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Chapter 95

Rebecca nearly dropped her phone, her eyes widening in shock.

“Becky, are you still there?” Cassie asked anxiously.

“Yeah…”

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“Don’t worry, it’s just a rumor. I mean, seeing how he and Angela have been so good to you and Lily, it seems almost impossible, Cassie rambled quickly.

Rebecca let out a long sigh, “I wish… Can you dig deeper for me? I’m not asking you to do this for free. I’ll pay you a fair amount, I promise. Please?”

Cassie sighed deeply, “Of course, I’ll do it if you ask me. Well, I actually wanted to do it for free, but since I’m unemployed now, I’ll gladly accept your offer,” she said shyly.

“You know what? Just work for me! Will you?” Rebecca blurted out suddenly.

“What? Are you serious?” Cassie responded, shocked.

“Yes! Keep me updated on everything! I gotta go, Lily needs me!” Rebecca exclaimed as she heard Lily crying. She rushed to the crib and picked Lily up, not wanting Sean to suddenly appear in her room like he had before.

She brought Lily with her to the bed, placing her beside her and watching her adorable face as a wave of guilt hit her suddenly.

“I shouldn’t have rushed into marrying Sean,” she murmured, gently stroking Lily’s forehead.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated. She reached for it on the nightstand and frowned when she saw an unknown number calling. Hesitantly, she swiped the green button and put the phone to her ear.

“Becky? Is this you?”

Rebecca’s eyes widened in shock, she straightened up, gripping her phone tightly.

“Harvey?” she whispered, almost breathless.

“Are you okay?”

Rebecca swallowed hard, knowing she should say she was line, but instead, she just cried until her chest felt tight.

“Becky, is something wrong? Is Sean hurting you and Lily?” Harvey asked, his voice filled with concern.

Before Rebecca could say anything, the call abruptly ended. Rebecca put her phone. down and hugged her knees, crying silently. She truly didn’t know what to do; every step she took seemed to end in trouble.

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She left the room holding Lily and found Sean making breakfast as usual.

“Morning.” Sean greeted, looking up when he saw Rebecca.

“Morning,” Rebecca replied stiffly. She placed Lily in the bouncer and went to the pantry to make coffee.

“Did Lily sleep well last night?” Sean asked casually as if nothing had happened Yesterday.

Rebecca gripped her coffee cup tightly, feeling certain something was wrong with Sean “Yeah, she just woke up for milk,” she answered without turning her head.

A few seconds later.

“Look, I’m sorry about yesterday.”

Rebecca looked up and saw Sean standing in front of her with a plate of pancakes. She stared at Sean’s face and could see the guilt there, though she couldn’t tell if it was genuine or not.

“Me too.”

That’s all Rebecca could say. She smiled briefly and then refocused on her coffee cup.

Sean sighed deeply. “I know I overreacted, but I did it because I care so much about Lily. I couldn’t protect Bea before, so I don’t want the same thing to happen to Lily,” he said, trying hard to convince Rebecca.

I know.” Rebecca nodded and took her coffee cup to the living room where Lily was busy playing with her hands. Sean soon followed and sat on the sofa not far from her.

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“Pancake?” he asked, pushing the plate of pancakes towards Rebecca.

“Thanks, I’m not in the mood for pancakes: Rebecca pushed the plate back to Sem, then lifted her coffee cup and sipped it slowly,

Suddenly, Sean slammed the table hard, making Lily cry and causing Rebecca to spill her coffee in surprise. “What’s wrong with you?” Rebecca hissed, jumping up and picking Lily up from the bouncer. She looked up and met Sean’s eyes, which suddenly seemed terrifying as if something had possessed him.

In the tense situation, the doorbell suddenly rang loudly. Both Rebecca and Sean turned towards the door, surprised as they weren’t expecting anyone.

Rebecca sighed in relief when Sean turned towards the door instead of continuing thei

argument.

“It’s okay baby, I’m sorry, Rebecca whispered, hugging Lily. She felt her intuition was right, something was definitely wrong with Sean.

“Becky!” Cassie called from the door, smiling widely at her while carrying two shopping bags. Rebecca frowned, wondering why Cassie suddenly appeared at her house.

I brought gifts from Becky Brushes for Lily!” Cassie exclaimed, placing the big shopping bag on the floor and winking at Rebecca as if signaling something.

Shortly after, Sean appeared from the door. “Becky, I’m going out to buy diapers for Lily,” he said, grabbing the car keys from the drawer.

Rebecca nodded stiffly.

Sean waved at Cassic, who also looked at him, then disappeared behind the door. Cassie hurried to the window and sighed in relief. “He left.”

Rebecca frowned,

“Cassie, what is it? Are you planning something?” she asked, placing Lily back in the bouncer, who had calmed down.

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Cassie took a long breath, “Didn’t you see these dark circles? I stayed up all night to find valid evidence about the domestic violence rumors involving Sean and Maggie, she said, walking closer to Rebecca, who watched her tensely.

“And?” Rebecca clenched her fingers, which suddenly felt cold.

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Cassie took her phone from her pocket, scrolled for a moment, then showed the screen. to Rebecca. “Look at this, isn’t this Maggie Parker? Have you ever seen her face? See? She reported the case to the police, and it made the local news in Boston, but somehow it just disappeared and was never heard of again.”

Rebecca felt her entire body go cold; on Cassie’s phone, she could see Maggie, bruised as if someone had just beaten her.

“Oh God…”

Cassie nodded, sighing deeply. “I know, it’s horrible. Um, Becky, aren’t you curious why the police didn’t pursue the case?”

Rebecca swallowed and nodded slowly.

Cassie scrolled her phone again, and then showed it to Rebecca. “Here, take a look! The sheriff who handled the case, he’s-”

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“Thomas Parker, Sean’s uncle,” Rebecca choked out, her voice breaking, suddenly everything made perfect sense.

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