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.

of her troubles so easily. And seeing her

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one day, Jamie received an anonymous text

message contained just one short line. "This is Winnie. Someone's planning to

sudden movement scraping

over, her hands still damp.

the message for a long moment, taking several deep

inside, her mind was

instinct wasn't to doubt the sender's

She was alive!

had to

She was alive!

Jamie, but it came mixed with confusion

texts in a row, asking

there was

if the person who had

had disappeared, leaving the number unused. The texts went unanswered, and the phone calls

couldn't get through no matter how hard

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the office and didn't