Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 869

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"Don't randomly go into the tents. Some employees brought their families or significant others. It'd be awkward if you interrupted them," Aaron reminded from behind her.

"Wow, Uncle, how considerate of you-allowing employees to bring their families," Lena teased, her tone light.

She walked through the array of pitched tents, but with so many scattered around, she had no idea which one belonged to Aaron. Still, since he insisted she find it herself, she was determined to try. Approaching one tent, she suddenly heard muffled voices inside-intimate murmurs between a man and a woman. The woman's hushed voice carried a hint of urgency. "Be gentle, don't let anyone hear..."

Even though Lena was a gynecologist, her cheeks flushed uncontrollably. She couldn't help but think that if she had brought a stash of "protection" tonight, she might have made a small fortune.

Meanwhile, Aaron stayed back, standing a short distance away and watching her from afar. In the moonlight, she looked like a child on a treasure hunt. The sight brought him back in time, as if nothing had changed in the past ten years. Taking out his phone, he began snapping pictures of her quietly.

Despite her focus on searching, Lena still noticed the attention from his camera. She turned to catch him in the act.

Realizing he'd been caught, Aaron didn't stop or even appear embarrassed. He simply continued taking pictures, calm as ever.

in front of an

can live there without my mom nagging me or my

in response, he had said, "Then focus on your studies. Only when you grow up and have wings of

spur-of-the-moment declaration, one she had long forgotten. Yet now,

was Aaron's

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to face him, she stood in front of the tent and waved, signaling that she

1. it.

the tent flap. Inside, a string of words

I said back then?" Lena felt a twinge of

silly things in their youth-things that

at her, his gaze tinted with a touch of orange light. "Everything Lil' Lena says, I remember. And I never forget the promises I make to you. Her heart skipped a beat as she recalled his earlier question about whether she had forgotten him. A sudden wave of

to dispel it, she quickly ducked into the tent to avoid