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Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 34 Paternity test
As the door opened, Jenna pulled down her mask and extended her hand with a friendly grin, “Hello, I'm Jenna.” Kate eyes widened, her pupils dilating in sheer surprise. She blinked twice, and just as the reality hit, she squealed. “Oh my gosh! It’s really you! Jenna Stone, I’m your—” “Shh!” Jenna quickly raised a finger to her lips, giving Kate a conspiratorial wink. “I know, I know, you’re a fan. I’ll totally give you an autograph later, maybe even a selfie. But right now, can we focus on the house?” Kate, still visibly starstruck, nodded enthusiastically, her cheeks turning the faintest shade of pink. Jenna's grin widened. "Great! Now, lead the way, Kate. My friend and I can’t wait to check this place out.” As Kate guided them inside, Jenna gave a playful nudge to her Ella. “Told you I got this covered,” she whispered, winking. Ella, however, was too busy staring around the luxurious hallway to notice. The apartment Kate showed them was a chic duplex on the third floor. The b
Last Updated : 2024-11-22Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 35 This child is truly Lucas offspring
Aaron Yes, it was the young male doctor standing in front of Kai, who raised his eyebrows slightly and showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. He now truly believed that this little thing in front of him was Lucas's offspring. Just looking at the cool and arrogant attitude, it was almost identical to Lucas's. "So… you want this or not?" Kai asked, holding out a sample bag, his voice chilly. "If you don’t, I’ll toss it." The Aaron chuckled, genuinely surprised at Kai's sharp tone. He couldn’t help but think, This kid's a mini version of Lucas. The attitude, the unbothered confidence—it was uncanny. But as he watched Kai, he noticed something else. There was a faint resemblance, a little spark of familiarity that made him think back to Lucas's younger days. "Wow, kid," he muttered, "you really are a chip off the old block." Kau didn’t appreciate the doctor’s gaze lingering on him, especially since it felt off, too intense. It wasn’t about the exam; he was almost sure now—this d
Last Updated : 2024-11-24Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 36 Paternity test gone wrong
A minute later, the door creaked open. Zane stepped in, his face full of curiosity. "Mr. Lucas, did you call for me?" Lucas glanced up from his desk, his eyes sharp and unreadable. He gestured for Zane to come closer. Without hesitation, Zane moved forward, but the moment his eyes landed on Lucas's’s hand, he froze. “Mr. Lucas, your hand... it’s bleeding.” Lucas flicked his wrist dismissively, as though it was nothing. "It’s fine," he said, his voice low and controlled. "But put that aside for now. I need you to investigate something." Zane, used to Lucas's’s usual aloofness, immediately straightened up, his mind racing. If Lucas was asking him to drop everything, it must be important. His voice dropped an octave. “What do you want me to look into?” Lucas leaned back in his chair, his gaze distant. “I want you to investigate the fire at the Blake Pharmaceuticals factory six years ago.” Zane blinked, his heart skipping a beat. “You mean the fire that destroyed the whole lab? Ar
Last Updated : 2024-11-24Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 37 The children were in trouble
Ella picked up her two children from the kindergarten.Before leaving for Westvale, she had bought a second-hand scooter. After the two children got on the scooter, she casually asked, "What did you learn in kindergarten today, Kai and Kaia?"Kaia, the more talkative one, immediately jumped in, barely taking a breath. "We learned a lot today!" She could practically hear her excitement spilling over the helmet as she continued. "Teacher Tina taught us addition within 20. Actually, I already knew it, but my brother still wanted me to listen carefully!"Ella stole a glance at her son, Kai, whose face was as calm as ever, the faintest hint of a smile tugging at his lips. He was always so composed, so intelligent beyond his years. She couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride swell in her chest."Hmm, your brother is right," she said, focusing on the road ahead. "Did you listen carefully, Kaia?""Of course! Kaia always listens to her brother!" The little girl puffed out her chest with pride
Last Updated : 2024-11-24Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 38 Isn't Lucas about to Marry Amy?
