Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 853

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"If I don't move out, my mom will probably show up at the hospital tomorrow with a banner," Lena sighed.

"Then just move. Let her chill. We'll figure the rest out later," Aaron said, clearly on her side with this one.)

Lena flashed back to her school days, when he'd cover for her every time she slacked on homework or skipped studying. Who would've thought, years later, they'd end up in the same dynamic? "Lena," a familiar voice called out.

She turned to see Nate jogging toward her. He nodded politely at Aaron, but his eyes locked on her. "Dinner tonight?"

"Nope," Lena said, not missing a beat. "I already made plans with Uncle Aaron." She didn't even flinch as she used Aaron as her human shield-just like old times.

Classic Lena move: human shield in action. Back in the day, she'd dodged every awkward confession or cringy love letter by pulling the Aaron excuse.

Mr. Ace, mind if

hesitate.

So, he plastered on a calm smile and

his chest tighten. "Even if we're not together, can't we still

don't. Exes being friends? It's never real-it just gets

was always logical like that. Who'd want to date someone still tangled

Lena moving on, finding someone else, hit Nate like a gut

and his own pride stopped lim. He came here to win

to Aaron. "Uncle Aron, let's

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stayed rooted to the spot, the distance between them

his chest was sharp, a mix of regret and

just his work stealing time they should've spent together. He thought fixing that would fix them. So, he rearranged his life, made sure he could stay close without compromising his career. He thought she'd see

was colder than ever,