"Is this hard to believe?"
"Yeah. People could see the resemblance between you and your father, and that too…" both of them were shameless when trying to make her into their family. "I can see that the love your parents gave was genuine."
Declan offered her a smile while stroking the top of Kaylee's head gently.
"I admire him and genuinely thought of him as my father."
"I bet your parents thought about you like that too."
"They are. But, sometimes, there are times when I feel like I'm in a place that isn't mine. I wouldn't feel like this if my father were my father."
"I don't understand."
"My father owns the Black corp, and there are many who oppose my position as his successor. Especially from my paternal's side, they tried desperately to block me and prove that I couldn't do what my father did."