Ben couldn't help but be amused by the little boy's suspicion. An idea struck him, and he pulled up an old photo on his phone, showing it to Charlie. "Look, isn't this your mom in the picture?"

Charlie glanced at the screen and nodded.

"Now you believe me, right? I really know your mom."

Charlie hesitated. "But... photos can be edited too. How do I know this one's real?"

Ben was taken aback. "You're pretty young to know about things like that."

He hadn't considered just how much Jamie, a single woman raising a child, might have gone through. People had likely tried to deceive her and Charlie countless times. It was no surprise the boy was so wary.

video here," Ben offered, scrolling through his album.

Since this man really did know his mother, he figured he didn't need

Charlie said, "I don't have

""Not at all?"

either. As long as I have Mom, that's enough." Charlie had once wondered what it would be like to have a dad. But every time

He didn't even know what his dad looked like was clear enough his dad didn't care,

your mom had anyone else close to her?" Ben started to ask more questions, but just then, the door

moment she saw Ben, she froze, her

without telling him, given how much he resented her, he would surely try to take Charlie away, stripping her

a brilliant lawyer, could certainly

Jamie," Ben said, stepping closer, "I underestimated you. I didn't expect you'd go and have a

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