That night, Lori went to sleep holding her parents' pinky fingers. Her right hand held Richard's little finger, while her left held Anxia's. Since hearing that some bad people were targeting her mother, Lori became uncommunicative and smiled less as she was afraid her parents would disappear when she woke up.
It took hours for Richard and Anxia to calm Lori before the girl fell asleep due to exhaustion. And that, too, she refused to sleep if she couldn't hold her parents' finger.
"I didn't mean to make her cry." Richard couldn't stop the regret that filled his heart. He thinks too highly of himself and believes he has given the best for Lori. In fact, he didn't know anything about Lori, and he made a fatal mistake that caused fear to fill his beloved baby's heart.
"I know. I don't blame you." Anxia answered him in the same whispering voice so as not to wake Lori.
