After the divorce he begged novel Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Jeffrey was absolutely certain Rebecca had done that on purpose

“How could you treat something Jeffrey gave you like this!” Andrea asked as she quickly picked it up and admired it with clear affection. “This is

Before Andrea could finish her sentence, Rebecca was already getting into the car with her suitcase.

Rather than going home, she headed directly to Jessica’s apartment. Since she hadn’t found a new place yet, keeping her belongings there seemed like the safest option.

Jessica’s heart clenched when she saw how heartbroken and drained Rebecca looked after just half a day. “Was it that awful man again?”

Rebecca responded with a quiet nod.

That complete bastard!” Jessica muttered under her breath. “He’s absolutely worthless,”

“When I went back to pack my things at noon, Rebecca explained in a calm voice that belied her hollow heart, “he insisted on searching my suitcase in front of Andres because he thought I had stolen from him,

“When called him this afternoon, I heard Andrea telling him she had just finished showering”

“What a total jerk!” Jessica snapped, her anger flaring up instantly.

Hearing her friend’s immediate defense, Rebecca pressed her lips together before finally looking up. “Jessica!”

Yeah? Jessica answered softly

“Can you just hold me? Rebecca asked, the brief calm suddenly replaced by a deep ache in her chest,

Jessica immediately pulled her into a warm, protective embrace.

Rebecca had been determined to stay strong, but remembering everything from the past two days made her nose sting. Even as she tried to fight them back, tears started streaming down her face.

Her shoulders shook with quiet sobs as her heart clenched with pain.

“Just let it out if you need to cry,” Jessica said, rubbing her back comfortingly. “Get it all out, and then we can start fresh. You’ll stay with me, I’ve got

you.”

Rebecccrying intensified at these words.

Jessica held her through it all, and only after about ten minutes did Rebecca’s sobs finally subside.

Jessica wiped Rebecca’s tears with a tissue and gently fixed her messy hair. “You’re not alone in this. You’ve got me,” she reminded her.

“I know,” Rebecca whispered, her voice raw from crying.

“If you’re really set on moving out, just come stay here with Samuel, Jessica offered. “It’s right by his school, and I can help with him so it won’t be too much for you.

Before Rebecca could protest, Jessica cut her off with mock sternness. “No arguing. If you say no, that means you don’t really think of me as a friend.”

“Okay,” Rebecca said. But secretly, she was determined to find her own place no matter what

“And Jeffrey is really cool with you taking the kid with you?” Jessien know how things worked in their world better than most

In the divorces of the wealthy, the father usually ended up with the children. Mothers most often lost those custody battles. A guy like Jeffrey being fine

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with it was something new for Jessica

“Yes.” Rebecca nodded.

Jessica looked thoughtful “What about his parents?”

“No idea if he’s told them,” Rebecca said. “I never really dealt with his family much

“Watch your back,” Jessica warned. “I know his parents a little they’re not easy people. If they find out you’ve got the kids, they’ll make trouble.”

Rebecca nodded. “Okay”

“If you can’t handle them, call me. I’ll give them a piece of my mind, Jessica said. She’d always been good at confrontations.

Rebecca agreed, but she didn’t expect them to arrive so soon,

She had just returned home from Jessica’s apartment when she saw Jeffrey’s parents sitting in the living room, waiting for her.

She put her car keys away and walked over. “Marcus, Candice, it’s been a while,” she greeted.

“Save the pleasantries,” Candice, Jeffrey’s mother, said sharply, her face full of spite. Even dressed in an elegant dress, she lost none of her harshness.

Rebecca didn’t get angry. She had always known his parents disliked her

Over the years of marriage, she’d rarely spent time with them–partly because Jelly didn’t want her subjected to their judgment, and partly because his own relationship with his parents was strained.

As a result, they hardly saw each other except for family dinners during the holidays.

“Where’s Jeffrey Marcus, Jeffrey’s father, asked, his face stern.

Whether out of defiance or simply resignation, she offered a terse reply. “I don’t know.”

“Theard you were pursuing a divorce?” Marcus looked up, his imposing presence filling the room

Rebecca’s gare instinctively drifted toward the upstairs hallway.

Seeming to understand her concern, Marcus clarified, “Samuel isn’t here. I had someone take him out for the afternoon. He won’t be back for an hour”

Just then, Rebecca’s phone buzzed with an incoming message from Samuel.

“Why are you telling her all this?” Candice cut in, her voice sharp as she looked at Rebecca with pure dismissal. “Let’s be clear. The reason for our visit is to determine custody arrangements.”

Rebecca’s hands tightened. She hadn’t expected Jessica’s warning to come true so quickly.

“Samuel’s staying with Jeffrey,” Rebecca said, not wanting to create any unnecessary drama.

Given how strained things were between Jeffrey andhis parents, she figured he was unlikely to have told them about the arrangement.

She knew exactly how they would react if she told them the truth–they’d never drop it. They’d probably stop her from picking him up from school, or worse, cut off her visits completely

“Then explain this,” Marcus said, pulling out their divorce papers from somewhere.

Rebecca took the documents. They were expctly like the ones they’d filed. How did he get those she wondered.

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