Jacob prayed to God, hoping that Elaine would never come back again. She had tormented him for more than 2 decades, he had accomplished the unthinkable because of this, it was time to set him free.
If Elaine never came back, he was certain that he could be with Matilda again and resumed their previous relationship.
He even thought that Matilda’s son was a quite nice person who was open-minded enough to accept him as his stepfather.
As for Claire, she was a sensible and filial daughter. If her