CEO’s Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

Jamie was stunned, her shock coming in waves over a few sentences. "So, how did Noah become part of the family?"

"He's more like an adopted son of the Lucas family, though very few people know about it," Ben replied, his brows furrowing slightly. It was clear he had been kept in the dark about this, too.

Mr. Lucas had done it for one reason which was to give Ben a rival, a grindstone to sharpen his edge.

Jamie felt a flicker of concern. Putting herself in their shoes, she couldn't imagine discovering that someone she had been competing with for years had only been placed in her path as a tool for someone else's agenda. She would be furious. Anyone would.

The result? Neither Ben nor Noah could truly be considered the winner.

She was about to offer some comforting words when Ben spoke up, his tone surprisingly calm. "If this had happened in the past, I'd already be on my way to confront him. But now... oddly enough, I'm not angry."

"Why not?" Jamie's heart skipped a beat at his unexpected response, her curiosity slipping out before she could stop it.

Ben's gaze fixed on her, steady and unreadable, before he chuckled softly and looked away. "Because I no longer have a reason to be. What matters to me has changed."

lawyer, and betrayals like this had cut him deeply. But now, his focus was entirely on Jamie. Whatever his father did couldn't shake him anymore, unless it involved her. But Ben had resolved not to let that happen. A charged silence fell between them, so quiet

remember what I said? I've given you plenty of time to think it over. Don't you think it's time you gave

Jamie, it felt unfamiliar,

have entertained such an idea, but the world's harsh realities and

yet, here it was again, reentering her

at a loss for words. "I don't

voice firm but calm. "I'm not asking for much, just the truth. Whether it's a yes or a

in the intensity of

in a cage, unable to fly away. She

that much to you, then... just give me a little more

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plenty," Ben said, his tone

as he looked at her conflicted expression, he let out a long sigh, the tension in his face softening. "Fine. Go ahead and

the air, leaving Jamie feeling both relieved and