Old Master Ding's emotions didn't stabilize until later. His silent cries screamed the pain he had been bearing from the moment his younger sister Luciana disappeared.
Liliana and Talia persuaded Old Master Ding by saying Luciana wouldn't want him to live with immense regrets. That was the reason she penned her thoughts and forgiveness in the undelivered letters.
When Old Master Ding was finally able to regain his broken composure, he didn't delay in laying out the rest of the story in the open.
Liliana continued sitting on the right armrest of the old man's chair. She placed one arm across Old Master Ding's back while the other held to his right shoulder. The tremors coming from her grieving granduncle were perceived under her touch.
"The wedding preparations were done as quickly as possible. But... something happened that only a few people know."