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."

playing with Charlie, their cheerful voices echoing through the house.

figure it out when

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while they had a

plane

away on a business trip to Bay City for two days, and while Charlie had

reassured that Charlie

clouds through the airplane window, she rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of discomfort. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Ben

hit her. She had

rummaged through her bag. She distinctly remembered packing some antacids

cup of warm water?" she

the polished demeanor of

to Ben. "Ben, take

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

approached, the frost in his expression melted. "You brought this specifically for me? I didn't realize you carried medicine

from holding out the cup. "It's because of your stomach issues. Are you taking it

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