After the divorce he begged novel Chapter 248

Chapter 248

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Alright, I’m hanging up.” Riley said, cutting him off. “I’ve got stuff to deal with here.”

Stanley frowned. “You’re really not going to bother with him?”

Riley replied, “He’s a grown man, why should I care?”

Stanley was silent.

Riley added, “If you want to babysit him, be my guest. I’ve got better things to do.”

Jeffrey never really got over what happened before, but maybe this time he’ll finally figure it out. If he still can’t move on and keeps stubbornly believing you must fulfill every promise no matter what, well, that’s just asking for trouble. Serves him right.

“You’re actually serious?” Stanley asked.

Riley just shot back, “Yeah,” and hung up before he could say anything else.

Stanley stared at his phone, wondering how he ended up dealing with someone so stone–cold. He considered calling her back to reason with her, but honestly, nothing he said would ever get through. With a heavy sigh, he put the phone down, feeling totally defeated.

Stanley thought, ‘No one cares, so why should I?‘

‘I’m done with this,‘ he told himself, fed up.

Jeffrey had just been so indifferent–why should Stanley keep putting himself out there only to get the cold shoulder every time?

Thinking this, Stanley turned to the driver Gregory sent and said, “Forget the hospital. Take me to the airport.”

Rebecca got home a little after eight.

Before she went inside, she took a deep breath and squared herself up–she didn’t want Samuel worrying if he saw her upset.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Amelia sitting on the couch, chatting on the phone. When she noticed Rebecca and Jessica coming in, she wrapped up the call and put her phone down. “Why are you back so early?” she asked.

“Nothing much, just got bored and came home,” Rebecca replied, not wanting to get into it. She quickly changed the subject. “Andrea didn’t come here causing trouble, did she?”

Amelia replied, “Yeah, she did.”

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Rebecca’s heart tightened. And you and Samuel F

“We’re fine tan stopped her before she could even get inside, Amelia said quickly, not wanting Rebecca to worry. He’s upstairs playing with Samuel Why don’t you go say hi?*

Okay, Rebecca said, and headed upstairs with Jessica.

Before they even reached the playroom, they could hear lan Yeats asking, “Alright, here comes the big question–who’s the killer?”

Samuel Hanson answered in his usual crisp voice, “A”

“Seriously, it’s that easy?” lan muttered, starting to question everything.

“From what you just explained, A’s the only one who fits, Samuel shot back, completely at ease with the whole thing.

Jessica walked in and immediately tried to lighten the mood, picking up on Rebecca’s unsettled vibe. “What are you two talking about? Sounds like you’re having a blast in here.”

“You guys are back already?” Ian asked, not really surprised since he knew they’d been at a party. He stood up, waving the book in his hand, his voice full of excitement. “Becky, Samuel’s seriously something else.”

Rebecca sat down next to Samuel. “What’s up?”

Ian handed her the book. “Check this out. Who do you think the killer is?”

Jessica replied, “A.”

Rebecca said, “A.”

They blurted it out in perfect sync.

“A? Come on, what do you mean A? That’s not even the answer Samuel gave.” Ian scoffed, sounding exasperated. “The suspects are Leo, Zack, Zoe, and Yvonne–where’d you pull an A from, anyway?”

Rebecca and Jessica exchanged an awkward glance, both a little embarrassed.

Ian hadn’t spent much time with Samuel before, so this felt like uncovering a hidden gem to him. Excited, he urged them, “Take a closer look, you two. Really check it out.”

Rebecca and Jessica leaned in, giving the page their full attention.

It took about ten minutes, but Rebecca finally figured it out. “Yvonne, right?”

Jessica nodded. “Yeah, that’s my guess too.”

“Exactly!” Ian looked at Samuel, practically buzzing with excitement. “But guess how long it took Samuel to solve it after I finished reading the story?”

Rebecca guessed, “A minute?”

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Jessica added, ‘Five minutes”

“Ten seconds!” lan said, practically shouting in disbelief. “I hadn’t even figured it out, and he’d already railed

Maybe it was luck the first time, but after a dozen questions, he solved them all just as fast.

‘Man, this kid… Ian thought.

He was born to solve mysteries.

“And the craziest part–he didn’t even read it himself. I just read everything out loud, lan said, still impressed. “After a dozen questions, he never once needed me to go over anything again.”

“I mean, look at his parents,” Jessica said, nudging Rebecca with a grin. “Rebecca was sought after by all the top universities, and Jeffrey was accepted into a top international university straight from high school.”

Ian nodded. “That’s true.”

Rebecca reached out and playfully ruffled Samuel’s hair, throwing him a couple of compliments.

Samuel got a bit shy but immediately turned it around and started praising Rebecca in return.

They kept trading compliments back and forth.

They hung out in the study for quite a while.

It wasn’t until after nine, once Samuel was sound asleep, that they finally headed up to the rooftop to talk.

The three of them sat in a row, and Ian noticed Rebecca was even quieter than usual. He asked with concern, “What’s wrong? Did someone upset Becky?”

“She’s not upset, she just needs some time to adjust,” Jessica said, knowing Rebecca well enough to speak for

her.

Ian asked, “Adjust to what?”

Jessica said, “It’s about feelings.”

Rebecca and Jeffrey weren’t thrown together in some arranged marriage–they genuinely fell for each other, like, head–over–heels real love.

Their love was real, their anger was real, their disappointment was real, and so was the regret–every emotion came straight from the heart.

“Huh?” Ian asked, looking puzzled.

‘I seriously don’t get it,‘ Ian thought, even more confused now.

Ian couldn’t help thinking, ‘Weren’t they already at the divorce stage? Why does she still have to adapt to it?‘

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“Rebecca and Jeffrey are heading to Jelasburg tomorrow to finalize their divorce, Jessica explained for her friend, since Rebecca didn’t feel like talking when she was this torn up. “Once it’s done, that’s it—they won’t be in touch anymore.”

lan asked, truly curious. “So how are they splitting up tomorrow?”

Jessica said, “They’re going to the courthouse.”

lan blurted out, “But tomorrow’s Saturday.”

Jessica just stared, completely dumbfounded.

Even Rebecca had to stop and process that.

She yanked out her phone and stared at the screen: August 31st, Saturday.

It was so obvious, yet Rebecca and Jeffrey totally missed it. Gregory and Jessica didn’t catch it either. Even Stanley, too wrapped up in his own anger to care, hadn’t noticed.

They’d all been hit so hard by everything, time just slipped right past them.

“Oh, that’s right,” Jessica said when it hit her, then looked over at Rebecca. “Are you still heading to Jelasburg tomorrow?”

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