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.

however, thought about their nearly empty fridge. "I think

rarely came over and Nina often helped them out, Jamie didn't want to serve him anything subpar.

sense. With that settled, they picked up Charlie and

have a playmate for the evening, Charlie was over the moon. "Yay, yay! Mommy, let's hurry and pick up

properly first," Jamie said, glancing at his wiggly posture. Before starting the car, she made sure Charlie

to be close

once

chatter was nonstop. It was an endless stream

not seen each other for a while, the boys had a lot to

head slightly, curious about what they were saying, and tried to listen

caught her in the

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

help but chuckle at the

she explained, "It's just

know what fun things you two were

look, as

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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