It was Keira Olsen!

Jake's pupils shrank in shock.

He couldn't believe what he was seeing. For a brief moment, it felt like the light in his life had returned!

He swallowed hard, his eyes locked onto Keira's, focusing on a faint spot near the corner of her eye.

There, under a subtle layer of concealer, was the unmistakable shadow of a small black beauty mark.

Jake's eyes welled up instantly.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out. He could only stand there, staring blankly at Keira, lost in a daze.

She's alive…

She's really alive!

Thank God!

Even if she was now his aunt, as long as she was still breathing, as long as she could find happiness, that was all that mattered.

Tears blurred Jake's vision, and he quickly wiped them away. Keira's face came back into focus, clear as day.

Was this really not a dream?

panic, Jake pinched his arm. It was

out her name, but then it hit him—after everything he'd put her through,

stayed silent, but Keira's eyes bore into him. "What's the

made it clear—my son listens to me! You'd

angling for Lewis to marry her

at this—she's not even part of this family yet, and she's already meddling in our affairs! Eve's a great girl. Why wouldn't Jake want to marry her?

just as he finished his sentence, a low, choked voice suddenly cut through

turning to look

body trembling with emotion. Like a child,

let out a cold laugh. "You heard him, right? Jake

my son listens to us. Eve's got a big name in Clance; every family wants her! We're lucky she's willing to marry

you treat her well and listen to what she says! Don't be like your uncle, always clashing with

stood there

each word. "I said,

He pointed at Keira.

Oliver's faces

did you just

that look on his father's face. Every time his dad got that angry, he'd run off to be with that other woman, leaving Jake

time, Jake

words echoed in

do you

What did he want?

of reach. But beyond her, what did

father who stayed home, who treated his mother with

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