Keegan settled into silence, gently reaching out to touch his face, her palm moist with tears.

That evening, after the successful conclusion of the press conference, they huddled together, crying for a long while.

Aurora Kane crouched outside the master bedroom, ultimately lacking the courage to knock on the door.

Her phone buzzed incessantly, Dahlia's messages flooding in one after the other, "Aurora, have you spoken to your brother?" "I was deceived by your uncle.

Family ties run deep.

Of course, I can tell the difference.

I can't bear to see your grandfather's legacy being tarnished like this.

"I never intended to cut ties with Keegan.

He's my son.

How could 1 abandon him? Stella tricked me into writing that severance letter.

held no legal

pull a stunt like this!

is my flesh

just that he's been under your

grandmother doesn't approve of me, so I always feel

Sometimes, distance is inevitable.

he's my

love him more." Aurora pursed her lips,

stairs, she dialed Dahlia's

must have been waiting by the phone,

how did it go? Have you told your brother everything as I instructed?" Suddenly, Aurora asked, "Mom, do you

"Next Wednesday is Keegan's birthday,

I been good to Keegan? Haven't I been good to you? What gives you the right to say such things

have no right, because

right to seek forgiveness

the harm you've caused

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