"If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?" His tone was calm but dripped with mockery.

Rebecca smiled, looking toward Tracy in the distance. "How would you know the outcome without trying?"

"What a waste of time," Elijah scoffed, his voice thick with sarcasm.

Rebecca couldn't care less about his attitude.

Truth was, she'd never actually wronged Elijah. They'd never even formally met.

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