"She's my aunt. Anyone who dares to print a single lie-be ready to disappear from Riverside City."

His voice was cold and commanding, every word laced with warning.

No one dared question him.

The reporters all knew exactly what Timothy's words meant.

His intimidating presence parted the crowd; journalists scrambled to clear a path.

Jessica stared at the large screen overhead, watching as her husband shielded Sheila.

Aunt.

What a perfectly convenient excuse.

The photographers knew what they were doing, too. They managed to capture Timothy, their son, and Sheila in a way that made them look every bit the perfect family.

Like a genuine family of three.

Herbert noticed Jessica's gaze fixed on the screen. "Little Mute?" he called.

Jessica turned her head, her eyes tinged with a faint, rosy hue.

Herbert glanced again at the screen. "You know Timothy?"

Timothy's reputation clearly preceded him-Herbert had spent years abroad, yet even he knew the name.

and signed

you he's my

pupils widened in

it sounded like a question, he

reserved, never one for lies or jokes-certainly not about

with a son. But the wife was a mystery-never

it Timothy kept

his business before coming back home, he'd sent people to inquire about Jessica. For seven

to

to actually run into

And she'd married.

Married Timothy.

in

smile and signed again, "Just kidding.

would never

it would have to

knew she

she told the world, who

they signed the marriage certificate, Timothy had insisted-no,

their marriage would remain a

allowed to reveal she

was

didn't want to touch on her

me dinner? I'm starving. Let's not waste time with

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