章 277: Echoes of a Forgotten Family  

[LINA]

"How dare you speak to my father like that!" Dan snapped, all pretense of civility gone. His voice was filled with contempt as he stood as well, his expression twisted with arrogance. "You're nothing but a bastard son, so watch your mouth."

This was bad. Really bad. And I felt terrible for dragging Daniel into this. Guilt twisted like a knife in my chest, sharp and unforgiving. I shouldn't have agreed to this meeting in the first place. Now, I had probably hurt him . . . again.

Daniel didn't flinch. He stood tall, his face expressionless, masking whatever turmoil was brewing inside. But I knew he had to be hurting. No matter how much he despised Robert, it didn't change the fact that he was still his father.