"Do you think she'll accept me? Will she call me brother?"

lan raised an eyebrow at him. "That depends on how you behave. She's my wife, and she listens to me."

It was clear as day what he meant. Getting Clara to acknowledge him meant getting past lan first.

Edwin wasn't thrilled internally, but he put on an eager face. Leaning close, he whispered in lan's ear, "Alright, name your price. I'll meet it, my dear brother-in-law!" He bit down hard on the words "brother-in-law," with a smug smile playing on his lips.

Just then, Edwin's phone began to ring. Elle's urgent voice came through, "Ggrandma's fever's spiked again. She keeps calling for Clara. Can you bring her over?"

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doctors called it a psychological fixation, and she needed to resolve her inner turmoil to

identity. Her health was fragile,

Edwin looked at lan with a troubled expression. "What do we do? If grandma keeps this up, she might not last

saying,

lan on the shoulder with a thud and silently left. He pushed open the hospital room door to see the doctors

cheeks were burning hot. Her heart

her hand gently. "Grandma, Clara's been rescued, but she's been through a shock, and the baby's

suffered." As she thought of the ordeal Clara had endured, all because of Heidi, a child they

doctor announced, "Patient's heart has stopped. We

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