Marcus was surprised to see his daughter and moved the blanket to get out of the bed when Charlotte told him to stay in the bed. She hugged her father and apologized to him.
Soon, she pulled away and sat on the mattress by her father's side. "How is Father feeling?" She took his hand in hers and caressed it.
"I am better now," Marcus said, and found the slight glow on her daughter's face.
"Father took a lot of stress because of me. I always give him trouble," Charlotte said and lowered her head.
"It is not true, my child. I got sick because your brothers were talking so rudely to you. If your mother were alive, she would have been broken-hearted to see that. I was such a bad father who could not even control his own sons. They kept saying the wrong things to you." Marcus didn't blame Charlotte for his sudden deterioration in health. Hayden and Winfred were forcing his daughter to marry Édouard when she was still vulnerable after Mathieu's demise.
