"You just said that I've surely suffered many grievances and hardships over the years. That's right, I've indeed been through tough times, but compared to your grand plans, you probably think it's nothing, don't you?"
"That's why you think all those hardships and grievances can be compensated, as long as you give me a noble status, that would be enough to make up for everything."
"So, my dear father, do you think I should now be moved to tears of joy, grateful that after so many years, you're still concerned about your daughter who isn't important at all?"
Her lips curled into a more sarcastic smile, her gaze growing colder, making Noah Yates feel somewhat guilty.
"Scarlett, it's not that I didn't care about you, but at that time my situation was really dangerous. If I brought you to live with me, it would put you in danger. I couldn't do that." Noah Yates defended his past actions, "The less I seemed to care about you, the safer you were."
