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"I don't know them!" Lena shook her head. Was she joking?
Keira pinched her lightly and looped her arm through hers as they continued walking inside. Lena began, "I heard
sgossip from my colleagues, something about the Mitchell family of Windy City."
"Let's hear it," Keira said, strolling leisurely alongside her. Meanwhile, Hayden had already marched ahead,
carrying the luggage into the hall.
He was always efficient and precise, a trait ingrained in his very being from his military days. It showed in his
every move, even in his stride.
"A while back, the only legitimate heir of the Mitchell family in Windy City had an accident. Apparently, he fell
from something high, hit his head, and ended up as a vegetable," she said.
Keira had already heard Hayden mention this earlier.
"That's it?" she pouted dismissively.
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Lena huffed. "There's more.
"The Mitchell family has spared no expense trying to treat him. They've consulted every expert in the country,
flown in wave after wave of specialists from abroad. Rumor has it that the airline is ready to give them an award
for their contributions to annual revenue." "Did it work?" Keira asked casually.
"Not at all. The person is still lying there, completely unresponsive. Since medicine failed them, they've turned to
less conventional methods-inviting renowned monks, Taoist masters, and even fortune-tellers to take a look.
Guess what happened?" Lena had a knack for storytelling, always knowing how to hook her audience.
"What? They actually found something?" Keira teased.
"Exactly. They said it was karmic retribution. Apparently, the Mitchell family had committed sheinous acts in
the past, and now a vengeful spirit had cback for payback. If they want the heir to wake up, they need to
settle the debt."
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The idea sounded laughable, but there was struth in the notion of reaping what you sowed. Karma spared
no one, after all.
"Did they pay the debt? How did they do it?" Keira asked, intrigued.
"Here's the funny part-they want to repay the debt, but they can't figure out how." Lena chuckled and shook her
head.
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Keira thought of the car that had been tailingearlier, with the old man inside. "You think they're following me
because they owesomething?"
Lena froze for a moment and looked at me. "It's possible."
Keira laughed. "That's absurd. I've never even crossed paths with them before. This is the first I'm hearing about
them. How could they oweanything?"
"It does sound absurd, but why else would they be following you?" Lena asked.
"How should | know? Hayden's already sent someone to track them and investigate quietly. Besides, gossip like
this gets exaggerated. Maybe it's just people mocking the Mitchells." Keira shrugged it off.
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Lena, however, looked serious. "Rumors don't cout of thin air. There must be struth to it. And if they've
cto you, there's definitely a reason. You should talk to Hayden about it."
As they chatted, they reached the main hall. Hayden was already sitting on the sofa, talking with Aaron.
Keira nudged Lena. "You moved back here to take good care of him, didn't you?" Lena frowned. "Don't mention
it. I've dug myself into a hole | can't climb out of." "Then don't climb out. It's not so bad staying in there," Keira
teased. "What's so good about it? Sometimes | think he might be my mom's illegitimate child. You have no idea
how nervous Aaron gets every the's injured," Lena said, beginning to
rant.
Keira burst out laughing. "Dr. Lane, your imagination is incredible. Maybe you should quit delivering babies and
start writing TV s.
"I'm serious. My mom cares about my uncle way too much-way more than she does about me. Sometimes | think
I might be the child she got in a fire sale," Lena quipped, poking fun at herself. Keira played along. "Then hurry
up and get a DNA test with your mom."
"I'm planning to," she replied seriously, with just three words.
Seeing her expression, Keira quickly tried to talk her out of it. "Don't be ridiculous. There's no way you're not her
biological daughter."
"I'm not joking. | want to do a test with her, me, and Aaron," Lena said, not-sounding like she was kidding.
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