When she first went to the mismatched wall at the end of the corner, Elise somewhere suspected that the place leads to somewhere, and it was only now that Ian confirmed her thought. "Why didn't Count Gerald come here and share the news with you?" Because usually, it was the head of the family who would meet the Lord, Elise wondered if there was a reason other than for Lady Monica to meet Ian.
Ian leaned on the back of his chair, "The Count is a rather particular man, he knew that coming to my house would be dangerous but he didn't care, that just show how much the family wanted power even at the expense of losing his only daughter's life. He isn't a good father but then we all seem to have daddy issues."
Father, thought Elise, understanding what he meant by issue. Both their fathers didn't seem to be like a good man, although Elise hoped her father to be one, there was more evidence of him being an irresponsible man than not.
