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 his arm. It was

with joy, wanting to call out her name, but then it hit him—after everything he'd put her through, what

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

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

Jake to marry Eve? Are you angling for Lewis to marry her instead? I

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

his sentence, a low, choked voice suddenly cut through the air.

turning to

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

"You

Clance; every family wants her! We're lucky she's willing to marry Jake

"Jake, once you marry Eve, make sure you treat her well and

there in

he spoke, enunciating each word. "I

He pointed at Keira.

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

rage. "What did you just say?

cowered in fear at 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

words echoed in his

you really

What did he want?

of reach. But beyond her, what

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

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