After the divorce he begged novel Chapter 177

Chapter 177

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“What were you about to say?” Jessica asked Rebecca after they’d stepped away from all the chaos.

“Nothing,” Rebecca said, swallowing whatever she’d been about to say. “You didn’t get hit, did you?”

Even after checking, she still felt uneasy because of what Jeffrey said earlier.

“Nope, just gave me a scare,” Jessica replied carelessly. She glanced over as security kicked the drunks out. “Next time, let’s just go straight to a private room. The crowd’s fun, but you never know when someone’s going to go crazy.”

Rebecca nodded. The two of them stayed at the bar for another half hour before heading out.

Before they left, Rebecca downed the untouched glass of lemon juice on the table, hoping the sourness would wash away the lingering dread from Jeffrey’s message.

“You-” Jessica stared at her, startled. “You’re really tough.”

Rebecca set the glass down. “Let’s go. I’ll drive you home.”

Jessica followed her out. She’d had a few drinks, so she let Rebecca take the wheel.

On the ride back, Jessica glanced at Rebecca’s serious face lit by the dashboard lights. Then she tapped out a quick text to Ian–saved as “Mr. Asshole” in her phone: [Got anything yet?]

Ian replied almost instantly: [Easier said than done.]

So far, he still hadn’t figured out which doctor Andrea had seen. All he had was a vague lead pointing to Jelasburg University Hospital.

Jessica: [Rebecca’s not doing well. She didn’t tell me what happened, but she chugged more than one glass of fresh lemon juice.]

Ian sent her a string of question marks.

Jessica: [Hurry up and find something. Stop slacking.]

Ian: [Got it.]

Then he quickly added: [I’m not slacking.]

After they finished texting, Jessica tucked her phone away and, pretending to be careless, asked Rebecca, ‘So, is all that lemon juice because Jeffrey’s been annoying you again?”

Rebecca brushed it off. “Hey, it’s just us tonight–let’s not bring anyone else into our little world.

From that reaction alone, Jessica could pretty much guess what had gone down. But since Rebecca didn’t to talk, she wasn’t about to press.

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Half an hour later, after dropping Jessica off, Rebecca drove back home to Rebecca’s Manor

She got out of the car and headed straight upstairs to the study. When she pushed the door open, she saw Jeffrey working on his laptop. He looked up from his screen and paused what he was doing, “Hey, you’re back Had a good time?”

Rebecca slammed her phone down on the desk, the screen showing the message he’d sent her earlier,

“What’s this about?” Jeffrey asked.

“Did you set up that fight at the bar? Rebecca cut straight to the point.

Jeffrey didn’t deny it. “Yeah, I guess you could say that.

“Did you know that Jessica almost got hurt?” Rebecca snapped, her temper flaring at his indifference toward other people’s safety. “She hasn’t done anything to annoy you, so why did you have to pull something like that?”

Jeffrey’s gaze stayed indifferent. “You know why.”

Rebecca felt a suffocating frustration. She could tell he truly didn’t care if Jessica got hurt.

“Normally, I deal with people the first time they break the rules,” Jeffrey said slowly. “But you’re different. I was willing to give you time to adjust. And you?”

To him, since she had signed the agreement, she was bound to follow it.

“Come here,” Jeffrey said, his voice cool.

Rebecca stood her ground, forcing herself to hold back her anger.

“You’re smart,” Jeffrey looked at her, his words like a knife against her throat. “You don’t want today’s accident turning real, do you?”

That one sentence shattered the faint goodwill Rebecca had started to feel toward him. She gave a bitter laugh inwardly before finally stepping toward him.

“As long as you stay by my side, I can give you anything you want.” Jeffrey pulled her onto his lap, taking her

cold hands in his.

Rebecca said nothing, but her silence didn’t bother him.

His gaze lingered on her distant, almost emotionless face, and as his hand slid to her waist, he asked, “May I?”

Rebecca couldn’t even bring herself to answer. She knew she had no choice. If she went against him, he would use her friends as leverage.

“If you don’t say anything, I’ll take it as a yes.” Jeffrey’s warm fingertips traced up her skin while his other hand held the back of her head. He leaned down and pressed a kiss on her lips.

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Jeffrey’s touch was gentle. He knew her body well, every casual move brushing against her sensitive spots.

But Rebecca resisted him so much that the moment his lips touched hers, she gagged reflexively.

She shot up from his lap almost instantly. Nothing came out, but the retching wouldn’t stop.

Watching her bent over the trash can, gagging again and again, Jeffrey’s eyes darkened. He hadn’t expected her to reject him like this.

“It’s a physical reaction. I can’t control it,” Rebecca said flatly after the gagging subsided. “If you still want to have sex, wait until I’ve dealt with it. I just hope you don’t hurt my friends.”

Her words struck something in Jeffrey. “In your eyes, am I really the kind of man who ignores your will?”

“Yes,” Rebecca replied without a second thought.

Before today, she might have been able to look past his mask and see the real him underneath. But now, that side of him was completely gone to her.

All she knew now was his constant threats and how he always forced her into things, never giving a damn about her own wishes, just to get what he wanted.

As for whatever kindness he had shown, it was nothing more than a means to an end. He only wanted her to willingly come back to him and accept his original offer–to provide for Andrea with his money.

And if she refused, he would find a way to force her. Just like the threat today.

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