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    Kelly chuckled as she gently rubbed Zev''s face. Loving someone didn''t just mean feeling like you owed


    someone them, it also meant constantly finding them adorable.


    "You think Eric is better than you?" Kelly teased.


    Zev instantly got defensive. "He''s better than me? I outshine him in every way!"


    Kelly burst intoughter. "Then what are you so afraid of? He can''tpare to you in anything. Why would your wife choose him over you?"


    Zev lifted his chin proudly. "Well, that''s true."


    Seeing Kellyugh, Zev took her hand, intertwining their fingers. "Let''s go home and reim what''s ours."


    "rissa''s child... "Kelly''s expression shifted as a thought crossed her mind.


    rissa''s smartest move had been giving birth to a Lockhart heir.


    Legally speaking, the child had a legitimate im to the inheritance.


    "This ... I don''t know how to exin it." Zev ran a hand through his hair, looking at


    Kelly. "They did it without my consent, so from the start, it was..."


    Zev was livid. "It was frozen sperm, not donated sperm! They...


    He was at a loss for words.


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    "Honey..." He worried this would drive a wedge between them. "I had no idea this would happen. I was epted into military school, but Wade insisted I could only join the army if I stored sperm as a precaution."


    "I get it. A lot of people in high-risk professions make that choice, and there''s nothing wrong with that. The problem is how they went about it-it''s disgusting. Besides, a legitimate sperm bank would require a marriage certificate to use frozen sperm. What they did was against protocol. It''s not your fault... It''s just disgusting." Kelly sighed.


    "Who knows if Wade even stored it in a legitimate sperm bank." Zev ran a hand through his hair.


    Kelly gave Zev a suspicious look. "Wait... you didn''t go through the proper process at a sperm bank?"


    "I was rebellious back then. Whatever Wade wanted me to do, I refused to do. He wanted an heir? I made sure he wouldn''t get one. I figured if I died, that would be the end of it. My dad was gone, my mom was forced to her death because of him-he deserved to have his bloodline cut off." Zev had been in full rebellion mode at the time.


    Kelly stared at him in shock. "Then the sperm in storage...


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    Whose was it?


    Zev fumbled for words. "Uh... Maybe you shouldn''t ask."


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    nning on dying, and I never thought Wade would just pick some random woman and unfreeze it....


    Kelly nearly choked on air. She grabbed Zev''s cor. "Talk. Properly."


    No more dodging the question.


    Zev whispered. "Wade locked me up at home to make me donate sperm. I got mad and ran off, going to a hotel to find Caden... I was an adult by then. Caden wasn''t exactly a good guy-his personal life was a mess, jumping from one fling to another. After high school, he started partying like crazy. When I got to the hotel room, his girlfriend had just left, and the floor was covered in used condoms...


    "Wade''s assistant tracked me down at the hotel. I was so pissed off that I just...


    "Gave the assistant... the condoms Caden had thrown on the floor."


    Kelly gasped, needing a second to process what she''d just heard.


    Her fingers felt cold as she looked at Zev.


    Zev nced at Kelly, and they both went quiet.


    They were both at a loss for words.


    No wonder Zev had been so stubborn about not exining.


    No wonder he had reacted so furiously when he found out his grandfather had arranged for rissa to undergo IVF using the frozen sperm.


    So, he was guilty.


    "This whole situation..." Kelly finally spoke in a quiet voice. "Does Caden know?"


    Do the Hardisons know?


    The Hardisons were one of the most powerful families in Seaville, second only to the Lockharts.


    "He... was in the shower. He had no idea ... " Zev ran a hand over his face. "I swear, it was just a prank. I was just pissed off. How was I supposed to know Wade would actually use it?


    "I mean, I''m still alive!" Zev waspletely exasperated, at a loss for words.


    He had never been this speechless in his entire life.


    Kelly, equally at a loss, raised a hand to cover her forehead.


    This is bad...


    Caden, a carefree golden bachelor, had unknowingly ended up with a child.


    "Maybe we should keep this a secret for now. Just let everyone think he''s yours," Kelly whispered. "If Caden finds out, the Hardisons might... beat you to death." Zev, still stubborn, scoffed. "He can''t beat me in a fight."


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    Zev instantly shrank back, looking guilty, like a scolded dog. He lowered his head and stayed silent.


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    "Zev? Are you in there?" People from Scaville always had a ir for the dramatic. Just as Kelly and Zev were stressing over Caden, a loud knock echoed through the door. The voice calling for Zev was unmistakable- Caden.


    Zev nced at Kelly and muttered under his breath, "Speak of the devik


    Kelly rubbed her temples. "I heard Caden''s brother is pretty ruthless. Maybe we should-"


    Zev quickly gestured for silence. "I''ll tell him... when the time is right."


    Outside, Caden had rushed over the moment he got Zev''s message.


    And yet, Zev left him standing outside for five minutes before finally opening the door.


    "What were you two doing?" Caden eyed Zev and Kelly suspiciously. "I didn''t interrupt anything, did I?"


    Kelly felt a bit uneasy and quickly waved her hands, avoiding Caden''s gaze.


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