Chapter 1600

Jamie frowned. "Aren't you getting it backwards? Haven't you been the ones pushing us into a corner all this time?"

The woman stiffened and retorted sharply, "That's because we have no choice but to protect ourselves."

Perhaps she had been holding her son too tightly, because the boy squirmed and mumbled, "Mom, you're hurting me."

The woman quickly loosened her grip, her face flushed with guilt. "I'm sorry, Hugo."

The boy rubbed her arm gently and replied in his soft, sweet voice, "It's okay, Mommy. I forgive you."

Her son's reassurance seemed to calm her nerves.

Seizing the moment, Jamie said, "I think there's a misunderstanding between us."

"What misunderstanding? Are you going to deny that Mrs. Lopez ended up in the hospital because of you? You people, with your wealth and power, could crush us with no effort," the woman sneered. So it came down to this, just as Jamie had anticipated.

Fortunately, she was prepared. Before leaving the hospital, she had obtained Mrs. Lopez's medical report.

"Mrs. Zeller, I'd like you to take a look at this before you jump to conclusions," Jamie said, placing the report on the table and sliding it toward her.

flickered to the papers but she didn't

Jamie glanced at Hugo in Fiona's arms. The boy's eyes were glued to the

some?" Jamie

to someone else," Hugo said quickly, shaking his head. But his gaze remained fixed on the treats. Children from poor

guilty look on Fiona's face. "Go ahead and eat it. Don't worry, there's more where that came from." "Really?" Hugo's eyes lit up

say no, but

district,

for special occasions, sometimes redistributed at the end of the

came with a pang of guilt. Hugo, now reassured, happily began unwrapping the milk carton. His innocent joy brought a faint smile to Jamie's lips. "See how happy he is?" she said, her voice

respond, her emotions a mixture of

Jamie continued. "Even if it's not enough to buy a new home outright,

empty talk. Nothing but lies," Fiona argued, her voice tinged with

shifted, a sharp

you know it's a lie if you've never tried? And if you read

was due to years of neglect, not

glanced reluctantly at

about who's been stirring the pot.

a while, Jamie

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