CEO’s Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

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.

Zeller's gaze flickered to the papers but she didn't

The boy's eyes

you like some?"

for my mom to give to someone else," Hugo said quickly, shaking his head. But his gaze remained fixed on the treats. Children from poor families often

softly, catching the guilty look on Fiona's face. "Go ahead and eat it. Don't worry, there's more where that came from."

hesitated. Her lips moved as if to say no, but seeing her son's hopeful expression, she couldn't

old district, most

Even gifts had to be rationed and saved for special occasions, sometimes redistributed at the end of the year. Spending on unnecessary

now reassured, happily began unwrapping the milk carton. His innocent joy brought

respond, her emotions a mixture

not enough to buy a new home outright, the

lies," Fiona argued, her voice tinged with

shifted,

lie if

was due to years

glanced reluctantly at

softened her tone again. "Instead of doubting us, maybe you should think about who's been stirring the pot. Who stands to gain from keeping you

while, Jamie