"Did Kai forget to mention it?" Ella muttered to herself, staring at her phone in disbelief. It was hard to believe that such an important detail had been overlooked, but somehow, she could almost understand how it happened. For someone as sharp as Kai, though, this felt... off. Something didn’t sit right. "Ella, are you there?" Leo’s voice on the other end of the phone snapped her out of her thoughts. "Ah, Leo, what did you just say? I didn’t hear you clearly because of the signal," Ella quickly replied, trying to refocus. "It’s fine," Leo said, a smile in his voice. "I’ll repeat it. I suspected Lucas would have Aaron help with this investigation. Even though Apex Hospital is a private institution, Aaron’s colleague, Lane, is my senior. I helped him a bit when he was overseas." ELLA’s heart skipped a beat. "So, what’s going on? What did they find?" "Aaron used the pretense of a routine physical examination to perform paternity tests for the two children," Leo continued, his
Last Updated : 2024-11-24Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 39 Lucas was pulling her closer
The more Matt thought about it, the more he regretted everything. If only he hadn’t asked Lucas to let Ella take that flight the day he returned to Fairfield, none of this mess would have happened. No awkward encounters, no lingering drama. But then again, if Ella hadn’t been on Lucas plane, she might still be stranded in Westvale, and who knows what could’ve happened to her. Life’s full of twists, isn’t it? And so, after a sleepless night, Ella made her choice. “Matt, I’ll take the job at Lucas's company.” Her voice was steady, though a bit drained. Matt looked at her, almost hurt. He assumed she was doing it out of pity or to spare him from feeling responsible. His heart ached at the thought, but he just patted her shoulder awkwardly. “If that guy Lucas gives you any trouble, just let me know. I’ve got a few lawyer buddies up my sleeve.” He gave her a wink, trying to sound casual. Ella couldn't help sighing in her heart after hearing this. If Lucas really wanted t
Last Updated : 2024-11-25Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 40 She was concerned
When Amy walked into the office, she was already bubbling with anger. Seeing Matt standing there, calm and collected, only made things worse. “People say that Mr. Matt here has a thing for protecting his subordinates, and it’s nice to finally see it in action. I just wonder what Mrs. Matt would say about her husband defending a woman so fiercely.” Her words were as sharp as a blade. Matt merely chuckled, crossing his arms as he leaned back against his desk. “Miss Amy, you’re getting all worked up over nothing. For the record, my wife and I split nearly ten years ago. Even if she knew about this, she wouldn’t bat an eyelash.” Amy’s eyes narrowed as she processed this. “So, you’re divorced?” She paused, eyeing him. “Come to think of it, Lila is also divorced…with kids. I suppose it makes sense. You two seem…compatible.” Her words dripped with sarcasm, but there was a bite to them, as if she was almost daring him to defend Lila. “Miss Amy,” Matt said, his voice low but firm,
Last Updated : 2024-11-25Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 41 Who is she?
Lucas's eyes were glued to Ella’s face, almost greedily. In the six long years without her, he’d dreamed of her countless times, imagining she’d come back to his side. But each time he woke up, reality was the same—he was alone. And even after he’d figured out that Lila was indeed Ella, he could hardly believe it. He’d worried it was just a trick of his mind, afraid that if he blinked, she might vanish again. But now, here she was, standing in front of him, telling him she’d be with him for the next month. For the first time in ages, he felt a sense of calm. He ached to reach out, pull her close, and make sure she was real. But he held back. The image of her passing out the night before was still vivid in his mind, reminding him of the cost of losing her again. "I'm so thrilled that Reporter Lila has joined the Apex Corp," he said, his face perfectly composed. Ella was all business, though. “No need to be thrilled. Just make sure to pay me another secretary’s sal
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Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 126 He just wants to live well
Kai's face turned slightly pale."Not only." He clenched the mouse in his hand, and his voice forced to be calm: "We were discovered."Leo was taken aback for a moment: "It was discovered? What do you mean?"Kai took a deep breath: "My mother’s phone is not turned off, but controlled. The other party traced us back through my locator. The garbled characters on the screen should be a message from them."Leo’s pupils shrank uncontrollably.Ella's mobile phone is not turned off, but controlled? Isn’t her current situation more dangerous than she imagined?No, I don’t care about that much.Finding Ella is the most important thing.Thinking of this, he asked Kai again: "Then what do they want to say?"Kai shook his head while typing on the keyboard quickly: "I don’t know, the one they sent is a code, and it needs to be run through the program before it can be displayed."Leo took a deep breath and suppressed the anxiety in his heart."Okay, then try to run it first. Uncle, go make a call a
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 125 Gone missing again!!
