Chapter 346: I’ll Accompany You
Watching the raw pain distort her father's expression, Alexandra felt her own heart twist with sorrow. But she couldn't stop—not now.
"Dad," she said gently, her voice strained with emotion, "do you remember how happy my sister was when she told me she was pregnant?"
"She said it was the proudest, happiest moment of her life."
"She wanted to share that joy with you so many times. She truly did. But she was terrified you'd be furious. That you'd forbid her from being with the man she loved. So she kept it to herself."
Alexandra's tears fell freely now, soaking through her clothes.
"You've always cared for your daughter, Dad, but why don't you care for her child?"
"Do you honestly believe my sister would want to see her son killed? No. She'd be devastated. She would hate you for it, Dad. Can't you see that?"
"No matter how much you loathe that man, it's been fifteen years. You can't pretend her child died in that fire. He survived. He's right here, kneeling before her grave. And he's hurting."
Her voice broke under the weight of her plea, but she forced herself to keep speaking. For John. For Aviana.
Warren clutched his head, his fingers trembling as waves of torment and regret surged through him like a storm. For a long time, he stood silent, caught between past mistakes and the wreckage of the present.
Eventually, his hoarse voice emerged—quiet, yet heavy with emotion.