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.

out her name, but then it hit him—after everything

"What's the matter? Do

to take control. "Miss Olsen, I've already made it clear—my son listens to me! You'd better watch what you say, or don't blame

angle? You don't want Jake to marry Eve? Are you angling for Lewis to marry her instead? I

even part of this family yet, and she's already meddling in our affairs! Eve's

finished his sentence, a low, choked voice suddenly cut through the

froze, turning to

nose red, his whole body trembling with emotion. Like a child, he wiped away his tears and

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

name in Clance; every family wants her! We're lucky she's willing to marry Jake and doesn't care that he's been married

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

there

he spoke, enunciating each

He pointed at Keira.

from Nathan and Oliver's faces as they stared at Jake

with rage. "What did you just say? You ungrateful

would've cowered in fear at that look on his father's face. Every time his dad got that angry, he'd run off to be

Jake turned

words echoed in

do you really

What did he want?

out of

father who stayed home, who treated his mother with respect, who

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