Jake stared blankly at "Keera".

Confusion clouded his gaze as he focused on the corner of her eye.

Keira had a small beauty mark near her eye—something Keera didn't have. It was the most obvious difference between them. Yet just moments ago, the sarcastic comment "Keera" made felt eerily familiar.

It took him back to college when he'd gone on and on about preparing for a certification exam. Keira had quietly turned to him, her expression calm as she said, "Did you even pass level one? And here you are talking about taking level two?"

The tone, the expression, even the cold look in her eyes—it was identical.

Jake was stunned, just staring at her.

"Keera" walked slowly toward him. "Jake, they're discussing your marriage, and what are you thinking about?"

Jake looked at her in shock. He wanted to say something, but the words got stuck in his throat, leaving him clenching his fists in frustration.

"Keera's" eyes locked on his. "Do you even know what you want? What kind of wife do you want?"

Jake's mind flashed back to college again when he was torn between two conflicting club activities. Keira had asked him the same question back then: "Do you know what you really want?"

whether the person in front of him was real or a figment of his imagination. Was this reality or just a dream?

her relentlessly throughout all four years of college.

his mother into a frenzy and how much his family despised illegitimate children, he couldn't stand

of spite,

And then?

step led to a

turned out Isla was the illegitimate child, and the Keira he had looked down on was the

he realized that a person's status didn't define them. He shouldn't

he understood too late. Not only had Keira moved

icy sea, Jake felt like

His spirit was shattered.

a puppet, going along with everything his father arranged without a thought of his own. He'd become numb, nearly disconnected from

mother some comfort, what difference did

muttered, "It doesn't matter who I

it was. Anyone else would be the same to

as he forced a

He lowered his eyes.

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