Too Late, Mr. Cooper: Your Bride Ran with Your Baby novel Chapter 234

Aiden fell silent for a moment. Then, with a gentle smile, he asked, "And what have you been thinking about? Not the universe and the meaning of life, I hope?" he joked.

Liliana's tone was serious. "Aiden, what if I told you I was?"

"..." Aiden's eyes flickered. "Well then, tell me about it," he said with a chuckle.

In Liliana's eyes, Aiden had always been an incredibly gentle and polite listener. Like Matthew, he had a perfect sense of boundaries, never making her feel distant or giving her the wrong impression. From the moment she first met him in college, she had seen a hint of Matthew in him, which was why she felt an unconscious pull toward him, an urge to confide in him. He was one of only two people in the world she felt were fundamentally gentle to their core. The first had been Matthew.

"Aiden..." Liliana sniffled again, her eyes growing red. Her soft voice was laced with a careful tension and fear. "If, and this is just a hypothetical... well, it's not really about me... it's about a friend of mine..."

"..." Aiden paused, then let out a soft laugh, his tone growing even more comforting. "Liliana, what happened to your friend?"

Liliana chose her words carefully as she told him about Matthew's situation, leaving out most of the details but focusing on the core issue. "Aiden, if my friend's friend was really murdered... do you think my friend..."

For the hundredth time, she couldn't help but sigh. "Aiden, I wonder who the lucky woman will be to marry you someday." She didn't even have to think about it. Aiden would undoubtedly take wonderful care of his wife, just as Matthew had cared for Isabella. They would live a gentle, loving life together, peaceful and harmonious, without any arguments... a life that was the complete opposite of what she and Linton had. A life she couldn't even dare to imagine.

On the other end of the line, Aiden chuckled softly. He paused, and then his voice, as gentle and clear as water, took on a profound weight.

"Liliana, that person... why... can't it be you?"