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2025-02-24 12:00:08Daniel paid attention to what happened, and he admired Jacob’s calmness. How the younger man managed and handled the unexpected things was praiseworthy. He liked Jacob more and was truly eager to keep him as his future son-in-law, despite him having a hard-to-deal mother.
So he stared at Jacob. “If we find Emily, will you still want to marry her?”
“Certainly.”
“Why?” Elsa asked. “You are young, handsome, and popular. I heard you are on the list of the ten most eligible bachelors. You won’t have any trouble finding a woman who wants to be your wife.”
“No, Aunty.” Jacob shook his head. “Emily is different.”
“Oh?” The woman raised her eyebrow. “How?”
“She’s a good woman, and sh
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