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.

about their nearly empty fridge.

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

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

Charlie was over the moon. "Yay, yay! Mommy, let's hurry and pick

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

was in first grade, and his school happened to be close

once the

It was

while, the boys had a lot to catch up on, and their lively voices filled

head slightly, curious about what they were saying, and

her in

scolded her, "Mommy, how could you eavesdrop on us? Didn't you say that's wrong?" Orion chimed

help but

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

to know what fun things you two

as

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 truthful. Defeated, Jamie awkwardly scratched her nose and promised, "Fine, I won't listen

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