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.

up one more child didn't make a difference to

however, thought about their nearly empty fridge. "I

it might not suffice. Since Orion rarely came over and Nina often helped them

as it made sense. With that settled, they picked up Charlie and told him about the

playmate for the evening, Charlie was over the moon. "Yay, yay! Mommy, let's hurry and

Before starting the car, she made

was in first grade, and his school happened to be close to the preschool.

once the two boys

was an endless stream

a lot to catch up on, and their lively voices filled the

about what they were saying, and tried to listen

her

and a pout on his face, he scolded her, "Mommy, how could you eavesdrop on us? Didn't you say that's

couldn't help but chuckle at

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