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After that day, they were inseparable.
It was sickeningly sweet.
I sighed.
I didn’t have that kind of luck.
Harrison Hayes got busier and busier.
Then I finally understood what Old Man
Harrison had gotten wrong.
The Harrison brothers were lovesick, yes.
But they didn’t pretend to be disabled for a
lost love.
They made themselves appear unappealing to lull Amelia and her husband into a false sense
of security.
They found their weaknesses, exposing them and kicking them out of the company.
They even discovered that Amelia’s husband
was the one who killed their parents.
They worked together, removing Amelia and her husband from the company.
Amelia’s husband was sentenced to death.
Amelia begged Old Man Harrison for
forgiveness and shelter.
But he refused to see her.
She lost everything, wandering the streets like
a beggar.
But the Harrison brothers weren’t done.
One night, Amelia overdosed and was hit by a
car. She died.
I admit, Harrison Hayes was ruthless.
But I still felt uneasy.
He had loved someone else so deeply.
That night, Harrison Hayes hugged me from
behind, his hands wandering.
“Don’t touch me.‘
I couldn’t accept that he loved someone else. He kissed me deeply. “Evelyn, you like me,
don’t you?”
“No.”
I denied it.
“Then why were you so angry when Grandpa
told you I loved someone else?”
Grandpa had told Harrison Hayes.
“You misunderstood. The person I love is
you.”
I stared at him, shocked.
He was just like his brother.
Was he lying?
“I’m not.
“Remember, you went camping in college.
and you got into a car accident on the way
back? You called 911?”
Yes, that happened.
It was Harrison Hayes, my in–laws, who were
in that accident.
My in–laws had saved him.
That’s why he survived.
But he was severely injured.
He said that in his despair, he opened his
eyes and saw a girl in a white dress frantically
calling for help.
From that moment, that girl was etched into
his heart.
I hugged him, heartbroken.
I knew.
That was a painful memory he’d never want
to relive.
“But Grandpa said that girl had a boyfriend?”
“I lied. Given our situation, how could I be
with you? I didn’t want to hold you back.”
“Otherwise, how do you think you and Jess
got into this family? We chose you, everything
was planned. We only let you marry in after
we had everything set up.
It was all planned.
“So, wife, will you be with me, forever?”
Tears in my eyes, I nodded.
I hugged him tightly, feeling like I owned the
world.
“There’s something else I want to clarify.
I’m… perfectly capable.”
He leaned in.
His kisses were overwhelming.
I knew.
My sister and I would be happy.
