Jamie paid the cab fare and got out of the car.

"Thank you. I'll get off here."

After stepping out, she headed straight for the black car. As she reached it, she knocked on the window. Ben turned his head at the sound, his gaze landing on her with mild surprise. Rolling the window down, her voice reached him. "Ben, unlock the door."

His eyes flickered with a trace of emotion, and after a moment of hesitation, he reached over and unlocked the door. Jamie climbed in without wasting a second.

"Why did you come here alone without saying a word? You know Charlie hasn't been dismissed from school yet at this hour."

"I just came to take a look."

"I already heard about it from your assistant," Jamie said, cutting to the point.

Ben's lips twisted into a bitter, self-deprecating smile. "You don't need to tell me. I already know who's behind it."

to guess. The only person capable of putting him in such

know whether to

exactly the problem. Being "just a lawyer" was never enough in his father's eyes. His father wanted him to step into his shoes, to run Lucas Corporation and take charge of the family business. "I was debating whether to go to the hospital," Ben said

is my fault," Jamie murmured, her heart aching with guilt. "If I

fault. It's mine," Ben said, his voice

he seemed, the more her heart ached for him. She knew how

in his place, she tried to imagine her own

arms around him. Like that night, she wanted

and gave an unexpected order. "Driver, take

him in shock, unable

with irony. "He's sent me such a generous gift. I can't just let it go unanswered. Of course, I have to return the favor,

nothing, letting her actions speak instead. She tightened her grip

father's hospital room was a luxurious private suite. Despite his illness,

of running the company had worn him down, but now, with much of the workload

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