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Chapter 249

Chapter 249

Chapter 249:

“Benjamin?” Bailee peeked over from the couch, a smile spreading across her face as she saw Benjamin.

Benjamin strolled in, a gift in hand, only to be taken aback by the bandages wrapped around Bailee’s leg. “What happened to you?” he asked.

Bailee waved a dismissive hand. “It’s nothing serious. Just a minor injury. Truth be told, I feel like I could walk fine, but my sister and the others are making a mountain out of a molehill, insisting I stay home to recuperate.”

Once inside, Benjamin offered a warm greeting to Ruby. He felt somewhat uneasy, partially because Eileen’s reaction upon seeing him had been unexpectedly indifferent.

Besides, unaware of Bailee’s leg injury, he had only bought some health supplements for Ruby, which now seemed like a woefully inadequate gesture.

Ruby hauled herself up with the aid of a walker and enthusiastically ushered Benjamin to the sofa. Her eyes then landed on Eileen.

“Eileen, come here; take a seat!” she said.

“Okay, Mom,” Eileen replied, settling beside Bailee while maintaining a cautious distance from Benjamin.

She leaned closer to Bailee, whispering, “Why is Benjamin here?” Bailee’s brow furrowed in surprise. “Didn’t I ask you about it? Mom wanted Benjamin to come over, and you agreed.”

Eileen suddenly thought of something. Bailee had said something to her on the balcony, but she hadn’t paid much attention to it.

“Why does this man look so familiar?”

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Huey emerged from the direction of the washroom, planting himself in the doorway as he looked at Benjamin, certain he had seen Benjamin before. Benjamin recognized Huey and introduced himself with a slight nod. “Hello, I am Nash, Mr. Warren’s assistant.”

“You’re the assistant of that scheming Kian?” Huey blurted out. Bailee gasped, her eyes widening as she quickly signaled for Huey to be quiet.

Huey quickly stopped talking.

Memories resurfaced of helping Bailee hunt for a job, only to face rejection after rejection. Huey vividly recalled Bailee’s tear-stained face as anger and disappointment had overwhelmed her—a grievance he wouldn’t forget.

“Benjamin, please don’t take it personally. Huey has a habit of speaking very directly, but he doesn’t mean anything by it,” Bailee said, offering an awkward explanation.

Benjamin replied, “It’s okay.”

The awkward atmosphere dissipated as the delivery arrived, and Eileen began laying out the food on the table.

With Huey as a guest and both Bailee and Ruby’s mobility limited, Benjamin rose and offered his assistance to Eileen in the dining room.

“Thank you, but you’re a guest; I can handle this on my own,” Eileen said to Benjamin politely.

Benjamin, however, remained undeterred, continuing to help Eileen. “Come on, Mr. Warren isn’t here?”

is busy,” Eileen’s reply was

me,” Benjamin said, his voice firm. “I heard it when Mr. Warren received a call. Someone told him you

hearing that. Was Bryan the one who had divulged such

with Kian. So,

ulterior motives. This meant that, aside from Kian,

evidence, the mere thought

indeed besieged on all sides, their

about it to avoid any awkwardness if Mr. Dawson shows up later,” Benjamin said. He could no longer assist Eileen, but he wouldn’t deliberately complicate matters for her, either. His

smile, resuming her task of setting the table before telling the others

unfolded, with food of light and delicate flavors, the fare carefully curated to accommodate Ruby’s

it’s wonderful to see you bouncing back like this! I’m genuinely surprised and thrilled!” Huey said, his voice tinged with nostalgia. He recalled the harrowing day a year ago when Bailee had

foreseen a reunion

her fork,

When it’s time for the wedding, you can

was to bear witness to Eileen’s and Bailee’s marriages. Now that both her daughters had found their partners, all that

was imbued with unabashed loyalty. Bailee flushed with

little, eating in silence. During the meal, she and Benjamin had barely exchanged a few

concerning Ruby’s apparent fondness

and Ruby’s struggles to articulate her

the end of dinner,

to her feet. “Let’s go together… It would be good for me to take

wafted through the open car

his car, his gaze fixed

of visiting Ruby at this juncture seemed too rash. Nonetheless, he found himself reluctant to leave, resolving to wait until Eileen went back to

of his phone pierced through the quiet of the car. He answered the call

are planning to invest

had

are others following Ms. Curtis as well.”

chilling darkness spreading through his pupils. “Find a way to deal with them

knowing that the incessant turmoil stemmed from the fact that too

call, Bryan got out of the car, extinguished his cigarette, and

was about to emerge from the dimly lit area when he caught sight of Eileen and

whispering to

Eileen supporting Ruby

see me off too far. I can manage on my own,” Benjamin said politely, mindful of not

With furrowed brows, she brought Eileen and Benjamin’s hands together. “Be good to each other,” she said,

to stumble with any sudden

gently touched Ruby’s arm with

loosened her grip, shyly saying,

was puzzled, her

Ruby meant. When a piercing gaze was thrown

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