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."

like someone pulled from drowning. She was gasping for air. She then nodded stiffly,

Charlie began to follow, but Ben stopped him with a

down until she was sitting on the cold, hard floor. The chill seeped through her clothes, leaving

to nothing, as though Winnie was deliberately avoiding her. And now, after all

she already knew the answer. It was Ben. Winnie still had feelings for him. That unresolved emotion was likely why she avoided Jamie

composure, Jamie finally emerged for dinner,

ask her something but stopped, remembering Ben's earlier

either, letting the meal pass uneventfully. Later, after Charlie had

have finally gotten

startled. "What

was being held against her will. But for her to willingly meet Charlie

nodding. "That makes

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