บท 176: The Desire To Make Up

Selma Payne's POV:

"Oh, my baby, my child, my hope." My mother held me tightly in her arms. "Your words almost broke my heart. Why do you think so?"

"You're too harsh on yourself, Selma." My father sighed softly and said, "I'm even starting to regret the harsh King's education I gave you. It's good to uphold justice and to oppose privileges, but love is different. It doesn't pay attention to this bone-deep red tape."

"It's normal for parents to favor their children, lovers to favor their other half, and best friends to favor their best friend. Or rather, these feelings can't be summed up with the word 'preference' in the first place. They don't matter whether it's fair or unfair, objective or not, because feelings are very subjective.