“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 not

covered her mouth and

our cousin. We’re

without

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

importantly, her mother felt the same

a family in every sense

say this time, as

“A family…”

his throat as he repeated the

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

his wishful thinking would turn

now on,

of them warming him with

His children.

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

her

Meanwhile, Bonita

negotiation with Maurice had been a complete

going to marry that bitch! I can’t let that happen! You have to help me!”

the thought of Maurice and Eliana standing in front of the altar

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