Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Keira chuckled softly. "Well, a DNA test isn't a bad idea. At least then you won't have to worry about being related to Mr. Ace if you two get together."

Lena's eyebrows shot up instantly. "What nonsense are you spouting? Do you want me to hit you?"

"Go ahead. If you break anything, you'll have to compensate me," Keira said smugly, knowing full well she had a trump card-her precious little one growing inside her. Their playful banter caught the attention of the people in the room. They exchanged amused glances.

"The things girls find joy in are beyond us," one of them said with a smile.

"Let's hope they stay happy forever," Aaron added, just as his phone began to ring.

Glancing at the caller ID, he nodded at Hayden. 'I'll take this call."

Aaron walked toward his study. Hayden also pulled out his phone, while Lena and Keira moved to the sofa.

Keira recounted Lena's gossip to him. "Hayden, do you think I could be the person the Mitchell family owes a debt to?"

"It's not entirely impossible," he replied.

Keira laughed. "So, I'm their creditor, huh? If the rumors are true, I wonder how the Mitchells plan to repay such a debt."

Though she spoke lightly, Lena's words lingered in her mind. She mentioned that the Mitchell family had committed heinous acts, which unsettled her.

it were true, what exactly

The most painful event of her life was losing her parents, but that

Lena suggested, glancing toward the study as if noticing Aaron had

go check on him,"

still got up and headed

Through the crack, she could see Aaron's straight back. His

testing as soon

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sure no one else

sample? Testing?

Was Aaron planning to do a

Oh no!

she'd been joking about actually be

Aaron really her mother's

father, who had been under her mother's thumb his entire life,

she'd never truly believed it. But hearing Aaron's words just now made

the door. It wasn't until he opened the door and spoke that she snapped out of