Chapter 652. Could Caitlin Be Your Daughter?

He wanted to. He had never stopped wanting to see her.

But the cruel truth kept him from daring to hope.

“Look at me now... like this...”

Leif VI’s fingers dug hard into his knees. In his mind, he could still see Kelly as she had been in their youth—bright, beautiful, full of life. For so many years, it was the memory of her that had kept him alive.

But now he was just a crippled man. They had both built separate lives, separate families. How could he face her again?

There was an old saying: better to hold someone in memory than to see them again and destroy the illusion. He wanted her to remember him as he had been—proud, strong, whole—not the broken man he was now.

Magnus saw his father’s pain, saw the self-loathing etched into his face, and spoke gently. “Father, it’s all right. Some things cannot be forced. I understand. But if you and Caitlin’s mother truly had a past together... then could Caitlin be your daughter?”

“I don’t know...”