*

Jamie couldn't shake the strange feeling in her heart, like she had been set up somehow. Was it just her imagination?

Shaking her head, she walked into the kitchen. Behind her, Charlie immediately stopped wiping his tears and sneaked a glance at her as she busied herself. "Uncle Ben, did I do a good job just now?" Ben smirked. "Perfect."

The little boy and the grown man shared identical mischievous grins.

After lunch, Charlie clung to Ben, refusing to let him go.

Jamie wanted to intervene, but Ben glanced at his phone and said, "The meeting was canceled. It's fine. I have time."

And so, Ben ended up staying, playing with Charlie until evening.

By the time the sky darkened, even Jamie felt a bit dazed, realizing she had somehow let Ben stay the entire day without really noticing.

When she walked him to the door, Ben handed her a small velvet box. "This is for you."

""What is it?"

"Open it and see."

and her breath caught.

suddenly felt burning hot in her hands. She couldn't help but wonder if everything today had been carefully orchestrated

a deep breath, Jamie said,

a gift," Ben interrupted casually. "Didn't you buy that queen's ring? I noticed you liked it, so I picked

silver glow. Its craftsmanship was extraordinary, far

just "similar" to hers. It was in an entirely different league. If her queen's ring had been a modest collectible worth a couple hundred thousand dollars, this was the kind of treasure that no amount of money could easily buy. "I can't accept it. It's too expensive. I don't

keep it or toss

giving her a chance to refuse again,

stood there, staring at

sighed. She couldn't bring herself to throw away such a beautiful piece, so she carefully

*

After finalizing Charlie's preschool

arrangements, Jamie wasted no

to finalize the details. Once everything was settled, she took Charlie to pick out

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they stepped out of their building, Jamie immediately noticed

Ben's arms as if it were second nature.

are you doing here?" Jamie asked as she walked

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