Chapter 121: Still Felt It…
Lilia’s lips trembled slightly in shock—she hadn’t expected it at all.
How? How did that even happen? Was it a deliberate accident? She couldn’t even wrap her head around it. It was the shock she felt right now, at this point.
Zethan held her protectively.
This... this was one of the reasons he had refused to inform her earlier. His deep thoughts hadn’t been about anything else but her—her reaction.
He couldn’t bear the thought of her feeling this broken. He hated seeing her smile fade, her lips trembling downward in that shaky curve, as if trying to make sense of it all.
Lilia knew her parents weren’t perfect—far from it—but they were still her parents. No matter how much she tried to stay strong, her chest tightened. Even though her father could be considered one of the worst, at least there were times he had protected her. Maybe it was for his own benefit—but still, the feeling lingered.
She slowly raised her head, still sitting on Zethan’s lap. No sound came from her lips, only silent tears streaming down her cheeks. It just kept falling—her eyes, streams of tears like an endless ocean. It was so painful that no sound came out. Why was she still in shock?
Zethan’s body stilled. He didn’t know what to do. The way she stared at him now, her tears still rolling, made his heart clench. It was like he could feel her pain.
He leaned forward, gently caressing her back as she rested her face on his chest, her shoulders moving up and down with her cry.
HIC...
She started to hiccup, her watery eyes locked on him. Zethan moved, cupping her face with his hands as he lightly bumped his forehead against hers.