"Good morning, Dr. Leo." "Are you here to see Miss Lila again?" "Dr. Leo, you seem to be in a good mood. Is something good happening lately?" Leo didn't respond to their questions, only smiling gently and nodding in acknowledgment. It wasn't until the doctors and nurses had passed by that he couldn't help but turn and head toward the restroom to check himself in the mirror. After so many years, he had grown accustomed to wearing a mask of warmth and kindness. As for his true emotions, he had almost forgotten what they felt like. But now even passing doctors and nurses could sense his joy... Was it really that obvious? Leo couldn't help but shake his head and smile, washing his hands before turning to leave the restroom. However, just as he reached the door of Ella's hospital room, a nurse rushed out in a panic and collided with him. Seeing the nurse's panicked expression, Leo immediately had a bad feeling. "What happened?" The nurse, recognizing Leo, couldn't hi
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 124 Who could X be?
Kai choked for a moment. That wasn’t really what he meant.But facing the watery big eyes of his little sister, he naturally couldn’t say anything that would hurt her, so he asked her back, "Do you want to go to the junior class?"Kaia lowered her head and hesitated for only two seconds before shaking her head. "I don’t want to.""Oh? Why not?" Kai asked."Because if I go to the junior class, I have to live in the school and can't eat the food made by my grandparents every day, nor can I buy small cakes," Kaia replied.Well, this reason was in line with the little girl’s character.Kai rubbed her head and said, "That’s right, Kaia can go if you want to, but you don’t want to go to the junior class."Kaia nodded, but soon raised her head again. "What about brother? Does he really want to go?"Facing the bright eyes of his little sister, Kai knew that she couldn’t bear to be separated from her brother, but he still told the truth. "Brother really wants to go."The light in Kaia’s eyes d
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 123 Did you two gang up to save the world last night?!
One million US dollars Kai said he wasn’t tempted, but the truth was, his mother worked so hard and even put her life at risk for just a few hundred thousand dollars a year.Now, all he had to do was hack into the Quinm Group, and he could get one million US dollars. Kai was confident he could do it!After all, it had been two days, and several experts from different alliances had already confirmed the authenticity of the reward post. This meant they had successfully hacked into the Quinm Group and received the one million US dollar reward.But Kai still kept his promise to his mother.However, he couldn’t help but be curious about who would have such a huge grudge against the Quinn Group. So, he tried to track down the person behind the post.But he never expected to encounter a real expert this time. The person not only easily detected and prevented his intrusion but also effortlessly cracked the fake IP addresses and puzzles he had set up and found his real IP address directly!
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 122 Will mom be happy getting married to Leo?
