Lilia's lips trembled slightly in shock—she hadn't expected it at all.
How? How did that even happen? Was it a deliberate accident? She couldn't even wrap her head around it. It was the shock she felt right now, at this point.
Zethan held her protectively.
This… this was one of the reasons he had refused to inform her earlier. His deep thoughts hadn't been about anything else but her—her reaction.
He couldn't bear the thought of her feeling this broken. He hated seeing her smile fade, her lips trembling downward in that shaky curve, as if trying to make sense of it all.
Lilia knew her parents weren't perfect—far from it—but they were still her parents. No matter how much she tried to stay strong, her chest tightened. Even though her father could be considered one of the worst, at least there were times he had protected her. Maybe it was for his own benefit—but still, the feeling lingered.
