SWNOVELS Chapter 1466
Ben couldn't help but be amused by the little boy's suspicion. An idea struck him, and he pulled up an old photo on his phone, showing it to Charlie. "Look, isn't this your mom in the picture?"
Charlie glanced at the screen and nodded.
"Now you believe me, right? I really know your mom."
Charlie hesitated. "But... photos can be edited too. How do I know this one's real?"
Ben was taken aback. "You're pretty young to know about things like that."
He hadn't considered just how much Jamie, a single woman raising a child, might have gone through. People had likely tried to deceive her and Charlie countless times. It was no surprise the boy was so wary.
"I even have a video here," Ben offered, scrolling through his album. "See for yourself. If it were fake, you'd notice."
Charlie finally started to relax. Since this man really did know his mother, he figured he didn't need to be so guarded.
Answering Ben's earlier question, Charlie said, "I don't have a dad."
""Not at all?"
"Nope. He didn't want us. Since I was born, it's only been me and Mom. So, I don't want him either. As long as I have Mom, that's enough." Charlie had once wondered what it would be like to have a dad. But every time he brought it up, he would see his mom's tears. Eventually, he stopped asking.
His mom loved him, was always there for him, while his dad had never shown up. He didn't even
know what his dad looked like
was clear enough his dad didn't care, so he had decided he didn't
need him either.
"In all these years, has your mom had anyone else close to her?" Ben started to ask more questions, but just then, the door opened again, and Jamie rushed in.
The moment she saw Ben, she froze, her blood running cold. How could he be here?
She had planned to keep Charlie's existence hidden forever. If Ben discovered she had his child without telling him, given how much he resented her, he would surely try to take Charlie away, stripping her of custody, leaving her no chance to see her son again.
Someone else might struggle to make that happen, but Ben, a brilliant lawyer, could certainly do it if he wanted to.
"Well, Jamie," Ben said, stepping closer, "I underestimated you. I didn't expect you'd go and have a child."
He leaned close to her ear, speaking in a low voice meant only for her. "Who's the child's father?"
The fact that he was keeping his voice low was the only mercy he was showing her right now.
"You'd better be honest with me. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to send your son those photos and let him see what kind of woman his mother really is."
Jamie hadn't done anything to
betray him and had no idea what
photos he meant. But if he was threatening her with them, he must have something, whether edited or forged. The last thing she wanted was for Charlie to see anything like that.
"Please, Ben, don't do this. He's only three years old. He's just a child," she pleaded, her voice full of desperation.
Ben's expression grew colder.