Chapter <b>125 </b>


    While Reba was thinking about all of this, she was already in the car.


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    After Marcus threatened her, Reba didn’t dare make any reckless moves. She just didn’t want to bring trouble to her mom, who was about to wake up, or Jessica and everyone else.


    Maybe Jeffrey was just saying that, but Marcus and Candice definitely weren’t joking. With the way they were, they could really do stuff that would cross every line one could imagine.


    Jeffrey heard about it quickly. Gregory was giving him an update. “Ms. Jensen was taken away by your parents, and they’ll probably get to the Hanson residence in about half an hour.”


    “Just leave it,” Jeffrey said coolly, barely giving it any emotion.


    ‘She wants a divorce so badly,‘ Jeffrey thought. ‘Then she has to start learning to live without me.


    ‘If she can’t even handle this, how’s she supposed to deal with Marcus and Candice pestering her for a child over and over again in the future?‘


    “Got it,” Gregory replied.


    Gregory was just about to leave when Jeffrey suddenly sprang up from his seat, his face clouded with gloom. “Gregory, get Riley. We’re heading to the Hanson residence,” Jeffrey said, his tone cold.


    Gregory just nodded, like he’d totally expected this. “Okay.”


    When Marcus and Candice pulled up at the Hanson residence with Reba, Jeffrey arrived around the same time.


    Jeffrey watched Reba being led inside by the bodyguards, his gaze growing serious. Riley, standing beside him, couldn’t help but tease, “If you’re so worried, why not get out and stop them yourself?”


    Jeffrey just pressed his lips together, saying nothing. If he really did step in, it would only make Reba’s words ring true. “Do you have any self–respect at all?” Reba’s voice echoed in his mind.


    Jeffrey finally said, “Get me the live surveince from the Hanson residence. I want eyes on everything happening there.” Riley did exactly what he asked.


    Reba wandered around the Hanson residence for a long time. She moved through the front yard, crossed the corridor, and finally found herself by the clear lotus pond in the backyard.


    “Ready to sign now?” Marcus said, pushing the divorce papers towards her again. “Sign, and maybe we can talk. If you don’t, I’ll lock you in here for a while.”


    Reba gave the pristine, crystal–clear pond a brief look, her answer crisp and unwavering. “No.”


    Marcus’s gaze was full of cold mockery. “Tough girl, aren’t you? Let’s see if you’ll still have the guts to say that


    in a bit.”


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    “Mr. Hanson,” Reba said calmly, her phone set to record in her pocket, “let me remind you. What you’re doing right now is illegal.”


    Marcus couldn’t care less<b>. </b>He gave a cold signal, and someone immediately shoved Reba straight into the


    water.


    The water exploded around her as she went in. If Reba hadn’t been a solid swimmer, she could’ve drowned right then and there.


    “Get in that water and hold her down,” Marcus barked at the bodyguard. “Let her catch a breath every twenty seconds. Do it over and over until she signs.”


    “Yes, sir,” the bodyguard replied and jumped straight into the pond.


    Reba instinctively tried to swim away. She’d set her phone to record so she’d have proofter. She wasn’t about to let this mess bite her down the line. But that didn’t mean she was okay with being brutalized like this.


    She barely moved more than a few strokes before a rough hand yanked her back. Reba felt fingers gripping her neck, shoving her straight down into the water. The panic andck of air hit her all at once.


    She kicked and wed, desperate to break free, but the harder she fought, the tighter the grip became and the harder it was to breathe.


    The sound of escaping air mixed with bubbles rising nonstop to the surface. Reba’s hands thrashed desperately. She might be a good swimmer, but with her neck pinned and her whole body shoved underwater, she waspletely powerless.


    “<b>If </b>you change your mind, raise your right hand,” Marcus said coldly, his eyes fixed on Reba’s wild struggle. There was nothing but contempt in his gaze. “I can have him let you up.”


    Reba ignored him. The suffocating pressure mmed into her, and Reba swallowed mouthful after mouthful of cold water. The panic wed at her so fiercely, and it felt like she was going to lose her mind.


    Once her thrashing started to weaken, Marcus shot the bodyguard a cold look, and the guy instantly let go of


    her.


