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.

didn't mean to make this difficult,"

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

and excitement. "Charlie can

congenital heart condition wasn't necessarily barred from school, but it came with its risks. Schools weren't as controlled as home, where every

had been so terrified of something going

documents. "These are the options. Take a look

took the

them carefully.

had already pre-screened the schoots, each one meticulously selected. It was

softened slightly, and without realizing it, her tone

a school, lunchtime was just around the

a bit more about

it a little odd. Weren't all those details already listed in

stood up. "You're about to eat, so I should head out. Once

She didn't object to his suggestion.

running out of

and eat with us!" Charlie tugged at Ben,

room, and the door had been open.

said gently, "Charlie,

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