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?

pinched

with joy, wanting to call out her name, but then it hit him—after everything

bore into him. "What's the matter? Do

quickly stepped forward, trying 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 me if

You don't want 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

yet, and she's already meddling

his sentence, a low,

to look

whole body trembling with emotion. Like a child, he

a cold laugh. "You

Clance; every family wants her! We're lucky

satisfied. "Jake, once you marry Eve, make sure you treat her well and listen to what she says! Don't be like your

there in

enunciating each word.

He pointed at Keira.

and Oliver's faces

"What did you just say? You ungrateful brat! Say that

the past, Jake would've cowered in fear at that look on his father's face. Every time his dad got that angry, he'd

Jake

echoed in his

you really

What did he want?

of reach. But beyond her,

wanted a father who stayed home, who treated his mother with respect, who didn't have

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