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.

stepped in, Ben's sharp eyes lifted briefly to meet hers 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 two-day business trip. Make sure Charlie is taken care of

short notice," Jamie

project's partner company is based in Bay City,"

enough to understand that when

she would have objected. After all, as his secretary,

for Charlie, that was easy to

she nodded. "I'll let Mrs. Lucas know and ask her to watch over Charlie for a couple

as she said it, her

noticing the shift

hesitated. "I just thought

who also needed care. While Mrs. Luca's could handle Charlie, asking her to

Mrs. Lucas with such a responsibility made

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

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 was back, Jamie couldn't bear the thought of letting

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