Chapter 1588

Ben was exhausted. Jamie knew that and didn't want to trouble him with every issue. Yet Ben still showed up.

"You came... I thought... you wouldn't," Jamie said, her voice wavering slightly.

Earlier, surrounded by an angry mob and nearly having her wrist crushed, she hadn't uttered a sound of pain. But now, a hint of vulnerability crept in.

Perhaps it was just human nature to be strong through everything, only to falter when met with genuine concern.

Ben pulled her into his arms, her faintly reddened eyes breaking his composure. His shoulders trembled slightly as he murmured, "I'm sorry. I came too late."

Jamie didn't resist, quietly leaning into him for a moment.

The troublemakers were soon taken into custody, and things settled down. Jamie was about to get into Ben's car when she noticed, out of the corner of her eye, a woman behaving suspiciously with a camera. "That woman's a paparazzo!" she exclaimed.

Ben's sharp gaze followed hers, and the cold intensity of his eyes froze the woman in her tracks. She turned to flee, but she didn't get far before being caught and brought back.

Ben examined the camera, his expression growing darker with each photo he scrolled through.

Jamie didn't understand his reaction at first until she took a look herself.

dozens of photos of them, including ones from their recent trip to the mall

anger as she pieced it together. She glared at the paparazzo and

the one we bumped into last time!" Jamie

paparazzo began, but

had been no accident at all. She must have been trailing them for candid

rumors these past few days, were you the one

woman hesitated but refused to

yourself to the authorities. If you don't cooperate, we'll have no choice but to hand you

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the paparazzo panicked. After a moment of hesitation, she stammered, "Yes... yes, I was the one who posted

felt a small sense of relief at finally uncovering the truth.

face troubled. "That's not entirely up to me. I already sold the photos to someone else. They were the ones who told me to spread the rumors." Jamie's heart sank at this revelation.

behind the scenes made her

"This isn't the place to discuss

the chaotic

them into the car. On the way, she revealed

about who had hired her, she faltered. "I don't know who they are. They

incomplete, was enough for Ben to jot down the account details, planning to have

collaborate on a public statement

smear campaign lost momentum, and public opinion began

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