After the divorce he begged novel Chapter 304

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Three months ago, when his family said he was old enough to get married, they casually talked about setting him up with Yvonne Jones as his fiancée. He didn’t bother to object and just let them do whatever they wanted -after all, it wasn’t like this was their first time pulling this kind of stunt.

They were always just acting on a whim, he thought.

One day they’d decide this girl was perfect, and the next it’d be someone else entirely.

“Steve?” Yvonne tentatively called out.

“Let’s wait until you’ve had a couple days to get over jet lag,” Steve brushed her off lightly. “Just focus on resting right now.”

Yvonne responded immediately, “Okay!”

Once Stephen walked out of the room with his phone, Karen finally let out a breath–only for her mind to keep spinning with all the ways she was still tied to him.

If she really wanted to break free, she’d have to get her little sister, who’d just started college, out from under his watch. But college wasn’t like high school, where transferring was simple–her sister was locked into four years at that university.

Which meant…

She’d be tangled up with him for at least another four years.

Just as Karen was getting lost in her worries, Rebecca texted: [Are you okay?]

Rebecca picked this moment on purpose–by now, anything important should’ve been settled, and she was always,ready to lend a hand if Karen needed it.

Ding!

Karen replied: [I’m fine, don’t worry.]

Rebecca started typing another message, but paused. Unlike with Jessica Scott, she wasn’t close enough with Karen to keep chatting after Karen had already said she was fine–it almost felt rude to push any further.

After thinking it over,

she just replied: [Alright then.]

After that day, Rebecca never saw Karen again, nor did they message each other. It was as if that whole deep heart–to–heart had just been a passing dream.

Another two weeks slipped by in the blink of an eye.

After Rebecca made several trips to Riverside City, she finally landed that project, but the one in Jelasburg fell

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Just like Mark had predicted, nobody dared shut her down completely–no one wanted to get on Jeffrey’s bad side. Instead, everyone was on their best behavior at the banquet, just trying to leave a good impression in case Jeffrey ever decided to single them out.

So, after signing the contract in Riverside City, Rebecca was all set to head back to Honnala.

“You’re just dropping the Jelasburg project?” Mark asked.

“Yeah, I’m not bothering with it anymore,” Rebecca said. After those last couple of dinners, she’d figured out how things really worked over there.

In Jelasburg, nobody dared mess with Jeffrey except Stephen–and for some reason, Stephen seemed to have it out for her. She still had no clue where she’d ticked him off, but with an entire city’s project locked down in Riverside, she didn’t have to wait around for scraps from Jelasburg. It just wasn’t worth her time.

Mark put on a straight face. “That’s kind of a blow to your reputation.”

Rebecca just stared at him. “Huh?”

Mark didn’t hold back at all, totally ignoring his boss’s pride. “This is supposed to be your territory. Losing the project to someone else? Kinda makes you look bad.”

“Then why don’t you go negotiate it,” Rebecca replied, totally unfazed–she knew that was just how he was. “If you can land it, I’ll cut you in for ten percent of the profits.”

Mark: “No way.”

Rebecca: “What?”

Mark shook his head, a self–deprecating grin on his face. “Look, if you–my ex–boss’s ex–wife–couldn’t close the deal, what chance does the ex–boss’s ex–wife’s bodyguard–slash–assistant–slash–driver like me have?”

Rebecca just stared at him, unsure what he was even getting at.

‘Honestly, how does any of that even add up?‘ she wondered.

Mark never missed a beat. “Tickets are booked. If we head out now, you’ll make it home in time for dinner with Samuel and Mrs. Jones.”

Rebecca and Mark had barely taken a step before Barry came after them, driving Jeffrey close behind.

On the way to the airport,

Gregory was updating him. “Mr. Hanson, those folks at the hospital are all smiles on the surface, but truth is, they’re still listening to whatever Stephen says behind the scenes. Do you want me to bring them in for a talk?”

“No need,” Jeffrey said coolly. He knew perfectly well this wasn’t on them–the real issue was higher up.

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Stephen was the real problem here. He’d promised to stay out of Rebecca’s business, but now he was openly going back on his word. Guess he really had forgotten the warning Jeffrey gave him before.

Jeffrey glanced over, “Didn’t you say Stephen used his influence to block a few of Karen’s projects?”

Gregory nodded. “Yeah.”

He hadn’t known about it at first–he just happened to stumble across it while handling some paperwork for Jeffrey.

“Tell them to release all of Karen’s shows,” Jeffrey said in a cold voice. He normally didn’t meddle in other people’s affairs, but Stephen had gone way too far this time. “If anything happens, tell them to blame me.”

“Will do,” Gregory answered.

Barry couldn’t resist teasing, “About time you showed up, Mr. Hanson!”

Jeffrey blinked. “Huh?”

Gregory echoed, “What?”

“You seriously have no idea how anxious I was when you completely ignored Ms. Jensen,” Barry blurted out, totally shipping you two. When you didn’t talk for a while, I was so restless I couldn’t even focus!”

Gregory cleared his throat. “Eyes on the road, okay?”

Barry just grinned like a goof and floored it, speeding up to chase after Rebecca’s car.

When they got to the airport, Gregory took note of how Jeffrey couldn’t stop watching Rebecca’s direction. Gathering his courage, he spoke up, “Mr. Hanson, there’s a project over in Honnala that needs discussing. Do you want to go?”

“When?” Jeffrey’s tone was flat.

“Tomorrow at ten a.m.,” Gregory answered seriously. “Negotiations should take about a week.”

Jeffrey just replied with a quiet, “Mm.”

Gregory finally relaxed, glad he’d made the right call. “The private jet’s set to depart in thirty minutes—you’ll beat Ms. Jensen there by twenty minutes. Should I take you over now?”

“Just make the arrangements,” Jeffrey said, face unreadable.

“Will do,” Gregory replied.

He called the pilot to confirm the flight plan was on track.

Barry exchanged a look with him, and their eyes practically screamed: ‘Mr. Hanson is finally making his move!!‘

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