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.

of instant communication, handwritten letters were almost unheard of, and this one had taken a long time to arrive. Even if they wanted to fly out to find her family now, it would be nearly impossible. Lowering his gaze, Ben added, "I think they must've remembered your birthday and carefully timed it to send

the photo into a frame

day, Jamie finished her project proposal within a

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

you don't. I'm

the conditions you gave

looked Jamie over, clearly convinced she had the upper hand. "If I wanted to make things truly difficult, why

composure. "Go on," she said calmly,

hadn't been in vain. Unlike the first time, Jamie didn't

gave Jamie a once-over, her gaze sharp and dismissive. Finally, she rolled her eyes. "No matter how look at you, you're nothing compared to Summer. I still don't get how Ben could be blind

we were here to discuss

Lila said, her tone dripping with arrogance. "I've brought a professional team with me. Just go ahead and present the project as a PowerPoint." Her nonchalant

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