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.

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

fridge. "I think

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

considered it for a moment and agreed as it made sense. With that settled, they picked up Charlie and told him about

was over the moon.

first," Jamie said, glancing at his wiggly posture. Before starting the car, she

to be close to the preschool. They quickly picked him

chaos began once the

chatter was nonstop. It was

not seen each other for a while, the boys had a lot to catch up

what they

Charlie caught her

a pout on his face, he scolded her, "Mommy, how could you

but

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