“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.

same hue. “That’s not true!

her

cousin. We’re related by blood, so

shrugged without

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

her mother felt

in

time,

“A family…”

in his throat

had imagined that Eliana and the twins were

his wishful thinking would

now on,

children, the sight of them warming him with affection and

His children.

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

With a smile, he affirmed her words. “You’re right, Aileen. We’re a

Meanwhile,

negotiation with Maurice had been

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

front of the altar made

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