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The more she acted this way, the more Liam was convinced he'd guessed-right

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There were hardly any people the heiress of the Pierce family couldn't afford to offend. Even the Quinn and

Guzman families weren't people she truly had to tiptoe around-they just preferred not to start trouble, not that

they couldn't.

Only Jeffrey fit that description.

He was someone you could never quite read, mysterious yet commanding respect and authority wherever he

went.

He was Rebecca's ex-husband. Even though they were divorced, Rebecca still had custody of their child.

It made perfect sense that he wouldn't want Rebecca to be in the spotlight. Honestly, no man-especially one

with power and influence-wants people to know he couldn't even get custody of his own child.

The more Liam thought about it, the surer he felt.

It had to be Jeffrey.

“Got it,” Liam said, then hung up.

If it were anyone else, he could have found a way to keep them out of the mess. But Jeffrey was the kind of

person even his grandpa had to be careful around. Going up against him was just fighting a losing battle.

Thinking of this, Liam went hand told Michael about what happened.

Since it involved shares, his dad definitely wouldn't stay out of it.

Rebecca had no idea about any of this. For the rest of her vacation, she spent all her tdigging into every

aspect of the company-its current situation, past projects, and future plans.

The company was only working on one project right now, and it barely made any money. They'd already taken

out over 100 thousand dollars in loans from the bank, and until they landed a new project, they were relying on

those loans just to pay salaries and buy equipment.

While she was deep in thought, lan showed up.

Seeing how absorbed she was, he didn’t say a word. He quietly slipped in and waited nearby.

Rebecca's neck started to ache, so she stretched and massaged it.

When she looked up, she saw lan lounging on the couch next to her. Her eyes widened with surprise, then lit up

with joy.

Rebecca blinked, smiling, “When did you get here?”

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“Just got here,” lan said, standing up.

Rebecca put down her work, flashing him a grin. “Why didn’t you letknow you were here?”

Jan cup behind her and gently kneaded her shoulders. “Didn’t want to interrupt your train of thought.”

When someone's really wrapped up in their thoughts, the worst thing is to get interrupted.

Even a small distraction can throw them off track.

If it's serious, all those ideas they just cup with could vanish for good.

“You really have to take care of yourself, even when you're swamped with work,” lan said, noticing how stiff

Rebecca’s shoulders and neck felt. “If you keep pushing like this, you'll end up with a herniated disc or a bad

neck before you even finish everything you're working on.”

“It’s just these past couple of days-I really haven't paid attention,” Rebecca admitted honestly.

She used to exercise at least every other day. She always believed staying healthy was the key to being able to

do anything.

lan focused, massaging her shoulders with care. “Does it hurt here?” he asked.

“A little,” Rebecca replied honestly.

lan continued, his hands gentle and attentive.

Rebecca was caught off guard by how professional he seemed. “Wow, you actually have sreal massage

skills!”

“Really?” lan asked, sounding a bit surprised.

“Yeah,” Rebecca replied.

“Good,” lan said. For the first time, he had to admit Jessica actually cin handy for something. If she hadn't

roughed him up and treated this rich boy like her personal gofer back in the day, he never would've ended up,

with these pro massage skills.

‘lan couldn’t help but think, if it wasn’t for all that training Jessica put him through, he wouldn't have these

magic hands now. He looked at Rebecca with genuine concern.

“Seriously, letgive you a massage every day from now on. No need to risk your health over work,” lan

offered, sounding both earnest and a bit amused.

Rebecca waved him off, a small smile on her lips. “No need to trouble you, lan. I'll just have Mark grab a couple

of massage chairs later. After a long day, a few minutes in one of those will do the trick.”

“Trust me, no machine can beat a real massage,” lan jumped in. “From now on, you're getting the VIP treatment-

all your massages are on me.”

Rebecca shot him a puzzled look.

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lan couldn't help but look a little sheepish under her gaze. Huh? What is in

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Rebecca had known him since they were kids-she could always tell when he was hiding something. “You're not

trying to butterup because you need a favor, are you?”

“No way,” lan said, perhaps a bit too quickly.

“Really?” Rebecca raised an eyebrow, clearly not buying it.

“Of course it’s true!” lan replied instantly, his trademark cocky grin flashing. “Seriously, with how awes| am,

what could possibly stump me?”

“There is,” Rebecca said, her tone calm but firm.

lan kept massaging her shoulders, trying to sound casual. “What is it?”

Rebecca thought about those playful moments between him and Jessica and made a bold guess. “Romance.”

lan’s hands froze for a second, and he could feel his heart clench tight.

In that moment, his mind raced wildly with a hundred different thoughts.

‘Did Becky figure it out?’ lan wondered, anxiety bubbling up inside him.

‘What is she feeling right now? Does she like me? Maybe she hates me? Or worse-maybe she never wants to see