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

Chapter 945

Chapter 945

After hanging up the phone, Lena was restless for the rest of her shift.

She’d never felt such an urge to return to Aaron‘ residence, but today, she left work early and went straight there. However, the usually punctual Aaron was nowhere to be found.

She called him. “Uncle, why aren’t you home?”

“I’m at the old house,” he replied, which only made Lena more anxious.

“Is Briana there too?” she asked.

Aaron hummed in affirmation and then added, “If you have time, you should come over.”

His words immediately reminded her of the time he had jokingly told her to be ready to perform emergency resuscitation. Given her grandparents‘ age, they might not be able to handle this situation well. Being there in person to monitor things seemed like the best course of action.

Lena rushed to the Ace family’s old home, where everyone was gathered: her grandparents, her parents, and even her father, Gabriel. Her parents sat on either side of her grandparents, likely to ensure nothing drastic happened.

Aaron sat alone on a sofa, looking somewhat like a prisoner under interrogation.

this was no ordinary “prisoner.” Dressed in a tailored high–end suit, he exuded the aura

were red, her grandmother dabbed at her tears, and her grandfather’s face was stern.

deep breath before stepping inside. She had a good idea of what had happened but tried to lighten the mood by saying, “Why

unimpressed. Lena felt

this mess.

sofas were occupied by the elders. Not wanting to sit next to Aaron and risk being labeled a co–conspirator, she chose to sit in

down than Briana barked, “Is that a

up as if stung

on her behalf, his tone calm but firm. “Sister, why are you snapping at Lil‘ Lena? If you’re upset, yell at me

gestured for Lena to sit

she sat, she knew she was destined to be caught in

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you wanting to reconnect with your biological family–that’s your choice. But why make a public statement announcing that you have no blood

to the Ace family? That was like slapping the family in the face, letting the world know the Ace

I have my reasons for doing this. When the time comes,

was the same line he had used to brush her off before, and now he was