“Yes,” Aileen murmured.

Maurice’s joy leaped, bursting from the confines of his chest.

His arms spread open and enclosed around his daughter.

“Thank you, Aileen…”

Aileen returned his tight embrace and smiled. “Dad, we all heard what you said just now.”

The words caught Maurice by surprise. He turned to Adrian and Silas. The boys were stiff, standing with uncharacteristic awkwardness.

Maurice never imagined that they would accept him because of what they had heard.

Adrian felt Maurice’s gaze on him and became embarrassed. Hiding behind stubbornness, he said, “Did you say that on purpose? You must have known we would hear you.”

Seeing the boy desperately try to cover up his own shyness by putting Maurice on the spot, he couldn’t help but retaliate.

“Maybe.”

“What? Shouldn’t you be denying it?” Adrian turned furious, as expected.

“Adrian, you’re just like Silas. He used to be the exact same way,” Maurice answered with a laugh.

A flush spread all over Adrian’s face.

were burning with the same hue. “That’s

covered her mouth and

our cousin. We’re related by blood, so it

without thinking

for Aileen. He was tall and handsome, and more importantly, he treated all of them well. She could tell Maurice loved her mother so

felt

a family in every sense of

say this time, as if conceding to his

“A family…”

felt a lump in his throat

of how many times he had imagined that Eliana and the

expect his wishful

on, we’re a

looked at the children, the sight of them warming him with affection

His children.

more real than at this moment. Even the five years of

smile, he affirmed her words.

Meanwhile, Bonita and Harriet

negotiation with Maurice had been

do we do now? Maurice is really going to marry that bitch! I can’t let that happen! You have to help me!”

and Eliana standing in front of the altar made her want to smash everything around

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