The slow ticking of the clock made the tense atmosphere worse. Lia couldn't refute anything Elder T said.
It was true. One part of the reason why Lia did this was to make herself feel better.
"Yes," Lia didn't lie, "However I'm still truly sorry. Noel was a dear friend of mine. He was the very first person I could rely on after crawling back to the world."
To Lia, Noel was a precious person. Although he did tease her a lot, he was still someone she needed desperately back then and was incredibly thankful he came to her life barging in like that.
"That unfilial son of mine would've been happy to hear that."
Lia couldn't decipher Elder T's current emotional state but still meekly nodded.
