“Come on, you can’t be serious. Our Prof. Ford is way better looking than any of your scrawny little pretty boys.”
“Hey! Don’t you talk about my sweet boys like that.”
Leanna joked around with her friend, but in the back of her mind, she couldn’t stop thinking about Yuri and how familiar his face looked.
Why did he look so much like her dad?
Oh no.
Could he be her dad’s secret love child?
The resemblance was uncanny, and he even shared the same last name—Ford.
Leanna’s mind raced, and a creeping sense of family doom started to rise in her chest. Her parents had been in love for years; just a few days ago, her dad was talking about taking her mom on a trip around the world, just the two of them. If a secret son suddenly popped up...
She felt like she’d never believe in love again.
Leanna had only come to the med school today to catch up with her best friend. Who would’ve thought she’d stumble into such a soap opera?
She trudged home to the Old Ford Manor, feeling utterly defeated.
When she walked in, she found her parents sitting together in the living room, working on some handmade decorations.
Every year around New Year’s, her mom would buy a ton of bright red yarn, and the two of them would get to work—one helping, one focused on making a pile of red bracelets.
It was a family tradition; everyone in the Ford household, not just the family but even the staff, would get one.
They were meant to bring good luck in the coming year.
Since her dad handed the company over to her older brother, he spent most of his time either traveling with her mom or just staying home, painting, gardening, and doing crafts together.
Leanna just couldn’t accept it—her amazing dad, having a secret kid behind her mom’s back?
No way.
Feeling miserable, Leanna dragged herself into the living room.


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