"Don't bother with me, you are brothers by blood, I'm just an outsider!"
Violet Zimmerman spoke a seemingly nonsensical sentence, leaving Joseph Lancaster stunned, even slightly amused and helpless. He helped her up by holding her shoulders, letting her lean against him, and spoke gently.
"What's wrong with us brothers? Even if you're convicting me, shouldn't I die knowing why?"
"Hmph! How can you still laugh!" Violet glanced at Joseph in annoyance, "You never disclosed such a big thing to me!"
Joseph then realized that Violet was talking about Daemon Lancaster's origins.
Feeling even more helpless, Joseph hugged Violet tighter.
"Why worry about someone insignificant!"
"How is this worrying? Clearly, you didn't treat me like family!" Violet persisted, "And Daxton, I've been married to him for over twenty years, yet in the end, he's not as close to me as you, his own brother!"
