mom.”

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“My mom’s in her forties,” Rebecca pointed out.

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“I know,” Riley replied honestly. “I only met her when she was just a kid.”

Rebecca grew even more curious, unable to help herself. “Did you know she was an orphan?”

“An orphan?” Riley arched her brow. Rebecca nodded.

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Riley gave Rebecca a long look. She thought, ‘Amelia never fit the orphan vibe. If Rebecca’s saying this, did some major drama go down back in the day?‘

“What’s wrong?” Rebecca asked, noticing Riley’s shift in mood.

“Probably not the same person,” Riley replied. She believed that Amelia kept that under wraps for a reason. “Just a weird coincidence, I guess.”

Since Riley didn’t want to talk, Rebecca let it go. Amelia’s history was just a big question mark. She’d have to wait until Amelia woke up if she wanted real answers.

When Riley was about to leave, she looked at the apartment and couldn’t help asking, “When you and Jeffrey split up, he didn’t hook you up with a place? Not even a part of the property?”

Rebecca shrugged, repeating Jeffrey’s own line. “He earned it. No reason he had to split it with me.”

Riley got the message loud and clear. She headed straight to wherever Jeffrey was.

Jeffrey was surprised to see her. “Find anything?”

“Didn’t check,” Riley answered bluntly.

Jeffrey was confused.

Riley made herself comfortable on the couch, looking totally laid back. “I stumbled across all the drama about your divorce with Rebecca online last night. Honestly, it was so nasty that it made me sick. I lost all motivation to look into it.”

Jeffrey just stared at her, speechless.

Riley raised an eyebrow, teasing, “Heard you kicked Rebecca out with nothing after the split? But didn’t you cheat her?”

“Cheated?” Jeffrey repeated, his voice flat. That was what Rebecca and everyone else kept getting wrong about him.

“Wasn’t everyone saying you hooked up with Andrea? Spending nights over at Harmony Estate?” Riley pressed, basing it all on gossip from the internet and whatever she’d heard from Rebecca and Stanley.

Jeffrey stayed cool. “Did I ever admit to any of that?”

Riley snorted. “Come on, isn’t it basically written in stone?”

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“What you saw is just what I wanted you to see,” Jeffrey said, keeping it short. “I didn’t cheat.”

He never slept with Andrea. He never even liked her.

Riley smiled. “Men, seriously.”

Jeffrey observed Riley’s strange behavior. He asked, “Did you go see Rebecca this morning?”

“Nope,” Riley shrugged, laid–back as ever, making herself comfortable on the couch.

Jeffrey asked, “Did you ask her anything about Amelia?”

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