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

at Keira with joy, wanting to call out her name, but then it hit

stayed silent, but Keira's eyes bore into him. "What's the matter? Do you really want to marry

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

Lewis to marry her instead? I see

at old Mrs. Horton and Lewis. "Look at this—she's not even part of this family yet, and she's already

sentence, a low, choked voice suddenly cut through

to look at

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

laugh. "You

course, 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 Jake and doesn't care that he's

make sure you treat her well and listen to

there in a

enunciating each word. "I

He pointed at Keira.

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

you

father's face. Every time his dad got that angry, he'd run off to

time, Jake turned

echoed in

do you really

What did he want?

he wanted was gone, out of reach.

mother with respect, who didn't have a mistress or

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