“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.

burning with the same hue. “That’s not true! We’re nothing like each

covered her

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

shrugged without thinking too

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

felt the

family in every

say this time,

“A family…”

his throat

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

expect his wishful thinking would turn into

on, we’re a

the sight of them warming

His children.

had never felt more real than at this moment. Even the five years of their separation

Aileen’s head. With a smile, he affirmed her

looked at each other, each glowing with happiness. Meanwhile, Bonita and Harriet returned

had

marry that bitch! I can’t let that happen! You have

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

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