Ben had decided to play mysterious, leaving Jamie both curious and secretly overjoyed.

In the end, he hadn't hidden the surprise too deeply.

That night, as Jamie got ready for bed, she found his surprise tucked under her pillow-a photograph.

In the picture, taken at a famous tower overseas, her sister and mother stood together, smiling brightly.

Jamie froze, her eyes instantly welling up with tears. Her voice trembled as she turned to Ben. "How did you find them?"

Ben rested a hand on Jamie's shoulder, pulling her gently into a half-embrace. He was silent for a moment before picking up the photograph. "I didn't find them," he said softly. "To be precise, they found me." He went on to explain.

Yesterday, he had received a letter from overseas.

taken a long time to arrive. Even if they wanted to fly out to find her family now, it would be nearly impossible.

photo into a frame and set it

Jamie finished her project proposal within

own schedule in mind. Wearing her high heels, she strode confidently

she added, "It's fine if you don't. I'm not a villain who deliberately makes things difficult for others." Jamie nearly laughed

the conditions you gave me were meant

Lila chuckled, arching a brow smugly as she looked Jamie over, clearly convinced she had the upper hand. "If I wanted to make things truly difficult, why would go through

breath, keeping her composure. "Go on," she said calmly, refusing to

Unlike the first time, Jamie didn't let Lila's condescending attitude get under

dismissive. Finally, she rolled her eyes. "No matter how look at

thought we were here

with me. Just go ahead and present the project as a PowerPoint." Her nonchalant attitude

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