The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 2

Her mother was her Achilles' heel. For years, she had taken her mother from doctor to doctor. She knew Hayes Hospital had the best medical facilities in the city, yet she could only let her mother stay at the comparatively lacking Riverside Private Hospital.

It was all because of her father's ruthless decree that she and her mother were forbidden from setting foot in Hayes Hospital.

Even now that Aaron’s hospital was under the Hayes Group’s umbrella, she had never asked for anything, and he had never offered.

She was afraid of jeopardizing Aaron’s career, never imagining he had already found a better prospect.

Mia, her half-sister, now the heiress of the Hayes Group—what a great catch he had found.

She stood there, frozen, as if she still hadn't snapped out of her profound shock.

Suddenly, her phone rang. It was a number that was both strange and familiar. She took a deep breath and answered.

“You knew my boyfriend was cheating on me, didn’t you?”

The caller was Harold Peyton, the chairman of Peyton Therapeutics Group.

Her profession often brought her into contact with various cases. Once, while investigating a crime scene, she had unexpectedly met the victim’s father’s close friend, who turned out to be Mr. Peyton.

Thanks to a clue he provided, the case was solved in record time, and the suspect was successfully apprehended.

Because of this, Mr. Peyton had insisted on exchanging contact information with her, ostensibly as a way to thank her.

She never expected that his way of “thanking” her would be to ask her to marry his grandson.

“Young lady, if you agree to marry into our family, I’ll ensure you’re well taken care of for life. And if you happen to provide an heir for the Peyton legacy, consider it the greatest gift of all!”

At first, she thought the old man was getting senile. Who asks someone they’ve met only once to become their granddaughter-in-law? So she had refused.

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