Jamie did love Ben. In this lifetime, she had dreamed of being with him. But life had taught her to face reality first. She couldn't be with Ben again.

Shaking her head, she said, "I won't get back together with Ben. Mrs. Lucas, thank you for no longer standing in our way. But Ben and I have been apart for four years now. I'm not the same Jamie I used to be. Let him keep the version of me he remembers." It didn't matter if Ben hated her. Over time, that hatred would fade, and with it, so would his obsession.

"Why?" Mrs. Lucas pressed. "Do you want Ben to keep hating you? Don't you want Charlie to have a complete family? Or is it because of Winnie? Are you trying to give Ben to her?"

Her words hit like a knife. Jamie had considered that possibility, but she knew it was unrealistic.

She shook her head. "Neither Winnie nor Ben would accept that. I just think that we've been apart for too long."

"But he's never forgotten you," Mrs. Lucas said firmly. "This is all my fault. If you're too afraid to talk to him, then I will."

mistake, Mrs. Lucas had only one goal which was to ensure her son's happiness. Sometimes, the only way to untie a knot is with the person who tied it. Ben's heartbreak needed Jamie to heal

Lucas, please don't say

he immediately called Caleb. Even

first time, Mrs. Lucas fully grasped the depth of her mistake. She took a deep breath and confessed, "Jamie,

then. She had known someone wouldn't let him find out the truth. Hearing Mrs. Lucas admit it now felt oddly

He couldn't contain his

tampered with the paternity test! Do you have any idea how fragite Charlie was? If I'd known he

voice rose in an uncontrollable

old saying proved true: the

Ben knew everything now.

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