Keegan settled into silence, gently reaching out to touch his face, her palm moist with tears.

That evening, after the successful conclusion of the press conference, they huddled together, crying for a long while.

Aurora Kane crouched outside the master bedroom, ultimately lacking the courage to knock on the door.

Her phone buzzed incessantly, Dahlia's messages flooding in one after the other, "Aurora, have you spoken to your brother?" "I was deceived by your uncle.

Family ties run deep.

Of course, I can tell the difference.

I can't bear to see your grandfather's legacy being tarnished like this.

"I never intended to cut ties with Keegan.

He's my son.

How could 1 abandon him? Stella tricked me into writing that severance letter.

held no legal weight when I signed

like

is my flesh

that

doesn't approve of me, so I

Sometimes, distance is inevitable.

he's my

him more."

descended the stairs, she dialed

the phone, promptly answering when

you told your brother everything as I instructed?" Suddenly, Aurora asked, "Mom, do you know what day next Wednesday is?" Dahlia hesitated, "Why this

me." Aurora stated, "Next Wednesday is Keegan's

Keegan's?" Dahlia was speechless for a moment, then erupted, "Are you blaming me too? Haven't I been good to Keegan? Haven't I been good to you? What gives you the right

no right, because

you have no right to seek

forgives you, then the harm you've caused him is

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