“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.

cheeks were burning with the same hue.

covered her mouth and

think so too. You are our cousin. We’re related by blood,

shrugged without thinking

for Aileen. He was tall and handsome, and more importantly, he treated all of them

mother felt

family in every sense of the

this time, as if conceding to his

“A family…”

in his throat as he

lost count of how many times he had imagined that Eliana and the

his wishful

on,

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

His children.

The weight of the word had never felt more real than at this moment. Even the five years of their separation seemed inconsequential to the feeling of completeness that came

Aileen’s head. With a smile, he affirmed her words. “You’re right, Aileen. We’re a family from now

each other, each glowing with happiness. Meanwhile, Bonita and Harriet returned home after being

Maurice had been

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

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

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