15. Scary family (0.2)
Rose ( grandma)
Rose: (glancing at Theo) Speaking of Jake... everything went smoothly that day, didn't it? No loose ends
Theo ( Grandpa)
Theo: (smirking) Smooth as silk. Marcus made the call, got Jake spooked with that fake job offer across the country. Poor fool thought he was chasing a dream, not running from one
Clara ( aunt)
Clara: (laughing softly) And Vina, sweet thing, sat in that court, heartbroken and ripe for our move. Marcus played his part-shouting about needing a bride, right where she'd hear
Victor ( uncle)
Victor: (nodding) Genius, really. She signed without a glance, too hurt to care. Now she's ours, and Jake's... well, gone
Ethan
Inner Ethan: I hated seeing her pain that day, even if it was necessary. I'd watched her for weeks-her sketches, her smiles, the way she lit up LuxeWear. Jake dimmed her. We freed her, even if she doesn't know it
Evan
Evan: (clenching his fist) If Jake ever shows his face again, he'll wish he hadn't. Vina's ours now-heart, soul, everything. I'll make sure she never cries over him again
Elias
Elias: (leaning back) Easy, Evan. She's clueless, and that's good for now. Tonight, she laughed with us, danced, fit right in. We'll win her heart the right way-slowly, like she deserves
Rose ( grandma)
Rose: (sighing dreamily) She's already half in love with this family, you can tell. The way she hugged me, chatted with Sophie... she's innocent, trusts us completely
Theo ( Grandpa)
Theo: (gruffly) That innocence is why we protect her. No one outside this room knows about Jake's "disappearance." We keep it that way-for Vina's sake
Clara ( aunt)
Clara: (smirking) And ours. She's the missing piece, the one to carry this family forward. Three husbands, one incredible woman. We've planned too long to let anything ruin it.
Victor ( uncle)
Inner Victor: Vina's oblivious, sleeping upstairs, thinking we're just a big, loving clan. She doesn't know we've watched her life-her work, her fights with Jake, her dreams. Doesn't know we pulled strings to bring her here. And she won't, not yet. She's ours to cherish...and to keep
Ethan
Ethan: (standing) Enough talk. Let's check on her tomorrow -make her breakfast, show her the estate. She needs to feel at home
Evan
Evan: (nodding) Agreed. I'm not letting her doubt us. She's our wife, our everything
Elias
Elias: (grinning) And my dance partner. Tomorrow, I'm stealing her for a tour-bet I make her laugh first
Rose ( grandma)
Rose: (smiling) Good boys. Vina's the heart of this now. Let's make her love us as much as we love her
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