After hearing Charlie's explanation, Jamie finally managed to calm down. However, the emotional rollercoaster of the day had been overwhelming, testing her limits.

"What did the lady who took you look like?" Jamie asked.

"She kind of looked like Aunt Winnie," Charlie replied, his words causing Jamie's hand to freeze mid-motion.

Winnie?

Her pulse quickened at the mere mention of her sister's name, her newly found composure teetering on the edge. It was as though her body instinctively reacted, her chest tightening and her breath growing shallow. Sensing Jamie's unease, Ben intervened. "That's enough for now, Charlie. Come here."

Charlie glanced hesitantly at his mother, noticing her troubled expression, but eventually obeyed Ben's firm yet gentle instruction.

Ben, after settling Charlie down, turned his attention back to Jamie. "Take a moment to breathe, Jamie. Remember, Charlie's still watching."

pulled from drowning.

to follow, but Ben stopped him with a shake of

sliding down until she was sitting on the cold, hard floor. The

sent people to search for her. But every effort led to nothing, as though Winnie was deliberately avoiding her. And

herself, though deep down, she already knew the answer. It was Ben. Winnie still had feelings for him. That

composure, Jamie

his mouth as if to ask her something but stopped, remembering Ben's

either, letting the meal pass uneventfully. Later, after Charlie had gone to bed, Ben

have finally gotten her

"What makes you

suspected she was being held against her will. But for her

hesitated before nodding.

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