CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

The woman's expression flickered with unease. "Are you trying to scare me with that?"

"Whether it's a scare or not depends on your actions," Jamie replied, her tone sharp and laced with sarcasm. "An item left unattended is a lost possession to some, but to others, it might look like bait. Since when is returning lost property a crime?" The woman's expression darkened as she realized she was losing the argument. The murmurs from the surrounding crowd began to shift in tone.

"You're just trying to dodge responsibility!" the woman snapped, her voice growing shriller. "I've never seen someone so shameless. Instead of feeling guilty, you stand there acting so self-righteous." "You're throwing baseless accusations at my mom, and the fact that I haven't torn into you yet shows how patient I'm being. Do you actually expect me to be polite about it?"

Jamie shot her a look that practically screamed, "Are you even hearing yourself?"

The woman's breath hitched in frustration. With a clenched jaw, she glanced sideways, her eyes narrowing as she shot a threatening look at her daughter.

Jamie followed the gaze and froze for a moment.

The girl was painfully thin, her hair dull and brittle from malnutrition. The woman gave her daughter a shove, causing the little girl to fall to the ground, rubbing her eyes and crying pitifully.

The woman immediately turned the situation to her advantage. "Look at that! You scared my daughter into tears. You owe me compensation!"

her ears. Was this woman out of

tactics made it crystal clear that she was after money. Judging by how seamlessly the two worked together, this wasn't their first attempt at such a scheme. Jamie glanced at the little girl again. Her heart twinged with pity at the sight of the child's tear-streaked face, but pity alone wouldn't

to indulge con artists, no matter how pathetic they looked. Taking out her phone, she said coolly, "If we can't

panic. She clearly

""No! No police!"

snatch my phone too? There are plenty of witnesses here. You wouldn't be able

at Jamie, flustered and speechless, while the crowd looked on in amusement. Jamie's calm

cold floor?" Jamie "Shell catch a chill if she stame said,

To Jamie's shock, she twisted the girl's ear hard

more trouble than it's worth. What a waste, the woman hissed under her breath, her frustration venting onto the poor

back her cries. She was clearly used to this treatment, but her trembling frame made Jamie's anger dissolve into pity. "Wait," Jamie called out, stopping them in their

her eyes darting nervously. "What