“Innocent?”” Ben scoffed coldly. “You took all that money and didn’t share a cent with your sister? If that’s true, maybe this whole sisterly bond isn’t worth as much as you think.”Jamie’s heart sank again. She knew that nothing she said would make a difference now. Ben would never believe her. To him, she was just a woman who took what she could get, unworthy of even a second glance.Still, she found herself pleading with him, “It’s been four years since we ended. Now Winnie is carrying your child. If you’re truly committed to her, please treat her well.”But Ben’s gaze only grew colder. His hand slid to her collar, and Jamie felt a spike of panic. They were in a public hallway, surveillance cameras overhead, and anyone could walk by at any moment. If someone saw them like this, the scandal would be unavoidable. What would happen to Winnie? All she wanted was a family of her own, a loving husband and an adorable child.Jamie’s guilt weighed heavier with each passing second. Why hadn’t she checked in on Winnie over the years? If only she had known Winnie’s boyfriend was Ben, she would have intervened immediately, separating them before things went this far.”Jamie, you think a few words are enough to settle everything you owe me?” Ben sneered. “You think your words are worth so much?””The debt between us will never balance out. I can choose to reject you, but you don’t have the right to walk away from me.” Years ago, she had kicked him out of her life. Did she really think he would let her do it a second time?”Then what about Winnie? And her baby?” Jamie protested, desperation breaking her voice.”Isn’t that your problem to solve?” Ben threw the question right back at her, eyes burning with resentment, void of any warmth for Winnie. How had things reached this point? What had she done to make Ben despise her so deeply that he would even disregard his own child?She could feel her heart hardening sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ƒind ηøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.with the ache. “What do you want from me to let Winnie go?” Jamie whispered, her voice taut with pain. “You call me heartless, buteverything you’re doing noweleworse.”
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