章 56: Horatio

His voice was laced with deep sadness. From his tone, Elise could hear how lonely the man was.

"Oh.. I am sorry to hear that," Elise lowered her head. She felt sad for Loriel.

"Don't you want to know what happened to my family?" the handsome man asked.

Elise looked up and shook her head. "I don't want to invade your privacy."

"No, you are not invading my privacy. No worries. I am happy to share it with you. I have nothing to hide," said the man calmly.

"Okay." Elise looked at the man attentively and listened to what he had to say. "What happened to your family?"

Loriel smiled and said, "They all passed away a long time ago. I have been alone for most of my life. How about you?"

He hurriedly added, "I don't mean anything by my question. You can keep it to yourself and not tell me anything about you. Just because I share with you about my life, it doesn't mean you have to."