“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.

with the same hue. “That’s not true! We’re

her

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

shrugged without thinking

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

her mother felt the same towards

family in every

time, as if conceding to his

“A family…”

a lump in his throat as he

times he had imagined that Eliana and the

didn’t expect his wishful thinking

on,

at the children, the sight of them warming him with

His children.

had never felt more real than at this moment. Even

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

four of them looked at each other, each glowing with happiness. Meanwhile,

Maurice had

bitch! I can’t let that happen! You have to help me!” Harriet frantically

standing in front of the

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