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.

their nearly empty fridge. "I think we're running low on

with an extra guest, it might not suffice. Since Orion rarely came over and Nina often helped them

a moment and agreed as it made sense. With

hearing that he would have a playmate for the evening, Charlie was over the moon. "Yay, yay!

glancing at his wiggly posture. Before starting the car, she made sure Charlie was

to be close to the preschool. They

real chaos began once the two

was an

a while, the boys had a lot to catch up

tilted her head slightly, curious about what they were saying, and tried

caught her in the

scolded her, "Mommy, how could you eavesdrop on us? Didn't you say

help but chuckle at

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

what fun

a knowing look, as if he could see right through

in an

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