"I didn't," Jamie said, her hands trembling uncontrollably.

Ben must think she had taken the money and squandered it, but in truth, not a cent of that ten million ever reached her hands. Even her child's medical expenses were paid from the money she earned herself, bit by bit. Of course, Ben didn't believe her. "Enough with the act. I'm not some random guy you can fool with a few words. Don't forget what I do for a living."

As a lawyer, he had handled all kinds of cases, and he knew how to see through lies. But he didn't realize that when it came to Jamie, his judgment was clouded by his emotions, and reason took a backseat.

"If you don't believe me, then why even bother asking? No matter what I say, you're just going to see me as a liar. What's the point?" Jamie felt herself on the verge of breaking.

She hadn't had an easy life these past few years. Her child was sick, and as his mother, she felt the pain most deeply. Add to that the financial strain, and now the constant pressure from Ben.

remembered her child in the hospital. If she

her skirt. "Since you don't want to talk, then don't. Not that there's anything you could say

Jamie tried to

moment, a sharp smack echoed. Ben actually smacked her

mix of shame and

said there's no point in explaining anything, so what are you hoping for now?" Ben's actions

fell like broken pearls, one by one, landing on the floor. Somehow,

had only grown sharper. Now She was even willing to use her own sister. Any other man in his position would have been scared off by

tears, his

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