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

they possibly have to do with her? The most painful event of her life was losing her parents, but that tragedy already had its culprits. It didn't

your Hayden investigate it," Lena suggested, glancing toward the study as if

him," Keira teased,

glared at Keira but still got up

it wasn't fully closed. Through the crack, she could see Aaron's straight back. His low voice drifted out

testing as soon as

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Alright... make sure no

sample? Testing?

to do

Oh no!

scenario she'd been joking about actually be

really her mother's illegitimate

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

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

see her standing at the door. It wasn't