Chapter 1592

"I'm going back to the Lucas family home today."

"It might be a misunderstanding. It doesn't necessarily mean it was your father," Jamie said cautiously.

Ben interrupted her, his expression unnervingly calm. It was the kind of calm that felt dangerous.

Jamie could sense a storm brewing, but she didn't know how to comfort him. In situations like this, no words ever felt right.

Fortunately, Ben seemed to notice her unease. His voice softened, just barely, as he said, "So, you'll need to tell Charlie that I won't be able to see him for a while."

"I'll go with you," Jamie blurted out, surprising even herself.

But in the next moment, her resolve solidified.

"Charlie can be picked up by the nanny, or we can bring him home first and go afterward. Either way, I'm going with you," she said firmly.

"This is different from last time."

"Exactly. That's why I need to go with you."

for a long moment before sighing. Finally, he gave

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in the care of the nanny. Jamie reassured him that they would be home later. Charlie, thankfully,

Lucas family home, Ben called his mother to

Charlie?" his mother asked with disappointment

both Jamie and Ben knew it

the call. "From the way she spoke, it sounds like she doesn't

back in the car seat, Ben replied evenly,

could tell he had already made up his mind. There was nothing more she

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rarely visited the Lucas

went months, sometimes half a year, without setting foot there, relying on brief calls with his mother for

to be home as well. His mother, excited about the rare family gathering, had the staff

were not

walked in, his mother greeted them warmly. "You're finally here. I was beginning to

delay on the way,"

a kinder expression than before, though she still wasn't entirely

on the

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