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But it didn’t last long, and John looked down on Jane with the same easy confidence again, smiling and using his fingers to lift her chin up to make her look at him more closely. “So this is a matter of money, then? You want a chance at the easy life that was taken from you?”
Jane jerked her head back and turned away with a scoff. “No. I want your name and the safety that comes with it. It’s the only way to keep my uncle off our back. I fear for the safety of my little brothers. I believe their lives are in danger.” As she spoke, she turned back to John, only to find him with his back to her, reaching outside for something.
“John!” she barked, suddenly furious at having opened her heart only to be brushed off so easily, “are you even listening?!”
“Every word, babe,” he said, turning around with a small black box in hand.
Jane blinked in confusion as he stepped forward.
“And all I have to say is that if what you said is true…” He opened the box to reveal a pair of gorgeous white-gold rings inside, glimmering in the light like a treasure.
Jane’s eyes widened.
“...then we must waste no time in getting married.”
She opened her mouth to speak again before John pressed a finger to her lips.
“It’s perfect. But first, I want to meet these twins of yours. After all,” he added with a smile, “we’ll need ring-bearers, won’t we? And after that we’ll go back to New York and meet my family. Our honeymoon will shine our life long: its beams will only fade over your grave or mine.”
Jane wasn’t impressed. “Did you just quote Mr. Rochester?”
His grin widened.
“Please, don’t do that again. Ever.”
