Shocked at feeling a woman other than his mother hug him for the first time, Daneel froze for a few moments before awkwardly returning the hug and patting her back gently.
It seemed that the floodgates had truly opened this time, as Eloise kept crying continuously for a long time before finally sniffling and controlling herself.
As she did so, she seemed to finally realize that she had actually hugged the man who was the reason behind her tears in the first place.
Yet, Eloise found that she actually didn't blame the King, and this wasn't because of the blind adoration she had for him.
Instead, it was the sincerity that she had seen in those striking green eyes. Each and every word the man had said had come from his heart, and such a thing had an allure to it that wasn't lost on Eloise.
