Chapter 199\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, I messed up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lowered her head to fix it on her computer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In one morning, Rebecca had already made this kind of mistake\u00a0<\/p>\n
three times.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick tapped the table with his index finger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake a break. We\u2019ll continue in half an hour. Director Whitman,\u00a0<\/p>\n
you stay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After everyone else had left the office, Rebecca pulled out a\u00a0<\/p>\n
chair, sat down, leaned back, and let out a long sigh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRoderick, I need to take a leave of absence. Annual leave. The\u00a0<\/p>\n
kind that\u2019s paid.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever you want.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick picked up a bottle of water from the table and handed it to her. \u201cIn your current state, staying at the company will only\u00a0<\/p>\n
cause trouble.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 199\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou bet. I was drafting a contract this morning and almost left\u00a0<\/p>\n
off a zero.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She sat bolt upright and looked at Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you think I\u2019m sick? Should I go to the hospital and get\u00a0<\/p>\n
checked out?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Let your wife go with me, okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t focus on the hospital part, just looked at her\u00a0<\/p>\n
strangely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy my wife?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has this magic about her. When I\u2019m with her, big problems\u00a0<\/p>\n
don\u2019t seem like a big deal, and I just start feeling happy for no\u00a0<\/p>\n
reason.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s lips curled into a proud smile. \u201cThat\u2019s true.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he narrowed his eyes suspiciously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou sure you\u2019re not bi?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you crazy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca cried out as if she\u2019d been bitten, \u201cI only like men.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 199\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only then did Roderick\u2019s expression relax.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to go to the hospital. You\u2019re not sick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not a doctor. If Bradley said that, it might actually be\u00a0<\/p>\n
believable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick chuckled, watching her with a faint smile as he said\u00a0<\/p>\n
something that hit a nerve: \u201cThe year he died, you were in a\u00a0<\/p>\n
state just like this for a while.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRoderick!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca shot to her feet, the chair scraping harshly across the\u00a0<\/p>\n
floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face turned pale, and her fingers tightened on the edge of\u00a0<\/p>\n
the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t I tell you? Don\u2019t bring him up again!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick looked at her calmly, his gaze deep, as if he could see\u00a0<\/p>\n
right through her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRebecca, don\u2019t you always handle things decisively?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is different.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 199\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca turned her head away, her eyes already red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s different to me. You wouldn\u2019t understand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s different, but what about Adrian?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca\u2019s eyelashes trembled. She opened her mouth, but no\u00a0<\/p>\n
sound came out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a while, she recovered and her gaze was calm when she\u00a0<\/p>\n
turned back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does this have to do with Adrian?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re acting strange today. Are you going to tell me it\u2019s not\u00a0<\/p>\n
because of what happened with Adrian last night?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca frowned. \u201cDid Madeleine tell you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t blame my wife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick clicked his tongue, raising an eyebrow smugly. \u201cI was\u00a0<\/p>\n
right there when you two were on the phone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca: \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a helpless look on her face, she went back to her seat and\u00a0<\/p>\n
sat down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 199\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long silence, Rebecca finally spoke:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, for a long time, I hadn\u2019t even thought about Leo Bishop. Now that you\u2019ve brought him up, I still feel a little\u00a0<\/p>\n
upset.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick wasn\u2019t good at comforting people, so he could only\u00a0<\/p>\n
state the facts:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s normal. When your family went bankrupt back then, you wouldn\u2019t have made it if Leo hadn\u2019t been by your side. But Rebecca, I hope you can see clearly what your feelings for Leo\u00a0<\/p>\n
really are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
What were her feelings for him?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca closed her eyes and thought for a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she was fifteen, the Whitman family fell into debt due to\u00a0<\/p>\n
a contract dispute and eventually went bankrupt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca went from being a wealthy heiress to a poor girl who\u00a0<\/p>\n
could barely afford her tuition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She still remembered those days, when her family had to\u00a0<\/p>\n
stretch every penny.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 199\u00a0<\/p>\n
Having been poor and having suffered, Rebecca became very\u00a0<\/p>\n
concerned about money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That year, when debt collectors cornered her, it was Leo who\u00a0<\/p>\n
saved her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After that, he always protected her and even taught her combat\u00a0<\/p>\n
and boxing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be honest, I\u2019m not sure either. He was like a brother to me,\u00a0<\/p>\n
but I knew exactly how he felt about me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca shrugged. \u201cIf he hadn\u2019t gotten leukemia and died,\u00a0<\/p>\n
maybe we could have given it a try.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t say anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u104b\u00a0<\/p>\n
From what he knew of Rebecca, her feelings for Leo were\u00a0<\/p>\n
mostly gratitude.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no point in making these kinds of assumptions. I\u2019ve\u00a0<\/p>\n
said enough about moving on. Rebecca, some paths you have\u00a0<\/p>\n
to walk alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick said as he raised his hand to look at his watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe meeting will resume in a few minutes. Give me your part\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 199\u00a0<\/p>\n
of the report and go get some rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the door, Rebecca turned back and forced an ugly smile at\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou really can\u2019t lend me your wife for a couple of days?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 200\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 200\u00a0<\/p>\n
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