Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 940

Whenever Lena wasn't too busy, she'd come to Keira's café to learn how to make coffee and desserts.

"Look at this! Doesn't it look even better than yours?" Lena bragged, showing off her latest creation with a grin.

As a teacher, Keira believed in encouragement over criticism. "The student surpasses the master. You've done great.

"I think so too," she said, smirking. "If-l-ever-lose my job, at least I'll have a skill to fall back

on."

Keira chuckled. "What's that supposed to mean? Are you planning to steal my livelihood?" "A thriving industry isn't built on one success-it flourishes when it's full of competition," she declared with her own brand of logic. She wasn't wrong; no industry thrived with just one dominant player.

"Teaching the apprentice only to starve the master," Keira joked with a sigh.

"No worries. If you go bankrupt, I'll hire you for a ridiculously high salary to work for me," she replied with mock seriousness.

thumbs-up. "Between the two of us, you're definitely the

wield a scalpel for a living.

that, and with her company, Keira was genuinely

every day to help out. He even took care of most of the

husband is pretty great. I think I want to get married too," Lena mused for

Feeling lonely, or is your estrogen surging and demanding a release?" "Both," she admitted

pick someone

a lounge chair, staring at the sky. "Those kinds

about Professor Neumann. If you reach out to him

Kelra teased, referring to

already chewed on that grass-it's boring now," she replied with a grin that hinted at her playful, cavalier

at her. "What did Aaron feed you to make you keep pushing

think he's too good to let go. If another woman snatches him up, it'd be a shame. Better to

half-serious. "I'm already on edge thinking he might one day cut ties with the Ace family. My parents wouldn't be able

Keira thoughtfully. "Do you think his silence lately means