Chapter 1577

Ben stared at the plate of orange slices.

Jamie instinctively reached out to take the plate away. "Your Uncle Ben doesn't eat-"

"Thank you, Charlie. I happen to feel like having some oranges," he interrupted smoothly, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Jamie froze for a moment.

Wasn't Ben known for being picky, never touching food that didn't look perfect? And he rarely ate anything prepared outside his own kitchen.

While Jamie stood there, still surprised, Ben casually ate two pieces of the unevenly cut orange slices and even went as far as to compliment Charlie. "You cut these very well."

As Charlie beamed with pride, Jamie could only look at the plate of roughly cut orange slices in disbelief, unable to muster a single word of praise.

*

A little while later, after sending Charlie off to play in his room, Jamie sat down across from Ben. "You're here for something, aren't you?"

"You don't have to treat me so coldly," Ben replied.

"And how should I treat you?" Jamie shot back sharply, her gaze unwavering.

Ben's expression darkened.

make this difficult," Jamie muttered,

school now," Ben said, shifting the topic. "Wilfred came to see

up with surprise and excitement. "Charlie can

child with a congenital heart condition wasn't necessarily barred from school, but it came with its risks. Schools weren't as controlled as home, where every bump and bruise could be avoided. Jamie had always been overly cautious, even after Charlie's surgery, and found it hard to

terrified of

Take a look and see which one you like. We

took the

carefully.

for her to notice that Ben had already pre-screened the schoots, each one meticulously selected. It

realizing it, her tone became gentler. "This one

lunchtime was just around

bit more about the preschool's qualifications

odd. Weren't all those

should head out. Once you're ready, let

briefly before nodding. She didn't object to his suggestion. After all, Ben

Charlie came running

eat with us!" Charlie tugged at Ben, refusing

room, and the door had been open. Charlie must

said gently,

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