CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

Jamie quickly said, "No, Mommy's not upset. Why would you think that, Charlie?"

Charlie leaned into her touch as she gently patted his head to comfort him.

"But Mommy doesn't seem as happy as before. Why is that?"

"Because grown-ups always have a lot on their minds," Jamie said, looking at his innocent face. She didn't know how else to explain, so she left it at that.

It was true. What else could it be but worries?

Charlie seemed to understand a little, though not entirely. He grabbed her hand and said earnestly, "Then I hope Mommy won't be sad. I'll share half of my happiness with you!" Jamie couldn't help but laugh. Her mood instantly brightened.

After playing with Charlie for a while, he ran off on his own, leaving Jamie thinking he probably couldn't sit still. She didn't worry since he usually didn't go far. But Charlie had other plans. He went straight to the bedroom door.

"Uncle Ben, I did what you said, but Mommy still won't tell me. What should I do?" Charlie asked, wrapping his arms around Ben's neck, his face full of concern.

Ben tapped his nose lightly and said, "That's already great, Charlie. If you made Mommy smile, you've done an amazing job."

Charlie beamed at his words, his worries vanishing as quickly as they had come.

But the simplicity of a child's happiness wasn't something adults could easily share.

to let go of her troubles so easily. And seeing her upset

*

Jamie received an anonymous text

one short line. "This is Winnie. Someone's planning to harm you. Be

up from her chair, the sudden movement scraping it loudly against the

helper rushed over, her hands still damp. "Miss Lewis,

the message for a long moment, taking several deep breaths before sitting back

inside, her mind was

instinct wasn't to doubt the sender's identity. She believed

She was alive!

to be

She was alive!

it came mixed with confusion and

her lip and sent several texts in a row, asking why Winnie hadn't come back and what was

there was no

if the person who had

number unused. The texts went

couldn't get through no matter how hard she

*

evening, Ben worked late at the office and didn't come home until much later