Jamie initially thought everything was settled.

That was, until she overheard someone mention that Noah was also taking over the Gem Harbor project.

She frowned. "I thought this project was already assigned to Mr. Lucas? How can one project have two leads?"

The assistant glanced nervously toward the door, then leaned in conspiratorially. "It's the old chairman's decision."

Jamie's frown deepened, her thoughts flashing back to Ben's calm demeanor over the past few days.

She hadn't noticed anything unusual. Was he truly indifferent, or was he hiding his emotions so well that even she couldn't tell?

She couldn't make sense of Ben's father's intentions anymore.

Her unease lingered, and she decided she couldn't sit idly by. She went straight to Ben's office.

before dropping back down to his work. "You came at the right time. I needed to tell you something. We're flying to Bay City tomorrow for a

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understand that when he said

bring her along. If he hadn't, she would have objected. After all, as his secretary, especially for such a

Charlie, that

of thought, she nodded. "I'll let Mrs. Lucas know and ask her to watch

as soon as she said it,

asked, noticing the shift in her

"I just thought about my

about Linda, who also needed care. While Mrs. Luca's could handle Charlie, asking her to look after both an energetic child and Jamie's mother, whose Condition required

thought of burdening Mrs. Lucas with such

you about," Ben said, his tone softening. "Wilfred mentioned something after thinking it over. Moving your mom to a specialized care facility might be better for her at this stage."

and dedicated attention, but it also meant she would have even less time with her mother. Linda had been absent from her life for many years, and now that she

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