Lahat ng Kabanata ng Save the Tears for Someone Who Cares: Kabanata 701 - Kabanata 703

Penelope dropped it, saving Jacklyn for another day."That's bullshit," she said it out loud on purpose, making sure everyone heard her.In the entertainment industry, a smear only lasted until the target flat-out denied it.Nobody there knew what really happened, and Jacklyn wasn't about to drag out hospital security footage just to satisfy a crowd.All Penelope had to do was deny it and walk away, and this very public blowup would die down.Jacklyn snorted and went back to Theodore's side. Then, like it was nothing, she said, "Go take care of George. I don't need 2,000 dollars. You do."She wanted Rebecca to take the money and go.The silence dragged. Rebecca finally understood Jacklyn wasn't letting her back in—not this time. She took the cash and left.At the door, she said, for one last time, "I'm sorry." It was the same apology she'd given Jacklyn a thousand times.…The next day, after work, Rebecca went back to George's hospital room."Penelope, that ungrateful bas

"You're finally here." The man's voice was low and flat, as if he and Jacklyn had history."Why go through all this just to get to me?" she asked.She forced herself to stay awake and steady her mind. Whoever the man was, he hadn't come in peace, and she couldn't afford to slip.He turned his chair toward her. The chill in his voice sharpened. "If I hadn't messed with you a little and put in the work, you never would've agreed to meet me."Jacklyn gave a short, humorless laugh. "So, you jumped through all these hoops just to haul me in. Sounds like you've got the kind of business you don't want seen."The man didn't bother with small talk. "I'll be straight with you. I've got a few women under my wing. They look good, and they want in at Starborne."He smiled. Even in the dark, Jacklyn could see how sure he was, like the decision was already made.Signing a few women wasn't the issue. She had the authority to do that. The problem was what came attached. If this were a setup, Sta