Ben glanced down at Jamie's hand tightly holding his own. A faint smile flickered in his eyes, but the somber look on his face didn't fade completely.

Jamie noticed and assumed he was still upset. Unsure how to console him, she simply kept holding his hand, refusing to let go.

That was precisely what Ben had intended.

"It's about time to pick up Charlie, isn't it?" Jamie finally finished reading the case file, stretching as she glanced at the clock.

It was already 4:00 PM. Preschool ended at 4:30, so if they left now, they would arrive just in time.

Ben had already grabbed the car keys. "Yeah, let's go."

Fortunately, traffic wasn't bad, and they arrived at the preschool quickly.

Jamie was scrolling through her phone when she suddenly said, "Nina messaged me. She's busy today and can't pick up Orion. She asked if we could swing by and get him." They exchanged a look.

seem fazed. Picking up one more child didn't make a difference

nearly empty fridge. "I think we're running

might not suffice. Since Orion rarely came over and Nina often helped them out, Jamie didn't want to

it made sense. With that settled, they picked up Charlie

that he would have a playmate for the evening, Charlie was over the moon. "Yay, yay! Mommy, let's hurry

wiggly posture. Before

in first grade, and his school happened to be close

began once the two boys

It was an endless stream of

for a while, the boys had a lot to catch

head slightly, curious about what they were saying,

caught her

he scolded her, "Mommy, how could you

couldn't help but chuckle

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