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“Of course. As long as you pass the test, we'll hand over the shares to you, no strings attached,” Michael said.

glancing over at Max. “Max, don’t make things too tough for Rebecca. Just make it simple for her.”

Max's gaze was deep and inscrutable.

He parted his lips slightly, his voice as cold and indifferent as always. “If it's a family test, rules should apply

equally to everyone.”

“Rebecca’s the only sister we've got,” Liam added. “C'mon, just go easy on her. We're really just going through

the motions here.”

Jack observed their back-and-forth, a flicker of subtle sarcasm in his usually laid-back gaze.

“Your brother's not wrong,” Michael said.

“Ms. Jensen never had any family guidance growing up,” Victor added. “If we treat her just like everyone else,

it’s going to be tough for her to pass.”

“That's right,” Michael and Victor said, one after another.

Michael and Victor took turns speaking.

Both Michael and Victor were putting on an act, pretending they really had Rebecca's best interests at heart.

“Max, the head of the family’s already made it clear. Just cut her sslack like he said,” Peter added, not even

bothering to hide his sarcasm. “Rebecca’s no Amelia, she’s just not that talented.”

Max pressed his lips into a thin line, giving off his usual ‘don’t get close to me’ vibe.

Rebecca couldn't care less about all this .

‘Honestly, | can see right through every one of them,’ Rebecca thought to herself. ‘It's always obvious what

they're really after and what their words truly mean!

After hanging around Jeffrey for so long, she'd gotten a solid read on people-figuring out who's genuine and

who's just playing a part was getting easier every day.

“Why even bother with a test? We all know it’s just for show,” Peter said, clearly here for the . “Stephen

and | are more than happy to hand over our shares to our niece. Honestly, let's just skip the fuss and sign the

contract already.”

The moment Peter finished, the room fell into a stunned silence.

Michael gave Peter a glare so fierce, it looked like he was ready to chew him out right then and there.

“Michael, what do you think?” Peter asked, stirring the pot on purpose.

“That's fine,” Michael replied, maintaining his steady, authoritative demeanor. He naturally glanced at

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Rebecca. “It’s really up to Rebecca.”

Peter let out a laugh.

‘Michael, you're something else. You really will say anything just to keep that perfect uncle image, Peter mocked

internally.

“Sure,” Rebecca replied crisply, glancing back and forth between them. “If you two have the time, we can sign

the contract right now.”

The two of them froze on the spot, speechless as the silence dragged on.

Everyone always figured Rebecca was just like Amelia-super stubborn and competitive, never willing to let things

go.

Proud people like that always believed you should fight for everything yourself, not take handouts from

anyone.

But now? She was totally breaking expectations.

“Any more doubts?” Rebecca jumped right into their game, matching their performance beat for beat.

“None at all,” Peter replied, smoothly taking her cue and shooting a sidelong glance at Michael as if to say, ‘Now

it’s your headache. “I'll have someone bring the contract over-let’s sign the papers here and now.”

Michael's glare was dagger-sharp, fury barely masked beneath his calm exterior.

‘What a fool," Michael raged inwardly.

Peter just played along, smirking in his head: ‘Go on, Michael. Love putting on airs, don’t you? Let's see how long

you can keep pretending.”

Michael's chest was tight with frustration-he never expected Rebecca to be so spineless. ‘She really thinks she

can just show up and get the shares handed to her, without doing a thing?‘ he grumbled inwardly.

“Jack, get the contract ready,” Peter said, his voice full of mocking ease. “Let's settle this shares business

tonight, and tomorrow we'll sort out the transfer.”

“On it,” Jack replied, a sly smile playing on his lips.

The next second, he snapped his fingers.

Daniel walked in carrying a briefcase, dressed sharp as ever. “Boss.”

Jack gestured casually. “Bring out the contracts | told you to get ready this morning.”

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Peter glanced at that thick pile of paperwork and shot Michael a teasing look, clearly relishing the moment.

‘Well, Michael, looks like you're really losing control of the situation this time, Peter thought, his inner glee barely

masked as he watched his big brother squirm.

Michael was absolutely furious inside, but had no choice but to keep up the dignified mask expected of the Quinn

patriarch.

“Hand it here, I'll sign first,” Peter said, straight up putting Michael in a terrible spot. He was one hundred

percent sure this contract would end up dead in the water, so he was just making things tougher for Michael,

keeping the farce going. “Con, she’s our niece-we promised her those shares, now we've gotta act like the

generous uncles and go through with it.”

“The shares are a big deal. We should really go by the book,” Patricia spoke up, trying to give Michael an out.

Rebecca met her gaze head-on. “What rules?”

Patricia replied, “Every Quinn who wants a piece of the family shares has to prove themselves-show they've got

what it takes.”

“My mom was forced out of the Quinn family over twenty years ago-Sebastian even struck her nfrom the

family record,” Rebecca said, not letting them dodge the truth. “So really, I'm not even considered one of the

Quinns.”

“What happened back then-Dad was just a little impulsive,” Patricia replied gently. “But no matter what, you and

your mother are Quinns by blood.”

“Got any proof of that?” Rebecca pushed back.

Patricia froze for a moment, genuinely confused. “Proof? What proof are you even talking about?”

Rebecca shot back without hesitation. “Proof that my mom and | actually belong to the Quinns.”

Patricia snorted. “Seriously? Everyone in Honnala knows Amelia is Sebastian’s daughter. What more proof does

anyone need?” She found Rebecca’s request completely absurd.

“So what you're saying is, if enough people know about something, that’s considered evidence?” Rebecca

retorted, cool and direct. “Even if it wouldn't hold up in court?”

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silent.

Not a sound dared to break the tension; you could almost hear the collective gasp as the shock set in.

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“Alright then, since everyone's set on selling the shares to Rebecca, I'm not stopping you, Sebastian declared,

his voice carrying the weight of final authority. “The contract's right here-go ahead and sign it.”

“Dad...” Patricia pressed, trying to keep things traditional. “It'd really be better for everyone if we just stuck to

the usual family rules on this.”

Liam jumped in as well. “The whole world knows Rebecca's supposed to win the shares by passing a test. If we

just give them to her, it's going to make the Quinn family look bad.”

“Exactly,” Patricia was quick to agree, jumping in to support Liam.

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Peter just smirked, not at all surprised. “So all that nice talk earlier, Michael, was that just for appearances?”

Michael replied, “I guess | got too caught up in having my niece back and let the risk of public backlash slip my

mind.”

Peter snorted twice, the sarcasm dripping from every breath.

He left Michael hanging, not sparing him even a shred of dignity.

“I really should've thought it through, Rebecca,” Michael said, wearing a contrived look of guilt. “How about | buy

you dinner next tto, you know, ‘make it up to you?“”

“Let's skip dinner,” Rebecca replied, not bothering to act all sly and sarcastic like the rest of them—she just said

it straight. “Knowing you, you'll probably forget your wallet and expectto pay for everything.”

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