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“You can’t stop thinking about that woman, can you? She’s nothing but trouble! She ruined my family, and yet you still protect her! She deserves to die!” Regina’s outburst in public left Eric feeling utterly embarrassed.
Slap! At his breaking point, Eric slapped Regina hard across the face.
He stood motionless for a moment, then rubbed his forehead, furrowing his brows. “Enough. Take your son and go back to Seaville right now.”
Regina, still cupping her face, sobbed and glared at Eric. “You want me to go back to Seaville so you can stay here searching for that woman, huh?”
“You’re being crazy,” Eric snapped, turning and storming out of the toy store, his eyes scanning the crowd for Kelly.
For the past two years, Eric had been unable to reach Kelly. He had begged Darren and Melody countless times, but neither had responded to him.
He had assumed Kelly was away on some peacekeeping mission, but to his surprise, she had come to Stoneville with Zev.
Back home, Kelly’s mood had soured. Running into Eric and Regina had ruined her day.
“Don’t let him bother you,” Zev said, gently cupping Kelly’s face in his hands.
Kelly shook her head. “I used to think I’d never get over him. What we had was real, and my feelings for him were deep. But when I saw him just now … I felt so calm. I didn’t feel anything.”
She looked up at Zev, her voice soft. “Zev, do you know how I felt when you showed up out of nowhere the other day, and I was downstairs with the baby? My heart hurt so much, I thought it might burst. But with him, I don’t feel anything anymore…
She felt numb.
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In the past two years, Zev had unknowingly and completely taken Eric’s place in her heart.
“What about Michael …” Zev hesitated, unsure if mentioning Michael would upset her.
But damn his competitive side.
Kelly sighed. “Michael is someone I’ll never forget in this lifetime. He’s helped me too much. You’re the one I love, Zev. Can you stop being jealous of him?”
Zev’s arms tightened around Kelly, holding her close.
“I’m the one you love … ” he murmured, a slow smile spreading across his face. He had waited six or seven years to hear those words from her.
It was worth the wait.
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Kelly was in the kitchen preparing braised beef for dinner, while Zev played with the toys on the living room floor with their son.
After three months of bonding, the little boy had fully accepted Zev as his new father figure, and they were starting to get along better every day.
Kelly finished preparing dinner and watched the two of them play. She smiled to herself, feeling a quiet happiness fill her heart.
A peaceful, stable life–it was the true meaning of happiness.
Knock, knock, knock.
Did the nanny forget something? Kelly looked at Zev. “Go check who it is.”
Zev picked up Jasper and smiled, heading toward the door.
When he opened it, standing outside was Wade, leaning on a cane, accompanied by Ken and an assistant.
Zev froze, staring at Wade for a long moment, speechless.
Wade’s body was trembling, his eyes red. He gazed at Zev for what felt like an eternity before speaking, “Zion…”
Zev furrowed his brow, glanced back at Kelly, and then gently lowered Jasper to the floor. “Go find mommy.”
Jasper, still unsteady on his feet, stumbled toward Kelly.
Zev closed the door behind him, showing no intention of letting Wade inside.
Standing in the hallway, he addressed his grandfather. “What are you doing here?”
“Are you done with your tantrum?” Wade asked, his voice shaky and urgent. He had been preparing himself for this moment on the way here. He’d spent the last two years reflecting on what he had done wrong, but when he saw Zev, he couldn’t help but try to act like a patriarch and force him to bow down first.
When Kelly had left Seaville, Zev had been determined to follow her, but Wade had locked him up, forbidding him to leave.
Zev had gone wild, hurting the guards and telling Wade he was severing ties with him.
That had happened over two years ago …
“I don’t understand what you’re talking about,” Zev said coldly. “When I left the house, I made it clear I wouldn’t be returning to the Lockhart family business. I have my own life now, my own family. Kelly is my wife, legally and otherwise. We have a child, and we’re doing fine, so you don’t need to interfere with our lives anymore.”
Zev’s tone was firm.
“Besides, didn’t you already find a new heir?” Zev was talking about the child Clarissa had borne.
Wade only cared about having an heir; he didn’t need Zev.
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Ken quickly stepped forward. “Zion, your grandfather is sick. He’s been missing you… Before he came, he said he wouldn’t stop you and Kelly, as long as you agreed to come back.”
Wade huffed, wanting to speak, but Ken shot him a look, silently warning him not to provoke Zev further.
If they wanted Zev to return, they would have to accept Kelly. That was non–negotiable.
But how could Wade ever accept the woman who had taken his grandson away?
For the moment, to get Zev to come back, Wade softened his tone. “Zion, I’m ill. I don’t have much time left … I don’t care about your private life anymore. Please, come home with me.”
He coughed, looking weak, as if he could barely stand.
Ken quickly motioned for the assistant to take Wade inside.
“Zion, your grandfather has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Even with treatment, he doesn’t have much longer. Please, for the sake of family, will you and Kelly bring the child and come back to Seaville? Stay with him during his final days. Can you do that?” Ken asked quietly, his voice full of pleading.
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