Chapter 1695

Ben glanced down at Jamie's hand tightly holding his own. A faint smile flickered in his eyes, but the somber look on his face didn't fade completely.

Jamie noticed and assumed he was still upset. Unsure how to console him, she simply kept holding his hand, refusing to let go.

That was precisely what Ben had intended.

"It's about time to pick up Charlie, isn't it?" Jamie finally finished reading the case file, stretching as she glanced at the clock.

It was already 4:00 PM. Preschool ended at 4:30, so if they left now, they would arrive just in time.

Ben had already grabbed the car keys. "Yeah, let's go."

Fortunately, traffic wasn't bad, and they arrived at the preschool quickly.

Jamie was scrolling through her phone when she suddenly said, "Nina messaged me. She's busy today and can't pick up Orion. She asked if we could swing by and get him." They exchanged a look.

Ben didn't seem fazed. Picking up one more child didn't make a difference to him.

thought about their nearly empty fridge. "I think

guest, it might not suffice. Since Orion rarely came over and Nina often helped them out, Jamie didn't want to serve him anything subpar.

it made sense. With that settled, they picked up Charlie

was over the moon. "Yay, yay! Mommy, let's

Before starting the car,

school happened to be close to the preschool. They

real chaos began once the two boys

It was an endless stream of

each other for a while, the boys had a lot to catch up on,

curious about what

her in the

pout on his face, he scolded her, "Mommy, how could you eavesdrop on us? Didn't you say that's

help but chuckle at

warning look. To maintain her dignity, she explained, "It's just that you weren't talking to Mommy, and Orion

what fun things

a knowing look, as if he could see right through

a mother knows her child best, a son often understands his mother just as well. Charlie could tell in an instant that Jamie wasn't being entirely

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