That child was Winnie's only connection to Ben.

She never expected him to call her at such a moment.

When Ben's name appeared on her phone, she answered immediately. However, not wanting Charlie to see her disheveled and emotional state, she stepped aside to take the call.

Ben's voice came through the line, cold and detached. "Winnie, I admit I approached you under a different name, but I've never done anything to harm you. And the child you're carrying, it's not mine."

His words hit her like a bolt from the blue.

If the child wasn't his, then whose was it?

That night, it was Ben who was by her side.

But then, he sent her a video. It was a horrifying one, showing those depraved playboys.

Everything became clear.

innocent child. Even in her madness, she couldn't bring herself to harm a

had never truly crossed paths with someone like Ben

a pawn. He didn't even bother to tell her his real name. All those times she reached out to him, all those moments she tried to get close, were met with indifference, if not outright disdain. Winnie took a deep, steadying breath and asked quietly, "Can I see you one last time? There are some things I need

better to put an

"Let's meet in three

she ended the

to Jamie, who was still weak

been convinced, and given her bond

faint smile on Jamie's face, Ben's heart

and stirred both his deepest love and bitterest resentment, had thrown herself into harm's way

her,

when you left me for a million

a question from the man who had done everything

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