Jamie finished work early to pick up Charlie from school.

When Ben found out, he insisted on accompanying her. "I'll drive you there. It's Charlie's first day at school, and I'd like to see how he's doing."

Jamie hesitated briefly but agreed. After all, Ben was Charlie's father. It was natural for him to care.

The two arrived at the preschool and parked nearby. Though the car was relatively discreet, its sleek design still attracted attention.

Most of the children couldn't help but admire it.

"Wow, that car is so cool!" one of the kids exclaimed.

Charlie had made a new friend who happened to recognize the brand. The boy pointed at the car and said, "That's a super expensive car. Even my dad doesn't have one!" Charlie glanced at it nonchalantly. "That's my uncle's car."

His new friend immediately accused him of lying. "No way! You're making that up."

explained, but when the other boy refused to believe him, Charlie started getting frustrated. "I'm telling you the truth! That's my uncle's car. I'm not lying!" The other boy folded his arms and scoffed. "If it's

""Of course, I-"

you talking about?" Jamie's

to her clothes. He recounted the argument with his

to handle it. The car did belong to Ben,

and said, "Are you Charlie's mom? You should teach him not to

would be enough, but the boy furrowed his brows in a comically serious way. "Even grown-ups

barely had time to feel exasperated before Charlie

bickering, trading words back

noticed the commotion and

but before she could say anything, Ben walked over and scooped Charlie up from her arms. "Charlie, how was your first day at school?"

little face in Ben's shoulder, clearly upset from being accused and misunderstood by his new friend. His small shoulders trembled with frustration, unable

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