Chapter 1626

Jamie felt a sting in her nose, barely holding back the tears threatening to fall.

Linda grew anxious, sensing Jamie's growing sadness. She repeated softly, "Don't cry. Jamie, don't cry."

Hearing those familiar words brought Jamie back to her childhood. Her mom had always comforted her the same way.

With tears glistening at the corner of her eyes, Jamie managed a smile. "I'm not crying."

She quickly wiped her eyes and put on a brave face.

Only when she composed herself did Linda relax and release her grip.

"Mom, if I sent you to a place where you couldn't see Charlie and me as often, would you be okay with that? Would you blame me?" Jamie asked cautiously.

"What place? Where would I go?" Linda's anxiety grew, her tone turning uneasy.

The sight of her mother's distress instantly made Jamie abandon the thought. She quickly backtracked, "It's nothing, just kidding. Don't worry about it. Go back and play with Charlie."

with Charlie, their cheerful voices echoing through the house. Jamie sighed

when I get

*

while they had a lot of luggage, others handled

the plane took

had already explained the night before that she would be away on a business trip to Bay City for two days, and while Charlie had been upset, he eventually accepted it.

that Charlie wasn't too sad, Jamie

the blue skies and clouds through the airplane window, she rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of discomfort. Out of the corner

realization hit her. She had completely forgotten about

she rummaged through her bag. She distinctly remembered packing some antacids before

a cup of warm

with the polished demeanor of business-class service, promptly brought

water and medication to Ben. "Ben, take this for your

wasn't so much an effort to appear cold as it was

frost in his expression melted. "You brought this specifically for me?

arm growing tired from holding out the cup. "It's

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