บท 162: King Rian's mate (3)

"I have to go." She turned to leave, only for him to pull her hand.

"Jasmine."

She turned back to face him.

"I will make sure your wedding banquet goes as you planned. No matter where you wanted to hold it initially or who you wanted to invite, I will make it work for you." He promised.

That was a pretty big promise and she didn't think it was necessary. "You don't have to."

"I want to." He ran a hand down the side of her face. "I have never done anything valuable for my daughter. This time, I want to be the father who actually deserves you as my daughter."

His words made her heart melt. "Thank you, father." She hugged him and summoned Phoenix to fly away.

…

That night, Dairon sat by the windowsill of the library to paint. She brought him fruits and sat near him.

"I need to make a trip to the underworld." He stated as he finished drawing the outline of his painting with a piece of charcoal.