"It's not like we need to have power. We can just live like we did before."
"What about you?… What about your husband?"
She hadn't lost her father as she did her mother. When she thought everything in her hands had fallen away from her grasp like sand, she had still managed to save Scarr.
"It's okay, Father. It'll all turn out well."
A faint light seemed to finally shine through his dark eyes.
He had tried to kill himself.
What right did he have to see Adelina when he was merely a burden to her?! And Consort Min had told him that if he didn't take Adelina away, they would both lose their lives.
He thought that as long as he wasn't here, Ethan would at least be able to keep Adelina safe on his own.
"I'd better live."
Adelina's eyes widened at his words. With watery eyes, she clenched her hands around Scarr's and let out a sigh of relief.
"But let's go back to the General."
"Father?"
