Jamie was too overwhelmed to handle the tangled mess of emotions and threats. All she could focus on was Charlie's safety. Her voice cracked as she nearly begged Winnie. "He's your blood relative. What are you trying to do? Don't use him to threaten me. I'll help you."

Winnie let out a cold laugh.

"Jamie, you're nothing but a hypocrite. Without leverage, would you really be so willing to do what I ask?"

Jamie tried to reason further, but Winnie cut her off impatiently.

"Enough with the useless chatter. I need you to get Ben to meet me."

Jamie's heart sank. "What are you planning?"

Winnie's voice carried a mocking edge. "That's between me and him."

Jamie hesitated before replying, "Ben and I haven't been in contact for a long time. I might not be able to do it."

Winnie's tone turned icy and menacing. "That's your problem. I assume you still care about Charlie's safety, right?" Jamie fell silent.

teetering on the edge of madness. If Jamie didn't act fast to find Charlie, there was no telling what could happen. She had no choice but to try to

agreed far too

don't even think about calling the police or telling anyone. That

suppressing her trembling fear. "Alright," she said with a heavy

them, broken only by the faint hum of static. Jamie could only imagine what Winnie was thinking on the

pause, Jamie

"Winnie, I-"

the line abruptly went dead.

blank screen, her heart sinking even further into despair Her finger hovered over the phone screen, indecisive and hesitant. She had no choice but to dial

closed her eyes, bracing herself. She had to steel herself for this, no matter how

call connected, though Ben

to

"Mm" came from the other end, an acknowledgment that he was listening. Jamie took a deep breath, summoning her courage. "You've always wanted to know why I did what I did, haven't

curiosity, tinged with satisfaction. "You're finally ready to tell

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