After the divorce he begged novel Chapter 336

“No hurry.” Ryan spoke up gently. “Let’s talk about it after we’ve had dinner

Rebecca responded with a quiet “mm”

Because Jeffrey was there, everyone ate with an unusual sense of ease.

There were no awkward questions, no gossiping, and nobody tried to dig for secrets.

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Everyone kept quiet under Jeffrey’s watchful gaze. Even when someone tried to bring something up. Jeffrey would step in and settle it before Rebecca ever had a chance to say a word.

The family dinner ended up feeling just like any normal meal with friends.

For most of dinner, it was pretty much nothing but the Guzman family singing Jeffrey’s praises–felt like one big show of business flattery from start to finish.

Halfway through dinner, Rebecca’s gaze landed on Jeffrey, who exuded a quiet elegance and carried himself with cool detachment. Sensing her eyes on him, he quickly wrapped up his conversation and looked her way, a warmth in his eyes he himself seemed unaware of. “What’s wrong?” he asked softly.

“Nothing.” Rebecca said, turning away.

Leaning in close, Jeffrey spoke in a low voice meant just for her. “If you want to leave, just tell me. I’ll take care

of it.”

For a moment, Rebecca’s eyes grew unfocused, as if her mind had drifted somewhere far away.

He’d always said that to her at every dinner, a familiar promise. Sometimes, he’d whisk her away before she even had the chance to ask.

There was a sudden splash.

Then came a sharp clatter.

Jeffrey’s wine glass toppled over right in front of him.

The wine splashed all over his clothes.

“Sorry about that, Jeffrey!” blurted the person offering the toast.

“Jeffrey, you okay?” someone else jumped in, voice full of worry.

The guy who spilled the drink started to panic, looking uneasy.

Even though this was a Guzman family gathering, everyone at the table knew just how important Jeffrey was in their social scene. With someone accidentally pouring wine on him during the toast, people couldn’t help but worry he’d see it as the Guzmans trying to pick a fight.

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T’s really familiar with this place Becky, could your show me the way? feffrey’s eyes landet on her, he vice low and deliterate. She understood exactly what he was hinting at.

Bebeen looked around the room, taking in everyone’s faces.

Old Mr. Lawrence gave her a slight nod, his gesture permission enough. ‘Go ahead.”

The looks she got from the others grew a shade more polite, a touch of respect slipping into their eyes compared to before.

Rebecca softly said “mm” and walked out with Jeffrey.

Ryan’s eyes darkened. With all his experience, he could tell right away that Jeffrey had tipped that glass over on purpose. Meanwhile, everyone else at the table was totally clueless, still looking all anxious for no reason

“Ryan, do you think Jeffrey’s mad?” someone asked, their voice brimming with worry.

“What if he thinks I did it on purpose because I don’t like him?” another piped up, anxiety clear in their tone.

“Seriously, it wasn’t on purpose! I have no idea how his wine glass ended up spilling,” someone else added. sounding flustered.

No one could stop talking, nerves all over the place.

Not a soul wanted to cross Jeffrey.

The Guzman family was no exception.

“No idea, Ryan said flatly, making it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy for anyone. Why would I bother comforting them?‘ he thought, his tone chilly. “When he gets back, ask him yourselves.”

Isn’t your daughter with him? Why not text her and see if she can suss out how he’s feeling?” someone offered awkwardly. If he’s mad, I’ll just say a few nice things and smooth it over later.”

Ryan gave them a pointed look.

The group exchanged hesitant glances. “Uh, is something wrong?”

Seizing the opportunity, Ryan said, “So I heard someone wasn’t too thrilled about me passing my shares to

Rebecca

“Really? Who said that?”

“I didn’t know anything about it.”

“Me neither.”

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“Rebecca’s your daughter–giving her the shares just makes sense, doesn’t it?”

Everyone started chiming in, talking over each other and trying their hardest to suck up

Ryan kept his mouth shin. He’d seen it all before–these people were bending over backwards now just so they wouldn’t rile up Jeffrey. But give it a bit, and as soon as Miles started tossing threats around, they’d flip sides faster than you could blink. He couldn’t even bother to feel surprised.

Typical fence–sitters.

Nothing worse than that.

“So Rebecca’s Ryan’s kid?” Miles finally drawled, sounding almost lazy. “How come I never heard about that? When did this even happen?”

“Uh… Everyone exchanged awkward glances, not sure what to say.

“Has anyone even seen the paternity test?” Miles asked, coolly but with a bit of an edge.

As soon as he said that, the room went dead silent.

Nobody knew what to say.

Ryan was the biggest shareholder in Guzman Group, but Miles had plenty of shares himself–out of everyone at this table, his stake ranked second only to Ryan’s.

“From what I’ve heard, Rebecca’s actually Amelia’s kid–she had her with someone else back in Jelasburg,” Miles tossed out, making sure everyone heard. He’d kept quiet while Jeffrey was here, but now that the coast was clear, he had zero qualms about stirring the pot.

He was mixing truth with lies, as usual.

Even if Ryan wanted to argue back, he couldn’t even figure out where to begin.

“Seriously? Is that even true?” someone blurted out, eyes going wide with disbelief.

“Ryan, you ever get a paternity test done?” another person pressed, curiosity all over their face.

“You haven’t talked to Amelia in, what, more than twenty years? How do you even know for sure Rebecca’s really your daughter?” someone else piped up, their tone half–skeptical, half–teasing.

“You know, the Quinn family and our Guzman family have never exactly gotten along. What if Rebecca’s just their way of trying to mess with us? I mean, lately she’s been hanging around the Quinns a lot!” someone added, throwing in some suspicion for good measure.

Instantly, the whole table erupted into a whirlwind of debate and speculation.

Ryan shot Miles a look.

‘No way they’d be running their mouths unless Miles gave them the go–ahead, Ryan thought, not believing a single word out of any of them.

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“Why so quiet, Ryan?” Miles smirked, his voice heavy with sarcasm. Let me guess, no paternity test, huh? You just figure since you and Amelia used to have a thing, that automatically makes Rebecca your daughter?”

“Rebecca is my daughter. Believe it or not, that’s your problem. Ryan said coldly, his steely gaze sweeping across the room. “Anyone with half a brain can see the bond between us.”

Everyone shot each other a look

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