'Although such a thought might be a bit selfish,'
'it was her one-sided desire, but Zoe Pierce wouldn't change her mind.'
'Even though Nathan Lockwood and the others were her family now, she didn't have a single family member in the truest sense—no one related by blood.'
She wasn't in a rush to have one, but she also saw no need to hide it from Aaron Xavier and the others.
'After all, unless she cut ties with them completely, who else could the child's father be?'
'It would inevitably be one of them.'
They were all still young, and Zoe Pierce hadn't given the matter much thought.
But she had no idea that her words had sent shockwaves through Aaron Xavier's heart, like a stone stirring a thousand ripples.
Aaron Xavier stopped in his tracks, stunned.
Zoe Pierce walked a few more steps before realizing Aaron hadn't followed. She stopped and looked back at him, puzzled. "What's wrong?"
