<b>Chapter </b><b>108 </b><fn613a> Get full chapters from find?novel</fn613a>
It wasn’t expensive, but it was something special.
Special enough that, with just one look, she remembered exactly what Oliver once said:
“The deeper a tree’s roots grow, the stronger its grip on the earth. I hope one day you’ll be a tree that touches the sky.”
“I’ll wait for you,” he’d told her, his voice gentle and steady, like he was somehow immune to all the messiness of love.
Inside the Cloud Peak living room, Colton and a few of the younger cousins couldn’t sit still.
Heads down, they were glued to their phones, fingers flying across the screen.
“Did he really get married?”
“For real? Did you hear Uncle Oliver just now? If that’s not his wife, I don’t know what is!”
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“Wait, who did he even marry? Why does nobody in the family know anything?”
“What if he brought home some bossy olddy who won’t let him give us spending money anymore?”
Sara fired off a string of panicked emojis: “No way!”
“I won’t survive if that happens! Seriously, I’ll die!”
Oliver set his phone aside and looked at the three of them huddled together, anxious as little quails. “When you meet her, remember to be polite.”
“Uncle Oliver<i>…” </i>Roger piped up, careful and hesitant. “Can we at least know Aunt Patricia’s name in advance?<b>” </b>
“Patricia.”
Sara jumped in, “Can you tell us what she likes? Maybe a hobby or something? So we don’t identally mess up and get on her bad side.”
Oliver shot her a look. Sara’s heart skipped a beat and she quickly waved her hands. “Never mind! Forget I asked!”
Patricia? Colton frowned, turning that name over in his head.
Wait a second. Isn’t that the same name as Theo’s ex–wife?
This cannot be happening. Seriously–this is so unlucky!
Just then, from outside, Johns called out, “Sir, Mrs. Harrington is home.”
Before they’d even made it back from Toronto, Johns had flown out to meet the new Mrs. Harrington and memorize her face, just in case.
Jackson had barely dropped Patricia at the front door when Johns stopped him. “Mr. O’Brien, if you’d like, we have staff quarters where you can wait.”
Jackson raised an eyebrow. Wow, these people didn’t do anything halfway.
11:20
As Johns led him away, Jackson nced around, taking in all the luxury. Cloud Peak really did look like paradise–straight out of a magazine.
Patricia followed Johns into the living room.
As soon as Johns called out, Oliver stood up.
The rest of the group jumped up too, like students being called in by the principal.
Colton turned just in time to see Patricia’s face. His phone slipped out of his hand and hit the floor with a dull thud.
Not only did she have the same name as Theo’s ex–wife–she looked exactly the same.
Was Oliver–the family’s most reserved bachelor–really settling down with a divorced woman?
Colton was stunned.
Oliver’s cool voice broke the silence. “Say hello.”
Sara and Roger called out in unison, “Aunt Patricia!”
Colton just stood there, tongue–tied. He couldn’t get the words out.
Oliver seemed to know exactly what was going through his mind. Without any extra fuss, he slid his arm around Patricia’s waist and gave her a reassuring pat. “Johns will show you to your room so you can freshen up.”
Patricia nodded stiffly. This rushed introduction fit their rushed marriage perfectly.
As soon as she left, Colton sidled up to Oliver. “Uncle Oliver, are you serious? That’s Theo’s ex–wife–the woman who kept the Newton family on their knees for two years!”
Oliver shot him a look and corrected, “Ex–wife.”
“I mean, I always wondered why you cared so much about her. Turns out you had your eye on her the whole time! What’s Uncle Zane supposed to think? He asked you to look after his niece, and you went and married her!”
“He thought you were his friend, and you’re over here trying to be his nephew–inw…”
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