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."

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

please don't say anything," Jamie

immediately called Caleb. Even

She took a deep breath and confessed, "Jamie, the moment Ben first saw Charlie, he ordered a paternity test. But... I tampered

angrily questioned her back then. She had known someone wouldn't

Ben overheard everything. He couldn't

You forced her to take that one million! Then you pressured her to betray me! And you even tampered with the paternity test! Do you have any idea how fragite Charlie was? If I'd known he

in an uncontrollable shout, shaking with

was overcome with grief. The old saying proved true: the

Ben knew everything now.

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