Ben rubbed his tired eyes after reviewing the draft for a while. When he looked back at Jamie, a faint smile curved his lips. "The draft looks good-just a few minor issues." Jamie immediately perked up, eager to learn, like a diligent student.

Playing the role of her temporary teacher, Ben shared everything he knew without holding back.

The afternoon flew by.

Feeling satisfied, Jamie grabbed the draft with fresh notes and rushed off to make revisions. She became so immersed in her work that she didn't even notice how much time had passed until evening.

Ben, having finished his own tasks, looked over and saw Jamie still glued to her computer. With a sigh, he rubbed his forehead and walked over to pull her up from her chair.

Jamie yelped as her upper body suddenly left the ground. "Ben, what are you doing? I'm not done yet!"

Ben pointed to his watch. "Take a look at the time."

Jamie glanced at the clock, then jumped up in alarm, nearly bumping into him. "Charlie!"

remembering that she had already asked the nanny to pick him

exasperation. "Even if you don't have to pick up Charlie, you should clock out when it's time to go home. I'm not paying overtime for staying late." With that, he pulled her out of the chair, firm

Jamie glanced back at her nearly completed draft with a twinge of reluctance. It

wasn't

clogging the streets. Jamie's frustration had mostly faded. She wasn't obsessively attached to working. She simply

roads, she couldn't help but notice Ben's slightly

"You seem eager to get home today. Is

see Charlie sooner. I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had much time with

Hearing this, Jamie's earlier

suspicions dissipated. She thought

before about how busy both his parents were. A pang of guilt

Jamie felt the same urgency to get home

subtle sigh of relief Ben let out

an hour later, they

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