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everything. When Jacob was born ten years
later, Matthew hated sharing the attention and
despised Jacob. Matthew always made life
miserable for Jacob, taking everything from him
that he cared about. Their father’s dementia gave
Matthew the perfect opportunity. He tricked
their father into signing the farm over to him.
Luckily, the house was in their mother’s name or
he would have had that, too. Matthew took
everything, leaving Jacob with nothing, not even
the promised property on Pine Ridge.

But there was one thing that meant more to
Jacob than anything else, and Matthew couldn’t
take that. That was Rachel. She could vividly
recall when Matthew started bringing her
presents and seeking her company. She was
flattered to have the attention of a man twelve

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