The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 247

Jelena draped an arm around Aurelia's shoulders and asked, "How on Earth did you get Arnold, the man who's eluded so many women?"

Aurelia didn't know how to deal with it. Now all people believed her child was Arnold's, and she had no idea how to explain the truth when the time came.

No matter what, she couldn't let Arnold's reputation be tarnished. She'd bear the brunt of it all, even if it meant being insulted.

"We've actually known each other for a while," she confessed, "Three years ago, I was on a backpacking trip in Willowbrook, and he was there."

"I see!" Jelena exclaimed, the pieces finally falling into place.

It was Jelena who had encouraged Aurelia to take the leap for love and make the first move. She thought that the story had ended there, but fate had other plans.

"Fate is a funny thing," Aurelia mused, feeling a pang in her heart. "Those destined to be together will find their way back to each other, no matter what. And those who aren't well, they'll eventually part ways."

Her thoughts turned to Leopold, and the fleeting relationship they'd shared before their inevitable parting.

Just then, Jelena's phone rang. Seeing that it was her father, Aurelia answered the call on speakerphone.

"Dad, have you had dinner yet?"

"Already ate," he replied. "Tell your mother that Rahul has arrived with our mother. They want to negotiate with her. I reckon they're already at Elysium by now."

"What?" Aurelia blurted out, exchanging a worried look with Jelena before quickly calling her mother over.

Jelena was seething. Belinda was a real piece of work, causing such a fuss at her age. Didn't she worry that she couldn't handle the stress?

"Zack, make sure the property deed is locked in the safe. No one can take it out."

"The only one who knows the password is you. I couldn't take it out even if I wanted to. That's why Belinda went to negotiate with you," Zack replied.