Ben didn't respond, drinking in brooding silence.

Just as Hunter was about to press further, Nash shot him a glance that made him hold his tongue.

Ben drank heavily, while Nash and Quincy eventually excused themselves, and Caleb hurried off to handle work.

In the end, it was just Ben and Hunter left in the private lounge.

Hunter patted Ben on the shoulder. "If you can't forget her, then maybe it's time to accept her. Even if things don't turn out as expected, as long as you've done your best and have a clear conscience, that's enough. You're the one building a life with her, so why get hung up on something so trivial?"

He was referring to Jamie's past. And if Ben really wanted to count, he was her first man.

But no man could truly tolerate betrayal.

What Ben couldn't get past wasn't Jamie's past, but her abandonment and the way she had betrayed him.

"I'm done talking about Jamie," Ben said coldly. "I'll settle the tab. You stay and enjoy yourself. I'm heading home."

and left without looking

like him, weighed down by so much

Ben didn't expect, however, was to run into Jamie

in

strode toward her with

stepped back, but Ben's long strides quickly closed the distance. He grabbed

are you doing here?"

dressed in a cleaning uniform, looked down, avoiding

she said softly. "I didn't follow you.

once a top law student with a bright future, could have been a successful attorney

now, Jamie was doing all sorts of menial jobs. For her, as long as it paid, she

my mother give you a

One million.

not a small

money paying off her father's debts, covering Winnie's education, and keeping Charlie alive after his premature birth and extended stay in an incubator. It was

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