Elia held his hands and tenderly spoke to him.
"Listen carefully. The truth is he was from a family that was betrothed to me before.
Your grandfather had set me up for an arrange marriage with a bastard from the Lim's.
But your dad and I had already been dating.
We're deeply in love and I obviously don't want to marry someone I don't like.
My father strongly disagree with our relationship.
You know how he is. Once he had decided on something, it will be so hard to change his mind.
And so your father planned and annihilated the Lim's by exposing them with their underground business.
They are involve in drug trades. Your granddad hated that type of business cause it ruins small people's lives.
The Lim's couldn't recover from the scandal and so their business shut down.
And since the Lim's had gone bankrupt your granddad eventually agreed to marry me to your father.
But your dad didn't expect that although he had snip out the roots of the Lim clan, there were some weeds that he had forgotten to cut out.
The one who abduct you is from the Lim family's second branch. He wanted to get revenge by kidnapping you and hurting you.
We're really sorry son for what happened. I'm sorry that I failed to be a good mother to you. "
Elia tearfully said. She had blamed herself and her husband for not being able to protect Ian.
Ethan was walking by the shore when he notice a shining conch shell.
It looks so pretty that it had caught his eye.
He picked it up and excitedly went inside the house. He wanted to suprise and show his beloved wife the conch shell. .
He slowly opened the bedroom door. Elia and Ian didn't notice him as they were busy talking about the past.
"Ian, don't ever bring up the abduction in front of your dad. That incident has been like the bane of his life."
Elia explained. Both of them had been depressed for months.
Especially Ethan Lee who is a prideful man.
He couldn't forgive himself for what happened to Ian, his only son.
He blamed himself for being careless.
Ethan purchased thh island so that he can calm down and unwind.
He called it "The Fortress" cause when he's on the island, he felt isolated, and undisturbed.
Away from the noise of the city, he can relax and think straight and just be close to nature.
"Don't tell him about who Tia was. About her being your saviour okay, I don't know how he will react.
You know his temperament. He's sometimes unpredictable. I don't want to cause any trouble for both of you. "
She said. She doesn't want Ethan to know about the truth cause she's afraid that it might trigger his depression again.
Elia figured that remembering something regretful and hurtful will only lead to pain and suffering.
She wanted to just bury the past and never talk about it ever again.
Little did they know is that Ethan had been accidentally eavesdropping in their conversation.
He heard loud and clear what Elia said. He carefully closed the door and walked out of the house.
He sat on the beach and looked pensively at the sea trying to sort out his thoughts.
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