This time, the firmness in Kylian's voice winced Zenith a little, as he could evidently sense that Kylian was determined to hear the truth out of him.
However, as he had already given his word to Marita, knowing that the truth would only lead to a severe blow to Kylian's innocent heart, making him unable to stay sane anymore, out of guilt and remorse for being the reason for his beloved mother's misery, he was bound to hide the truth from him.
Thus, curling his hand into a fist over the door, Zenith clenched his jaws before he answered in a husky voice, "Kylian…I am sorry I couldn't reply to your text. I will apologize as many times as you want—"
