Chapter 75: Killing her demon (3)

Mm"If you don't believe me, you can always confirm it once you go back to the human realm." He held her hand. "I would never lie to you, child."

Her eyes stung. "I believe you, ancestor."

"Ancestor?" He tipped his head back in laughter. "You can always call me grandfather." He rubbed her hand. "Or, father, if you can't stand thinking of Reginald as such."

"You know, I always wondered why my parents never treated me as their child." She revealed. "Your theory has nothing to do with it, I hope?"

"That you were meant to be my daughter?" He shook his head. "Reginald has no excuse. He should have treasured you, but he didn't merely because you were not a boy. And Penelope…"

"What about her?" She took in the rising fury in his expression.

"If I meet that woman, I will make her regret what she did to you and your mother." He snarled.