The CEO’S Unplanned Heir novel (Aurelia and Leopold) novel Chapter 828

After the party, Aurelia returned to the Stirling Mansion, where Leopold had just finished tucking Kane into bed with a bedtime story. The little boy was soundly asleep. Aurelia kissed him goodnight on his cherubic face and gently pulled the quilt to his chin.

After leaving Kane's room, the couple retreated to the room next door.

"I ran into Megan at the party," Aurelia began, her voice low as she discarded her coat. "She didn't look like a woman who'd lost her child. I suspect she had a girl. So, she had agreed with the AK Group's baby swap scheme."

Leopold sank into an armchair, his fingers tapping a sinister rhythm on the armrest.

"Man's plans can never beat fate's," he mused.

Aurelia curled the corner of her lips into a sly, cold smile. "Maybe we should take the child. It'll be like having a trump card up our sleeve."

Leopold stretched out a hand and playfully ruffled her hair. "My cunning little vixen, you're getting shrewder by the day. I like it."

She flicked a strand of hair behind her ear, a hint of strategy in her eyes. "Just pay back in kind. If Geoffrey is in ill health, and it's congenital, having another healthy child might not be so easy for him. I bet that kid is the result of IVF. Only IVF could ensure a boy, timed to perfection with Megan's delivery."

"Intriguing." Leopold pondered. "If it's IVF, there might be more than one."

"That's not certain. It's possible the others didn't succeed, and this one did. The success rate for IVF is around forty percent." Aurelia's arched brows conveyed her inference that Geoffrey must value this child highly, making him a significant bargaining chip.

Leopold understood but had his thoughts.

"Honey, it's late. Time for bed," he said softly.

Aurelia stood, stretching. "I'll take a shower."