Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 854

Chapter 854

Lena wasn't a stranger to Aaron's place. He'd bought this penthouse before moving abroad, and honestly? The whole thing had been her idea.

She'd told him she loved homes that were spacious, open, and calming. And Aaron? He didn't even blink-just handed her the reins to design it however she wanted. But now, standing here again, it felt... different.

"You remember which room is yours?" Aaron's deep voice snapped her out of it.

Lena pressed her lips together lightly and glanced at the far-left room-the one with the floor-to-ceiling windows. The master bedroom

Back then, she hadn't even hesitated before claiming it as her own. And Aaron? He'd just nodded like it was no big deal.

Now, the memory made her cringe. The audacity of her younger self. "I don't remember," she lied.

"Come on, I'll show you," Aaron said. He grabbed her luggage, heading toward the master bedroom.

"Uncle Aaron," she said, stopping him mid-step.

calm and

stay in the guest

isn't a guest

Lena blinked. "What?"

two bedrooms: one for him,

a steady breath. "It's not really appropriate for me

said, setting her luggage down. "You sure you want to stay there? If you don't

was to investigate a grown man's bedroom,

curiosity-she

minimalist catalog, Black, white, and gray everywhere. Even the bedding booked cold and uninviting. If she stayed here, she'd feel like she'd been dropped into an Icebox. In her mind, she

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to feel like a hug. Yeah,

that while it wasn't as luxurious as the master, it was

room," she said, grabbing her luggage before he could

the master bedroom door was like stepping into a time warp. Everything was exactly as she'd left it years ago-her dream room brought to

stood frozen, caught in the

around.