Ever since he had memory, Eden had always longed for his father. It didn't occur to him that his father would have left him and his mother to get engaged to some other woman. In Eden's young mind, Edric was already dead to him. Eadric was a big liar, and Eden hated him!
"Don't scold your father like that. Eden, he had no choice back then."
"What do you mean he had no choice?" Eden asked.
"It means he had a reason to do so." Irene explained. "There's a reason for your father's engagement with that woman."
"Wasn't it because he wanted to marry another woman?" The scene of Edric and Lily's engagement announcement was deeply embedded in Eden's mind.
"No, he didn't want to get engaged to another woman. That was just for show."
"But I saw it all. Mom, don't lie to me."
"I'm not lying to you. That woman fell ill. So, he got engaged to her to take care of her."
