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Flustered, Desmond grabbed her arm and tugged her forward. "Come on, let's go. We come here every day. No need to say hi."Rebecca frowned at his strange reaction. "How can we just leave like that? That would be so rude."Desmond came from a prominent family. This kind of behavior didn't match his usual polished upbringing. He had always been one of the politest people she knew.Meanwhile, the nurses were still buzzing in the hallway. "Oh my God, who on earth did that? Didn't the shop owner call the police?""No," the night-shift nurse continued. "Their neighbor said it was some young guy who looked kind of familiar. She'd probably seen him around the street before. The kid went crazy, smashed up the shop, and then just walked out. The next thing anyone knew, there was a big 'free giveaway' sign hanging out front."Rebecca figured out something. She turned to look at Desmond, silently hoping her guess was wrong. He strode out without another word, and her heart sank.He hadn't go

Rebecca spun around to face him. "I'm not mad about the shop. I just think everyone deserves their own space. We should focus on living our own lives and let other people live theirs. Vance has had nothing to do with me since the day I divorced him. I don't know how many times I've had to say that.""He shouldn't be around you!" Desmond snapped. "He shouldn't be buzzing around you like some damn fly! And you're fighting with me over him? Whose girlfriend are you supposed to be?""Did I start a fight? Yesterday, you walked out without a word and shut me out." Rebecca tried hard to keep her voice steady. "I was just shocked. I couldn't believe you would do something like that. It was an invasion of someone else's space.""I invaded his space, so what? You said he means nothing to you anymore. So, why are you mad now?" Desmond fumed.Rebecca didn't know what to say. It was only morning, and she already felt drained."Desmond," she said, making one last attempt, "everyone needs their

The four men sneered, telling Vance not to butt in with his slim build.Vance was tall and lean, and over the past year, he had grown even thinner. In a real fight, he stood no chance against four grown men. Still, he positioned himself firmly between them and Rebecca."Run at any opening," he told her urgently. "As fast as you can."Rebecca managed to stand, but her entire body was trembling. She stayed behind him, ready to bolt the moment a gap appeared, knowing she would only be a burden if she remained.Getting out and calling Aaron or the police was the only way to save them both. But it was not easy for two people to outmaneuver four.Every time she spotted an opening and tried to dash for it, one of the men would block her path. Finally, the four charged at once. One knocked the chair out of Vance's hands, while two others grabbed him, and the fourth lunged around him straight for Rebecca.In the nick of time, Vance spun around and shielded her with every inch of his body.

Denise lost it. "You're out of your mind! I can understand you suspecting her with her ex, but the bodyguard, too? That's way over the line!"Desmond faltered. "I'm not saying she's messing around. But if she cared about how it looked, she wouldn't let a guy stay overnight in her house. Even if I believe her, other people are going to get the wrong idea.""Other people? Who cares? You're the only one getting the wrong idea! I'm not, and her ex surely isn't!" Denise didn't want to argue anymore. She just warned him, "Keep this up, and you're going to lose her!"Rebecca was badly shaken by the attack. Nightmares haunted her all night.She woke up screaming each time. Luckily, Aaron was right outside. "Ms. Perry, I'm here. You're safe. Don't be afraid."He had already reported the incident to Gabriel, who had given new orders. From now on, they would follow those instructions exactly, and tomorrow they would even send extra people to Edinburgh.After a restless night, Rebecca woke u

Willow wanted to believe him, but she was still uneasy. "I think we've made our point. Let's just go in. Makeup takes forever. If we wait any longer, we'll miss the whole thing.""We've held out this long. We should stick to the end." Desmond was determined to make Rebecca understand how important he was."What if she doesn't call us? What if she decides not to bring us back?" Willow grew anxious with each second ticking by and the fact that her phone remained silent."Relax. You know Rebecca. She cares about this dance more than anything. There's no chance she'd let it flop. She'll have someone call us any minute now." Desmond knew exactly how much the piece meant to Rebecca.Pressuring her with the show was the surest way to get what he wanted. She would never let the performance fail.The sky grew dark, and the audience started filing in. Still, neither of their phones rang. Willow couldn't take it anymore. She called the dancer who had been contacting her the past couple of da