CEO’s Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

Chapter 1676

Mrs. Lucas smiled faintly, her voice steady. "As long as she treats us well, that's all that matters. After all these years, I've stopped chasing after perfection."

"Can love put food on the table?" Mrs. Hughes lowered her voice, leaning in. "It's always best to find someone equally matched. Take my daughter, for example. Raised in a family of scholars, educated in arts and literature, and now she's grown into a stunning young woman." "Really? I haven't had the chance to meet her yet, but if she's anything like her mother, I'm sure she's very beautiful." Mrs. Lucas responded with a polite compliment.

Mrs. Hughes seemed momentarily pleased, but when Mrs. Lucas didn't take the bait, she sighed inwardly, feeling a bit deflated. Just as she was about to push the conversation further, Jamie walked in from the hall.

"Oh, you're back already?" Mrs. Hughes said, trying to mask her disappointment with a polite smile.

"Ben's firm is busy," Jamie replied coolly as she gathered a few items from the table.

As Jamie headed out, she wasn't surprised when Mrs. Hughes followed her.

"Jamie, do you have a moment?" Mrs. Hughes asked, her tone suddenly sharper.

Jamie turned to look at her. "Is there something you'd like to say, Mrs. Hughes?"

room. "Let's talk privately. It's more

Jamie nodded. Once inside, Mrs. Hughes dropped her

looked into your background. It seems you

slightly.

what she did to me? Wealthy men-they might have

laugh, her expression calm but sharp. "And what

fet

I'll give you a generous sum of money to step aside and vacate

bargaining chips in your world?" Jamie

money. You can try to deny it,

bait. Instead, she calmly asked, "Do you know why my mother-in-law is in

that have to do with

maniae to protect me. If she didn't approve of me, why would she risk her

faltered, clearly taken aback.

her to recover. "If you think your daughter can win Ben's heart, you're welcome to try. But don't waste my time." With a final, confident smile, she stood and left