After the divorce he begged novel Chapter 287

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Jeffrey’s face darkened. Just as he was about to scold Gregory, the door to the hospital room suddenly opened, and Rebecca walked in, dressed in casual clothes.

Jeffrey turned at the sound, and when his eyes landed on the person at the door, his pupils dilated in surprise.

Rebecca… Jeffrey thought, his heart skipping a beat.

She looked thinner than before.

There was also a newfound calmness about her, as if she had weathered life’s storms and come out stronger.

What has she been through during all this time?‘ Jeffrey couldn’t help but worry to himself.

“Oh, Ms. Jensen, you’re here!” Gregory called out, concern clear in his voice. “Did you eat breakfast yet?”

“Yes,” Rebecca replied.

Gregory said, “Mr. Hanson hasn’t had breakfast yet. Would you like to…”

Rebecca looked up, right into Jeffrey’s intense gaze.

Their eyes met and locked.

She was cool and distant, like the moon hanging high and out of reach, while he was burning with warmth, like sunlight breaking over the horizon.

Noticing the tension, Gregory quietly stepped out and gently closed the door behind him.

Jeffrey pressed his lips together, his voice still a bit hoarse from sleeping too long. He couldn’t bring himself to look away from her. “You came by yesterday, didn’t you?”

What he’d sensed in that darkness hadn’t been a trick of his mind.

It was really her–she’d been there.

“Mm, Rebecca said, her tone carefully restrained. Her gaze flickered over the untouched breakfast, cold and distant. “Co ahead and eat first. Whatever you want to say, let’s talk after you’ve finished.”

Jeffrey started eating.

He couldn’t tear his gaze away from her the whole time.

She was the one who told him not to barge into her world, but now she’d walked right into his. So this didn’t count as him crossing any lines.

“Rebecca,” Jeffrey blurted out, unable to stop himself. His voice was gentle, steeped in affection.

Rebecca lifted her eyes, her look as distant as ever, as though he were nothing more than a trivial presence in

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But Jeffrey didn’t mind. For him, having her close–even just being able to see her–was enough. Even if loving her tore him apart, he’d welcome the pain without regret.

“How’ve you been these days?” Jeffrey asked, straightforward as ever. “Everything alright with the Quinn family?”

Rebecca answered, her tone distant and businesslike, “I’m managing. It’s under control.”

Jeffrey said, “If you need anything, just let me know.”

Rebecca said, “Eat first.”

Jeffrey said, “Okay.”

Ten minutes later, Jeffrey finished his breakfast.

Rebecca opened the door and called for Gregory. Seeing that the breakfast was all gone, Gregory finally felt a weight lift off his shoulders. Before leaving, he leaned in and whispered to Rebecca, “Mr. Hanson usually gets nauseous about half an hour after eating. If that happens, could you let me know?”

“Every day?” Rebecca asked, her tone unusually curious.

“Most days,” Gregory replied.

“Okay,” Rebecca replied.

She kept watching Jeffrey closely for the next thirty minutes, ready in case anything happened, but he seemed perfectly fine the whole time.

Jeffrey glanced at Rebecca, noticing she’d said hardly two words to him since she’d walked in. After hesitating a moment, he finally blurted out the question he probably shouldn’t ask: “Did Gregory or Stanley tell you to come see me?”

“No, Rebecca replied.

A flicker of emotion crossed Jeffrey’s eyes.

So she actually came here on her own?‘ he thought, surprised.

“Stephen Hanson told me to come,” Rebecca said, the words hitting like ice. “We had a deal before—I’m just here to follow through.”

Jeffrey’s eyes grew darker.

‘She really doesn’t care about me at all. She won’t even spare me a comforting lie,’ Jeffrey thought, bitterness rising in his chest.

But since she was here, there was no way he was letting her go.

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“I really missed you,” Jeffrey said, his voice low and filled with longing.

“I didn’t,” Rebecca shot back, blunt as ever.

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“I’ve already filed a lawsuit against Andrea Scott,” Jeffrey reported, his voice low and steady despite the hoarseness. “For impersonating you and profiting from it. The Hanson Group’s lawyers can make sure she does serious time.”

Rebecca’s tone remained flat. “Mm.”

Jeffrey said. “If there’s anything you want to add, just tell me. I’ll take care of it.”

Rebecca showed no interest. “This is enough.”

Seeing how detached she was from him now, Jeffrey couldn’t help a twinge of pain. She used to always stick by his side, always adored him.

Rebecca didn’t shy away from his eyes; without any nonsense, she asked directly, “Gregory and Stanley told me you’ve been having a miserable month–can’t eat, can’t sleep.”

“Yeah.” Jeffrey admitted, not bothering to hide it.

“Why?” Rebecca asked.

“Because I missed you, but I couldn’t see you,” Jeffrey admitted, his deep eyes filled with complicated emotion. “That conflict and the stress of not seeing you really got to me. It started taking a toll on me physically, too.”

Rebecca hadn’t expected him to be this straightforward.

In the past, he always kept things from her–partly so she wouldn’t worry, partly because he just wanted her to love him without being weighed down by anything else.

This was the first time he’d ever spoken his true feelings to her so directly.

“But you really don’t have to worry,” Jeffrey said, voice flat but quietly determined. “I’ll try to put myself together. I’m not going to let things spiral.”

Rebecca sized him up, her eyes flickering over him more than once. “This is what you call putting yourself together?”

Jeffrey was at a loss for words.

Meanwhile, outside the door, Gregory and Stanley were eavesdropping.

“Honestly, I thought Jeffrey would just coldly say he’s fine and push Rebecca out the door as soon as he woke up,” Stanley whispered, having come early just in case he needed to step in. “But he didn’t say a word.”

‘Knowing Jeffrey, he’d never be okay with Rebecca showing up just because Stephen asked… To be real, he doesn’t want anyone else controlling Rebecca–not Stephen, not anyone but himself,‘ Stanley thought.

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Honestly, for Jeffrey, the only way Rebecca would ever show up is if she still cared–if some part of her heart still missed him, still loved him and couldn’t let him go.

“He might have pulled that in the past,” Gregory said, nodding like he’d seen it all before, “but trust me, that ship has sailed.”

Stanley shot him a curious look. “How can you be sure?”

Gregory replied, with the kind of quiet authority that comes from experience, “Because Mr. Hanson knows full well Ms. Jensen’s heart isn’t with him anymore. If he keeps clinging to his old ways, he’ll be lucky if she ever even speaks to him again.”

Back when he was still living at Rebecca’s Manor, just knowing she used to spend time there made it a little easier for him to get through the days.

No matter where he looked, there were memories of them together everywhere.

But after he moved out, it was different–his new place didn’t have a single sign she’d ever lived there. All he had left was his longing and those memories. Even falling asleep got so tough, he ended up needing meds just to barely make it through the night.

“Let’s wait until they’re done talking before we go back in,” Stanley said, finally feeling at ease. “It’s not the right time to interrupt them.”

“Yeah,” Gregory agreed, sharing the same thought.

They both straightened up and turned around.

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