Jamie was momentarily at a loss for words, her throat tight with emotion. Years ago, she had wronged Ben, and now, how could she possibly harm him to such an extent? Ben loomed over her, his intense, dark eyes locking onto her unsettled gaze.

"Or is it that even you can feel a twinge of guilt, a flicker of hesitation?" he pressed, his tone dripping with mockery.

Jamie forced a weak, sarcastic smile. "Ben, there's probably no one more heartless than me, right? If I had a soft heart, I wouldn't have left you for money back then."

Ben's pupils contracted sharply, as if her words had driven a knife through his chest. For so long, he had tried to bury that truth, deluding himself into forgetting, but it was laughable. She had moved on without a trace of remorse.

"You want me to let you go?" Ben braced his hands on the edge of the bed, leaning in closer. His eyes, once warm, now glinted with cold cruelty. "Forget it, Jamie. People need to pay a price to understand what they can and cannot do." Jamie's hands trembled slightly, and she almost spilled the hot water in her cup. She bit her lip and met his icy gaze, a bitter laugh escaping her lips.

"Is ruining your peaceful life to get revenge on me really worth it?"

give yourself too much credit," Ben replied coolly, his tone sharp and measured, like someone in total

She lowered her head, sipping the warm water that soothed the burning pain in her throat. Ben tossed a packet of pills onto the bed. "Take them. Don't

the medicine. The bitter taste spread through her mouth, but

have to take

you owe?" Ben's

jaw, holding back her retort for a moment before murmuring, "I don't owe you

up at him, a pale, strained smile on her face, but the air in the

heart twisting with an emotion he couldn't place How could someone who had

muttered bitterly before turning on his heel

called out weakly, her voice

against the doorway. "Charlie..." Her voice cracked with a soft sob. "Have you found him?" Hearing the desperation in her voice, Ben's

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