Chapter 1625

Jamie initially thought everything was settled.

That was, until she overheard someone mention that Noah was also taking over the Gem Harbor project.

She frowned. "I thought this project was already assigned to Mr. Lucas? How can one project have two leads?"

The assistant glanced nervously toward the door, then leaned in conspiratorially. "It's the old chairman's decision."

Jamie's frown deepened, her thoughts flashing back to Ben's calm demeanor over the past few days.

She hadn't noticed anything unusual. Was he truly indifferent, or was he hiding his emotions so well that even she couldn't tell?

She couldn't make sense of Ben's father's intentions anymore.

Her unease lingered, and she decided she couldn't sit idly by. She went straight to Ben's office.

The moment she stepped in, Ben's sharp eyes lifted briefly to meet hers before dropping back down to his work. "You came at the right time. I needed to tell you something. We're flying to Bay City tomorrow for a two-day business trip. Make sure Charlie is taken care of while we're gone."

"Tomorrow? That's short notice," Jamie remarked.

is

to understand that when he said something, it was

hadn't, she would have objected. After all, as his secretary, especially for such a critical project, she

for Charlie, that was easy to

of thought, she nodded. "I'll let Mrs. Lucas know and ask her to watch over Charlie for

she said it,

noticing the shift in her

"I just

realized she

in her plans. She hadn't thought about Linda, who also needed care. While Mrs. Luca's could handle Charlie, asking her to look after both an energetic child and

Condition required whose tention,

like too

Mrs. Lucas with such a

about," Ben said, his tone softening. "Wilfred mentioned something after thinking it over. Moving your mom to a specialized care facility might be better for her

didn't like the idea.

facility might offer professional

dedicated

less time with her mother. Linda had

back, Jamie couldn't bear the thought of letting her go

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