Ella didn't respond to Mrs. Kane's words.Her gaze stayed fixed on the doorway until the shadow disappeared from under the crack, and she let out a sigh of relief.But her mood soon grew heavier.She had guessed correctly—Leo hadn't left directly; he'd been eavesdropping at the doorway.But why? After losing her memory, all she could remember was hiding Philip’s secret from him.Why had he been so careful, eavesdropping on her, watching her? Was he trying to get something from her, or was he trying to prevent her from contacting someone?Ella lowered her head, feeling both sad and confused.Mrs. Kane seemed happy after getting Ella’s response and began to look at the calendar, not caring whether Ella was interested or not.On the balcony, Kaia was wearing headphones, watching videos on her phone, and didn’t hear the conversation inside. But Kai heard every word of the conversation clearly.He lowered his eyes, hiding his complicated thoughts.After a moment, he touched Kaia's head an
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 121 What is Leo really up to 4?
"Mom..."Ella couldn't stand the enthusiasm of Mrs. Kane, so she had to stop her and said, "Let Dr. Leo have a drink of water first.""Yes, yes, have some water first."As Mrs. Kane got up to pour water, Kaia was quicker and had already poured a glass and handed it to Leo, saying, "Uncle Leo, have some water."Leo looked at the little girl's face, which was almost a replica of Kai's, and felt all his exhaustion disappear in an instant, leaving only a gentle warmth that was almost overflowing."Thank you, little darling."The little girl blushed at the endearment and handed the glass to Leo before shyly hiding behind Mrs. Kane.Mrs. Kane found it amusing and was about to say something, but then remembered that Lila didn't like to talk about Leo in front of the two children. So she swallowed her words and asked Leo to sit down for dinner.After dinner, Leo had planned to stay at the hospital. But Mrs. Kane said, "Leo dear, you have worked hard for Lila these past few days, but this can
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 120 What's Leo really up to 3?
Leo nodded and lowered his eyes. "Acute heart failure. The delay on the road was too long, and it was almost dead when it was delivered."Ella was taken aback for a moment. "So... the operation failed?"Leo nodded silently.It was the first time for Ella to see Leo like this.Obviously, his complexion didn’t look much different from usual, but if you looked closely, you would find that those eyes that were always warm were a little darker than usual. Leo had been in the heart surgery department for almost ten years. She was afraid he couldn’t even remember the surgeries he’d had. Yet, he was still so sad because of a failed surgery. Was he dissatisfied with his abilities? Or was it respect and reverence for life?Ella looked at Leo like this and then thought of her doubts about him these days, and unconsciously began to waver again.How could Leo, who was so dedicated to his job and respected life..."Cough cough."The sudden coughing sound from the bathroom interrupted Ella’s tho
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 119 What is Leo really up to 2?
Time was running out. Ella directly told Philip her thoughts after reading the email Samuel Griffith left her and the investigations of the past few days."Although you have lost your memory, you read yesterday's email, and you should know almost everything about the Blake family fire case six years ago. The trial of this case six years ago was very rough. This time it seems to be more detailed. But in fact, there are still many procedurally unreasonable places.""The most obvious thing is that this case is obviously derived from the bombing case. According to common sense, you are the only one who wakes up among the two survivors of the bombing case. Therefore, the superiors should send someone to interrogate you based on emotion and reason.""Even if you lose your memory, they should at least check your details and the intersection with the other two dead people.""But actually, has anyone from the police contacted you these days? So far, there should be no one other than me.""No."
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 118 What is Leo really up to?
Ella hesitated for a moment before confessing, "Officer Philip, there’s something I need to tell you."Philip was taken aback. "What is it?""I have amnesia," Ella said. "I’ve forgotten everything that’s happened in the past few years since I turned twenty-one. That’s why I asked you for that email earlier. I remember Samuel, but I don’t remember what I said to him when we were in contact because I deleted those emails myself."Philip was silent for a while, seemingly digesting what she had just said."So, you don’t remember the Blake family fire six years ago or the recent explosion case?" he asked.Ella pursed her lips. "I don’t remember anything. My knowledge of these events is limited to what people around me have told me and what I’ve read in the news and newspapers."Philip rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.He had thought that contacting Ella would help solve many of the questions he had, but things had only become more complicated. After a moment of thought, h
