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Jamie frowned. "Aren't you getting it backwards? Haven't you been the ones pushing us into a corner all this time?"

The woman stiffened and retorted sharply, "That's because we have no choice but to protect ourselves."

Perhaps she had been holding her son too tightly, because the boy squirmed and mumbled, "Mom, you're hurting me."

The woman quickly loosened her grip, her face flushed with guilt. "I'm sorry, Hugo."

The boy rubbed her arm gently and replied in his soft, sweet voice, "It's okay, Mommy. I forgive you."

Her son's reassurance seemed to calm her nerves.

Seizing the moment, Jamie said, "I think there's a misunderstanding between us."

"What misunderstanding? Are you going to deny that Mrs. Lopez ended up in the hospital because of you? You people, with your wealth and power, could crush us with no effort," the woman sneered. So it came down to this, just as Jamie had anticipated.

Fortunately, she was prepared. Before leaving the hospital, she had obtained Mrs. Lopez's medical report.

you to take a look at this before you jump to conclusions," Jamie said, placing the report on

to the papers but she didn't

in Fiona's arms. The boy's eyes were glued to

some?"

give to someone else," Hugo said quickly, shaking his head. But

eat it. Don't worry, there's more

say no, but

families lived frugally. Even gifts had to be rationed and saved for special occasions, sometimes redistributed

watching her child go without always came with a pang of guilt. Hugo, now reassured, happily began unwrapping the milk carton. His innocent joy brought a faint smile to Jamie's lips. "See how happy he is?" she said, her

her emotions a mixture of

it's not enough to buy a new home outright, the new

lies," Fiona argued,

do you know it's a lie if you've never tried? And if you read the medical report, you'll see

her husband, glanced reluctantly

maybe you should think about who's been stirring the pot. Who stands to gain from keeping you all