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.

Zeller, I'd like you to take a look at this before you jump to conclusions," Jamie

the papers but she didn't

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

like some?"

It's for my mom to give to someone else," Hugo said quickly, shaking his head. But his gaze remained fixed on the treats. Children from poor families often learned to

the guilty look on Fiona's face. "Go ahead and eat it. Don't worry, there's more where that came from." "Really?"

but seeing her son's

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

happily began

a mixture of

be so bad," Jamie continued. "Even if it's not enough to buy a new home outright, the new apartments being

talk. Nothing but lies," Fiona argued, her voice tinged with

through her usual calm. "How do you know it's a lie if you've never tried? And if you read the medical report, you'll see Mrs.

than her husband, glanced reluctantly at the report. She couldn't refute

"Instead of doubting us, maybe you should think about who's been stirring the pot. Who stands to gain from keeping you all in

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