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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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 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
Terakhir Diperbarui : 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,
Terakhir Diperbarui : 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 155 Final chapter
However, Ella suddenly thought of something and looked up. "Dante, the lawyer, did you hire him?"As expected, Dante was stunned before replying, "How did you know?"Although everyone knew that the mastermind behind the Montgomery family's fire six years ago was not only Leo, but also possibly involved the Lopez family, it was also known that it was difficult to bring down the Lopez family with their current momentum.Therefore, both Ella and Lucas did not act rashly.Yesterday, Leo's lawyer suddenly threw out evidence in court implicating the Lopez family, and Ella felt that the lawyer was suspicious, but she couldn't figure out who arranged it.Until just now, when she heard Dante's words, she suddenly understood that it could only be Dante.Ella suddenly felt warm in her heart.She looked at Dante and bowed deeply. "Thank you."DANTE was confused. "Thank me for what?" After a while, she suddenly reacted, "Wait, you don't think I hired a lawyer to save him, do you? You're wrong. I
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 154 We could still be friends
With this thought, Ella suddenly realized that Kaia not only had a poker face like Lucas, but also had some resemblance to Lucas in his facial features."This is...""My son," Lucas lowered his head and said to Kai, "Kai, call Uncle Dante."Kai obediently called out, "Hello, Uncle Dante."Uncle Dante said he was not good at all.He stared at Kai, his face full of disbelief. "This, this child is yours and Lucas'...""Dante I brought the child over for an exam, and time is tight, so I won't chat with you anymore. You can do as you please."Ella didn't want to discuss the issue of her child's identity with this half-stranger so early in the morning, so she smiled at Dante, then took Kai and walked away.Dante had finally run into her, how could he just let her go like this?But he also realized that Ella didn't want to discuss this topic, so after coming back to his senses, he quickly caught up and steered the conversation towards Kai. "Your son is so young and already taking exams? What
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 153 Could it be like you secretly like me?
Lucas asked again, "Is there anyone else at home while Amy is out?""There’s a nanny.""Does the nanny take good care of you?"Theo didn’t answer.Lucas frowned at his hesitant expression.If the nanny treated Theo well, he wouldn’t hesitate like this. But if she didn’t, with Theo’s tendency to complain and cause trouble, how could he possibly cover up for her?Could it be that this little guy, at such a young age, had already learned to be afraid of the strong and bully the weak?Thinking of this, Lucas’s expression turned cold."Stand up straight!"Theo trembled and tried to straighten his body like a small pine tree."I’m asking you, is the nanny good to you or not? If you lie, I won’t take care of you anymore."Theo panicked at these words.If Dad didn’t want him and Amy was gone, what would he do in the future?"Not good! The nanny hits me and says I’m a bastard, not Dad’s child! She won’t let me complain to Amy, or else she’ll sell me to a remote mountain and let Amy and Dad nev
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 152 You little fox
"What's the matter with me?"This mischievous child wouldn’t be able to harm her even if he wanted to.Ella paused and said, "Do you want to talk to him first? Otherwise, I'm standing here at the hospital entrance with people coming and going. It’s not good to block his mouth, but if I don’t block his mouth, I’m afraid he’ll say something harmful to you, Mr. Montgomery."As soon as Lucas heard her call him Mr. Montgomery, he knew she was in a bad mood again and immediately said, "Then give the phone to Theo."Ella handed the phone to Theo’s ear and took the tissue box out of his mouth."You little fox.""Theo, say one more word to her and see what happens."Theo’s fear of Lucas was almost innate, so even though Amy had been brainwashing him these days, saying that his father had been lured away by Lila, the fox spirit, and didn’t want them anymore, he still harbored resentment towards Lucas.But now, when he heard Lucas’s voice, he reflexively closed his mouth and even trembled slight
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 151 Your son is in my hand
