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.

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 this photo

photo into a frame and set

Jamie finished her project proposal

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

really don't think the conditions you gave me were

she looked Jamie over, clearly convinced she had the upper hand. "If I wanted to make things truly difficult, why would go through the trouble of approaching

on," she said calmly, refusing to rise to the

been in vain. Unlike the

eyes. "No matter how look at you, you're nothing compared to Summer. I

we were

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 attitude would have left

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