"I'm going back to the Lucas family home today."

"It might be a misunderstanding. It doesn't necessarily mean it was your father," Jamie said cautiously.

Ben interrupted her, his expression unnervingly calm. It was the kind of calm that felt dangerous.

Jamie could sense a storm brewing, but she didn't know how to comfort him. In situations like this, no words ever felt right.

Fortunately, Ben seemed to notice her unease. His voice softened, just barely, as he said, "So, you'll need to tell Charlie that I won't be able to see him for a while."

"I'll go with you," Jamie blurted out, surprising even herself.

But in the next moment, her resolve solidified.

"Charlie can be picked up by the nanny, or we can bring him home first and go afterward. Either way, I'm going with you," she said firmly.

"This is different from last time."

"Exactly. That's why I need to go with you."

for a long moment before

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up from school and left him in the care of the nanny. Jamie reassured

home, Ben called his

Charlie?" his mother asked with disappointment when she learned Charlie

wasn't a visit Charlie should attend, and both Jamie and Ben knew it well. But his mother remained unaware

after the call. "From the way she spoke, it sounds like she doesn't

back in the car seat, Ben replied evenly,

had already made up his mind. There

*

rarely visited

foot there, relying on brief calls with his mother for updates. His felationship with his father was

well. His mother, excited about the rare family gathering, had the staff prepare an elaborate

blood ties were not so easily

his mother greeted them warmly. "You're finally here. I was beginning to wonder if you'd gotten lost.

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