Just then, Ella heard a commotion coming from the direction of the TV station entrance, and faintly heard a child crying."You bad guy! Let go of me, I want to find my mommy...""Your mommy doesn't work here anymore! If you keep causing trouble, I'll call the police!""You're lying, my mommy told me yesterday that she's coming to work at the TV station!"Ella listened from afar and felt a sense of familiarity. Could it be that she had just lamented that Amy wasn’t here, and now she had encountered Amy’s child again?She pursed her lips and originally wanted to turn around and leave. After all, even if the child had lost the protection of his mother, since Lucas had woken up, he should take care of him. It wouldn't be long before someone came to take him away, and it wasn’t her place to play the saint at this time.But just as she took two steps, the child’s crying became even louder, and the voice of the security guard didn’t sound as harsh as before, but rather panicked."You, you
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 150 Moving next door
After leaving the court, Ella's mood was not very good.She had planned to go home and take a nap, but she received a call from the delivery company on the way. The furniture she had ordered online out of boredom while recuperating had been delivered in pieces over the past few days.The delivery company had been urging her to pick it up as the furniture took up space in their warehouse.Ella thought for a moment and decided to go to her new home to check on the furniture. She arranged a delivery time with the delivery man and headed to her new home.When she arrived at the doorstep of her new house, the delivery man had just arrived with the children's bed she had ordered. Even with two men carrying it, it took a lot of effort to move the pile of wooden boards.The online store had promised installation, but no one had come to install it even after half a day. Ella contacted customer service and was told that installation had to be scheduled separately. However, all the installati
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 149 Sick to the bone!
"Life-saving benefactor?" Ella remained calm. "I never intended to take him away from the beginning."Lucas, who couldn't fit into his outfit, clung to Ella's hand. "You promised to take me to see the trial together today."Ella replied, "Yes, but I also said last night that we need the doctor's approval. I asked the doctor for you this morning, and he said you have to rest in the hospital."Lucas' face twisted into a bitter gourd. He was about to speak, but the ward door was pushed open at that moment."Lila, the discharge has been processed."Mrs. Kane's voice abruptly stopped.She stared at Ella, then at Lucas, and then at her own precious daughter's hand, tightly held by Lucas.The air fell into a deathly silence.Finally, it was Ella who reacted first. She pulled back her hand and smiled awkwardly at Mrs. Kane. "Um, Mom, Mr. Montgomery has something to discuss with me."Mrs. Kane replied, "Okay, you guys talk first. I'll wait for you outside."With complicated emotions, she clos
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 148 The sickly beauty
“Lucas?” Ella frowned. “Why did he come to me instead of resting in his own room?”Zane repeated, “Mr. Montgomery has something to discuss with you.”“Why couldn’t he just talk on the phone?”Zane hesitated for a moment before blurting out, “He needs you to answer the phone first.”Ella fell silent. She didn’t mean to ignore Lucas’s calls. When he called in the afternoon, she was on the phone with Officer Philip. After hearing about Kings Lopez’s confession and Leo’s desire to confess, she had no energy left to deal with Lucas’s matters.It was only when she ran into Matt at the hospital and was reminded of some memories from the past that she thought to ask a few questions.Ella rubbed her forehead and didn’t bother explaining to Zane. She pushed open the door and walked in.Mrs. Kane had been guided by Mr. Kane to watch less TV recently, so she still didn’t know about Leo’s car accident, let alone that he was a murderer.She thought Lila might reconcile with Dr. Leo. So when she h
Second chances: Love or revenge? Chapter 147 That child is not his, right?
After asking the question, Matt finally got his answer and stopped being curious.But Ella suddenly remembered something.She turned her head to look at Matt and, imitating his tone, asked a riddle, "That child is not his, right?"Matt: "..."This riddle really stumped Matt for a moment.The child was easy to guess—it was obviously Theo. But who was the "he" in Ella's question? If she was referring to Lucas, then the answer was definitely no.But if she was referring to Theo's father, then the answer would be completely different!After thinking for a while, Matt scratched his head and said, "Didn't we already make it clear that the child's name was Theo?"Ella immediately understood. She guessed it right—or, more accurately, it was Kai who reminded her. The child was actually Lucas’s good friend, Theo's father, Dylan!Ella thought for a moment and asked again, "So he kept the child's identity a secret from me because he had his reasons?"This time, Matt immediately understood that th
