Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 866

Lena wanted to sleep early, but the more she tried, the harder it was to fall asleep. She tossed and turned until dawn and only managed to sleep for a short while. Naturally, she woke up late.

Rushing downstairs in a flurry, she saw Aaron calmly eating breakfast in the dining area.

"Good morning, Uncle!" she greeted as she hurried toward the door.

"Your car has a flat tire," Aaron said nonchalantly, stopping her in her tracks.

Without even looking up, he continued cutting his steak with precision. "I've contacted a repairman, but it's too early for them to come over."

In other words, there was no way she could drive to work this morning. But she had already arranged with Nate to conduct an examination on the pregnant woman whose fetus had an underdeveloped heart. They needed to finalize the surgical plan and decide on the team. Being late would be unacceptable.

"Then I'll call a cab," Lena said, quickly coming up with a solution.

"It's rush hour-good luck finding one," Aaron replied, placing a neatly cut piece of steak onto the plate opposite him. "Come over and eat breakfast. I'll drive you."

glanced at the time. She was already running late, and sitting down for breakfast would only make it

could skip breakfast, she couldn't exactly stop Aaron from eating

I take your car, and you have someone come pick you up

to have business at your hospital," he said casually, leaving Lena no choice but

to be late, she decided to eat her breakfast in peace.

up

quickly messaged Nate.

boiled eggs, warm milk, and a small plate of fruit. Low-fat, low-sugar, and high-nutrition-a meal designed to avoid

Lena had felt like her meals were curated by

glance at him. His skin was flawless-fair and smooth, without blemishes, acne, or excess oil. Such perfect skin was undoubtedly the

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never eaten as nutritiously balanced a meal as he prepared. In comparison, she felt like she was living far too

Aaron's calm voice cut through her thoughts. His

cheeks flushed red, and she quickly lowered her head to focus on