Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 933

Keira took a step closer to him, brushing the leaf lightly against his nose. "Don't you think I'm right?" He didn't reply, simply gazing at her. His deep, dark eyes flickered with unease. "Kiki, I'm scared." "Scared of what?" Keira asked with a smile.

Hayden didn't answer, but she could sense what he was afraid of he was worried she'd follow in Jace's footsteps one day. Her words and actions often carried a sense of detachment, a quiet calm that he feared might one day lead her to renounce the world and seek solace in a monastery,

The day before the first frost, her little courtyard, Ethereal Essence, officially opened.

Hayden insisted on taking care of the preparations himself. He wouldn't let Kiera go, citing her current condition as a reason to stay home. But she knew what he was up to-Ron had already told her everything.

Feigning ignorance, she obediently stayed home, letting him handle things as he pleased. Lena even took two days off just to keep her company.

"You don't seem as busy as usual, Dr. Lane," Keira noted, sensing something unusual. Lena gave her a sidelong glance and said, "So you finally remembered to care about me?" The saying "You can't focus on two things at once" wasn't wrong. Keira had poured all her energy into the courtyard, neglecting everyone else. First, Hayden felt left out, and now Lena was complaining too.

Keira clung to her arm. "I remember now. So tell me, what's going on?"

who's Retta's aunt? She's been promoted to

did she steal your position?"

rested her head against Keira's shoulder. "Not at all. My position as Chief Lane isn't something just anyone can snatch. But she's been eager to prove herself, so I gave her the

fighting spirit. Impressive. "You've

birth rates?" Lena sighed. "Give it another ten or twenty years, and I might be out of a job. When that happens, you'll

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if you want," Keira said with a grin. "But worrying about losing your job seems excessive. People may not want many kids,

want to

distant. "I've seen what woinen go through during childbirth. If they're lucky enough to have a good husband and in-laws, it's fine. But in selfish or prejudiced families, having a child is

hadn't expected her thoughts to run so deep, though it's something she often saw in videos these

It's only after you're pregnant and have the child that people's true colors come out." Lena turned her eyes back to Keira. "But don't

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