Chapter 263: Addressing The Hard Issues
Viviana looked up sensing the warm hand on her head. Although he donned a serious expression, she saw the kindness in his eyes.
"Why are you crying then, sweetie, if you love him?" he asked.
Viviana gulped.
"When you said you married Leander, I thought you did so with bad intentions..." Father Patrick caressed her hair so gently.
Viviana was stunned.
"You’re not angry at me for falling in love with a Kastello?" she asked.
She didn’t expect Father Patrick would be this indifferent to that important detail. It appears the anger she felt from him earlier was because he thought she might have married Leander Kastello for revenge.
"From what you told me, he is kind to you and loves you. If he chose to marry you, and you fell in love with him, isn’t that good? Why are you crying?" Father Patrick asked.
"He is kind to me," Viviana said. That is an undeniable fact.
"See..." Father Patrick chuckled. "I worried for you and prayed for you every day. Why should I get angry at you for marrying someone you love? It makes no difference when you fall in love. What matters is love in a marriage. Can I reject that your marriage is a divine ordinance by how miraculous everything sounds?"
"Miracle?" Viviana sighed. She bowed her head and wiped the corner of her eyes.
"And, Sweetie, it is a miracle," Father Patrick patted her head. "It must be hard to lose a child, but... Every doctor told you there was no chance for you to even conceive a child. And... here you are..."