Unfortunately, Ben couldn't see through any of this.

Summer, however, wasn't the least bit intimidated. Shaking her head confidently, she said, "I've never done anything to upset him. I don't believe that just exchanging a few words with him would make him kick me out." Mrs. Lucas opened her mouth, about to say something, but seeing Summer's confident demeanor, she hesitated. Maybe, just maybe, Ben might actually feel too awkward to reject her outright. And if a little covert manipulation were added into the mix...

Suddenly, Mrs. Lucas had an idea.

Hearing it, Summer's eyes lit up with excitement. "Mrs. Lucas, that's an excellent plan! We should act quickly before he does anything else irrational." "Alright."

Though the plan was solid, the two of them decided to put it into action three days later.

Meanwhile, Ben hadn't been to the office lately, but he was still keeping track of all the firm's cases. He was also trying to reach Winnie, but while her phone would ring, she never picked up.

Jamie, however, maintained a hearty appetite. To her, eating

mocked, "You claim to be so worried about your son, but this is how you show it? Jamie, is there even a shred of truth in anything you say?" Jamie hadn't expected Ben to blow up over something so trivial. But then again, he hated her. Naturally, every little thing about her annoyed him. In his eyes, her flaws were magnified a hundredfold. Not wanting to stoke his anger further, she replied calmly, "Ben, if I don't eat and starve to death here, what happens when

trace of grief on your face," Ben retorted

know

"People don't share the same perspective. I can't change

a fight for no reason?" Ben's expression

an odd sense of déjà vu, as though they were back to the early days of their relationship. Yet, their words were now laced with hostility and resentment. It was nothing but a hollow echo of what

said quietly, "You find fault with everything I do. In your eyes, even my smallest actions are glaring flaws. So

had no hope of convincing him to let her go, and she wasn't going to

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