    Reba broke the surface, sucking in air like it was thest thing she’d ever do. But before she could even recover, her neck was seized again, and she was shoved right back under.


    There was nowhere to grab, nothing she could hold onto or push against. No matter how hard she tried to break <b>free</b><b>, </b>it was useless<b>. </b>


    “I’ve got all day to wait for you out,” Marcus said coldly, eyes locked on Reba as she struggled in the water. “All these bodyguards know their way in the water. If you ‘identally‘ drown, we’ll just say you slipped and


    fell.”


    Reba could tell he meant every word. ‘At least everything I’ve managed to record so far should be enough to get Marcus dragged in for a full investigation,‘ she thought, clinging to that tiny shred of hope.


    But the real issue was timing. She thought, ‘If I fake signing the papers, will Marcus immediately push for the divorce certificate with Jeffrey? If he does<b>, </b>even if he’s taken away after, untangling all this will still be a


    nightmare


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    And what I’ve managed to film… Honestly, it’s not totally solid.‘


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    If Marcus flipped the script and hit her with a charge of filming inside the residence, that’d be a whole new nightmare for Reba.


    As Reba’s mind churned, the suffocatingck of air left her head fuzzy and her thoughts spinning.


    “Have you decided yet?” Marcus asked, dead serious.


    Reba was hauled up again, sucking in air with ragged breaths. After being dunked twice, she could barely catch her breath, and if this kept up, her strength would be gone soon. She was shoved right back under again.


    The bodyguard was unbelievably strong. Reba kept struggling, but it didn’t matter. She couldn’t break free.


    Right at that moment, Jeffrey rushed over. When he saw Reba pinned underwater and unable to move, his eyes narrowed sharply in rm. Without even thinking, he tore off his suit jacket, tossed it aside, and leapt straight into the water.


    Gregory eximed, “Mr. Hanson!” His own eyes were wide with shock.


    “Jeffrey!” Candice shrieked. Marcus’s eyes widened in shock. They both knew that Jeffrey was terrified of water. He’d been that way since he was a kid, and it had never changed.


    Riley, with one hand in her pocket and a lollipop in her mouth, nudged the worried Gregory with her elbow. “When Reba’s out of the water, be ready to grab Jeffrey.”


    Gregory was confused.


    Riley could see it crystal clear. “Right now, he’s running on pure worry for Reba. As soon as she’s out of the water, that fear of his <b>is </b>gonna crash down on him all over again.”


    Reba was barely conscious, her mind a blur, when she heard someone shouting Jeffrey’s name. Before she even realized what was happening, strong arms pulled her out of the water. As the suffocating feeling finally faded, she gulped in air, desperate and bewildered.


    “Are you okay?” Jeffrey asked, clutching her tightly, his entire body soaked.


    Reba kept gasping for breath, her whole body trembling and limp from theck of air. It took her a while to steady herself. “Why did youe?”


    ‘Wait, isn’t he terrified of water?‘ Reba thought, confused.


    Jeffrey saw how pale and shaken she was<b>, </b>and his heart clenched hard. “Let’s get you out of here.”


    Reba wanted to say she could swim to shore herself, but after trying to move her arms and legs, she realized she was too weak. She had no choice but to let Jeffrey drag her along as they headed fornd.


    As soon as Jeffrey helped Reba onto solid ground, he felt his legs suddenly go heavy, like he couldn’t


    control them at all.


    “Mr. Hanson,” Gregory called out, quickly reaching for him.


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    Jeffrey was genuinely terrified of water. Once he’d made sure Reba was safe, a wave of dyed panic crashed into him. It was as if something was dragging him down.


    Even when he tried to fight back, his body felt powerless andpletely out of control. Good thing Gregory was quick, grabbing Jeffrey and hauling him out of the water before he totally lost it.


    “Jeffrey.” Candice came flying over to the pond, standing right on the marble path, eyes full of worry. “Are you alright? Did


    you get hurt? Why did you jump in? You’re terrified of water.”


    “And what about you two?” Jeffrey shot back, steadying himself with Gregory’s help.


    Marcus and Candice just stared at him, totally at a loss. “What are you talking about?”


    Jeffrey looked over at Reba. Riley was busy drying her off. His voice was raw, every word punched out. “You know how much Reba means to me. Why did you have to treat her like this?”