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

Chapter 919

Mrs. Lane finally pieced together all the questions Lena had asked her and understood everything.

Gabriel furrowed his brow and looked at Lena. “Is this really what you think?”

Lena stayed silent. She did have those suspicions, but seeing how her mother had reacted so strongly, she began to wonder if she had been overthinking it.

Aaron, who had already figured out the situation, looked at Lena and spoke up. “She must have misunderstood something.”

And he knew it was his fault.

“She’s just an ungrateful brat! She doesn’t appreciate the kindness she’s been given and can’t stand seeing me be good to someone else,” Mrs. Lane fumed again.

Gabriel wiped away her tears gently. “Alright, maybe she was just joking with

you.”

“Ask her if she was joking! Look at the things she’s been asking me–let her tell you herself!” Mrs. Lane pointed an accusing finger at Lena.

“Big Sis,” Aaron called out softly, “I’ll take Lil‘ Lena out for some fresh air.

reply, he reached out and pulled Lena out of the room. They didn’t get far before they heard Mrs. Lane mutter behind them, “How could she doubt that she’s my daughter? I almost lost my

knew better than anyone the pain and risks women endured during childbirth. And yet, she had asked her mother such a hurtful question. Guilt suddenly

hand as he led her out of the house and into

walked along the roadside in silence, neither of them

because you overheard me talking

her toes. “I’m

didn’t know how to explain

you. Your mom does favor me, and I’m not sure how she’ll

wearing a coat. The wind tugged at his thin loungewear, pressing it against his body. Somehow, she felt cold just looking

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say anything, Aaron continued. “Do

they didn’t have a

Thirty years ago, not having a boy in the family was a big deal. People would gossip and ridicule them. Your grandparents

“But there’s another reason. Your mom had her own heartbreak. You actually had

this. No one had ever mentioned