CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

"Is she still dreaming, not facing reality?" Ben thought.

"No, please... he's just a child, he doesn't understand. Don't hold anything he said against him," Jamie shook her head repeatedly, desperation in her voice.

Her only wish now was to stay as far from Ben as possible, never to see him again. She didn't want any connection to him, least of all his help.

Charlie looked at them, utterly confused.

"I'm heading back to the office now, but in three hours, I'll be home to wrap up this case," Ben said, turning to Jamie with an intense gaze. "I expect to see you there when I return. If not...well, I know which hospital room your son is in. And don't forget your sister, either. Just where do you think you could hide?"

Until now, he had only had one piece of leverage over Jamie. Now

of the room, he opened his hand to reveal a single strand of hair, plucked from

tightly around Charlie, silent tears streaming down her face. "Did he do

then he showed me a picture of you two together. You looked so happy in that photo," Charlie said innocently, sharing whatever came

even harder. On the day she accepted that check, she had deleted every trace of their past photos, hoping to erase him from her life completely. Keeping them only added to her heartache. But Ben hadn't erased anything. The more he had

a tissue from the bedside table and gently wiping her tears. "Did that man hurt you? If you don't

faint smile to her lips, though she quickly shook

could easily extend to Charlie. If Charlie angered him,