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?

Jake pinched his arm.

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

bore into him. "What's the matter? Do you really want to marry

to take control. "Miss Olsen, I've already made it clear—my son listens to me! You'd

Jake to marry Eve? Are you angling for Lewis to marry her instead? I see what's going on—you're afraid that if Jake

she's already meddling in our affairs! Eve's

as he finished his sentence, a low, choked voice suddenly cut through the air. "That's

froze, turning to look

his nose red, his whole body trembling with emotion. Like a

let out a cold laugh. "You heard him,

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

once you marry Eve, make sure you treat her well and listen to

stood there in a

each word. "I

He pointed at Keira.

vanished from Nathan and Oliver's faces as they

did you just

would've cowered in fear at that look on his father's face. Every time his dad

time, Jake turned

words echoed in

do you

What did he want?

of reach. But beyond her, what did he have

father who stayed home, who treated his mother

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