While Charlie was riding the carousel, Jamie found a place to sit and rest.

Ben approached her with a cup of hot milk tea and handed it over. "Here, it's cold. This will warm you up."

Jamie looked at him, puzzled. "Where did you get this?"

Ben gestured toward a diligent staff member working at a nearby stall.

The staff member, spotting them from afar, waved enthusiastically.

Despite the fact that the park was rented out with only three visitors, the worker remained earnestly on duty, a level of dedication that would inspire many employers.

Jamie's lips twitched in amusement as she took the cup. "Thanks."

Ben glanced at her seat, then, surprisingly, sat down right next to her.

Jamie shifted slightly to the side, her face filled with astonishment.

like Ben, with his composed and dignified demeanor, casually sitting down on a random bench seemed completely out of character. It was almost eye-opening to see. "You could've asked one of the

"This works just fine."

over his deep-set eyes. In his relaxed, casual attire, the usual aloofness that kept others at bay was nowhere to

hers, she quickly turned away, pretending she

broke the silence, low and teasing, and it sent an unexpected

Jamie's ears flushed red.

but his stamina was still limited. By midday, he

"Time for lunch. I've already booked a restaurant. Charlie's asleep. Let

waiting for her

hesitated for a moment before carefully passing

his jacket over him to shield him from the cool autumn

and Jamie felt a

stood by the park's entrance, waiting. Her gaze wandered across the sparse crowd, and

and was walking back when she grabbed his arm, her eyes dazed and frantic. "I just saw my sister. She was right there, but now she's gone. Did you

of her

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