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Chapter 812

Chapter 812

Aaron and Hayden working together? Lena couldn't wrap her head around it.

She tried to figure out how it happened, but no matter how she turned it, the puzzle pieces didn't fit.

"I met Hayden four years ago," Aaron said, almost like he could read her mind.

His voice was deeper now, smoother, like it had aged with him. Back then, it had been rough around the edges, just like him.

They say wine gets better with age. Guess men do, too.

"Back then, I was being blackmailed by some foreigners," Aaron started. "When I refused to pay, they came after me. Things got ugly, and they nearly killed me. Hayden's the one who saved my life."

Lena froze. He'd never mentioned this-not to her, not to her mom, not even to their grandparents. All she'd ever heard about his time abroad were the headlines: success stories, promotions, starting his own company. Nothing about struggles, let alone life-threatening

ones.

hidden the bad and

I was discharged. That's how we became friends. I also learned a bit about what he was involved in. Surviving abroad isn't easy. If you want to succeed, you

hadn't built his empire by choice-it was

immediately," Aaron explained,

shouldn't you have stayed hidden? Showing up today feels like tipping him

the look he gave

blown their cover. Now, Wayne would have to regroup and come back

crashed over Lena, and she lowered her

you hadn't called, I still would've come"

along. There was no way he'd let her

to process his words, but he didn't explain

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gently patted her head. "Go be with Keira. Don't worry about

of confidence that made her believe him, like she

Aaron said everything would be okay,

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