CEO’s Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

Chapter 1572

The ring started at a million, and Jamie's opening bid instantly doubled the price.

Her boldness drew a noticeable shift in the way others looked at her. In that moment, Jamie was no longer just Ben's companion. She stood out as an individual.

Ben's eyes flickered briefly with surprise, but it quickly settled into a sense of quiet admiration, as though this was unexpected yet entirely in line with what he had imagined of her. In the end, Jamie won the ring with her two-million-dollar bid.

Though the price far exceeded what she initially planned to spend, she didn't regret it.

When the item was delivered, Ben took it for safekeeping. "You seem to like this ring a lot."

"Well," Jamie replied, her tone evasive, "you said the auction proceeds go to charity, right? So, it's not really a loss, is it?"

Jamie lowered her gaze, her lashes brushing against her cheeks as her eyes swept over the red velvet box. Her response was evasive, her expression unreadable.

Ben frowned, his well-defined fingers reaching out to gently smooth the crease between her brows.

Jamie flinched, startled. Her wide eyes locked onto his, a mix of surprise and confusion written across her face.

Ben's thumb lingered for a moment, soft but deliberate, until the tension faded. "I don't like it when you frown," he said, his tone casual yet inexplicably sincere. "You look better when you smile." Jamie blinked, caught off guard. The simple remark held an unspoken weight, and for a brief second, she froze.

in her peripheral vision drew her attention. Her pupils dilated, and her body stiffened. Suddenly,

"Winnie!"

forward. His gaze followed hers as he

figure in a black dress moved through the

brows furrowed. He caught only a glimpse before the figure disappeared.

brows knitted in thought, his mind flashing to the surveillance footage he had been

could make sense of it, a

"What's

darkened. "It's

Jamie's wrist, he pulled

BOOM!

the air, followed by an eruption of flames. The entire villa-turned-winery was quickly engulfed in

echoed from inside as

and she clung to the sense of relief that she had narrowly escaped

been in the villa's

offered a direct route out. If Ben hadn't been so quick to react, Jamie shuddered

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cried, her voice shaking as she

the scene, she fumbled to

long