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My Stepmother Married Me Off to a Lumberjack Everyone Called Poor and Mocked Me in Front of 30 Guests: “At Least Someone Agreed to Stay With You.” I Said Nothing. I Kept the Small Brass Piece I Had Inherited From My Mother. The Next Morning, Four Black SUVs Arrived for My Husband… and the Man Who Stepped Out of the First One Made My Family Stop Laughing. / Chapter 10 / 10

Chapter 10 - THE EVERLASTING THREAD

One year later.

Autumn had returned to the Fairview valley. The mountain ridges were ablaze with brilliant shades of crimson, gold, and deep orange, catching the crisp afternoon sunlight.

Up on the mountain trail, high above the busy valley, the dark green pickup truck pulled into the small clearing in front of the old timber cabin.

The cabin remained exactly as it had been on the day they met—rugged, strong, and surrounded by the quiet majesty of the ancient white pines.

The truck door opened, and Liam stepped out, dressed in his comfortable old flannel shirt, jeans, and sturdy leather work boots. He walked around to the passenger side and opened the door for Evelyn.

Evelyn stepped down onto the crisp autumn leaves, wearing a soft cream-colored wool sweater and dark denim jeans. She took a deep breath of the fresh mountain air, smiling as the scent of pine needles and woodsmoke filled her senses.

She was visibly pregnant, her rounded belly glowing under the soft afternoon sunlight.

“Careful with the leaves, CEO Vanceford,” Liam teased softly, gently sliding his arm around her waist to support her as they walked up the timber steps of the cabin.

“I’m pregnant, Liam, not fragile,” Evelyn laughed, leaning into his chest as they reached the wide porch.

They sat together on the wooden bench overlooking the valley. Far below, the brick chimneys of Winthrop Mills puffed white smoke into the clear blue sky, a symbol of industrial strength, community prosperity, and enduring legacy.

Liam reached into his pocket and pulled out a small, velvet-lined mahogany box.

“What’s that?” Evelyn asked, looking up at him.

Liam opened the box. Resting inside was a brand-new, masterfully crafted weaving shuttle made of solid, polished 18-karat gold. Stamped clearly onto its smooth side was the number 18.

Evelyn gasped softly, touching the glowing gold metal with her fingertips.

“Number 17 was your mother’s,” Liam said, his deep gray eyes overflowing with infinite warmth and love. “Number 18 belongs to our daughter.”

Evelyn felt a surge of emotion so powerful it brought happy tears to her eyes. She pulled the small brass shuttle number 17 from her sweater pocket and laid it side-by-side with the new gold shuttle inside the velvet box.

The two shuttles sat together—one brass, scarred by past struggles; the other gold, shining with future promise.

“She’s going to have the best mother in the world,” Liam whispered, leaning down to press a soft, lingering kiss against her lips.

“And the strongest father,” Evelyn replied, resting her hand over his on her rounded belly.

As the sun set over the North Carolina mountains, painting the sky in glorious shades of violet and gold, the lumberjack who was a king and the heiress who became a leader sat together on the cabin porch, watching the dark green valley below.

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