Joreen and Sara both sat quietly in the kitchen as they mused over all they had just heard.

After listening to the three 'elders', Sara suddenly seem to think of something.

Something that has been buried deep in her mind but she had refused to let it out. Althoigh she knew much about her Father's past now, a lot of things still seemed quite fishy and unclear.

"Did you hear all that?" Joreen asked Sara.

"I don't quite get what they were saying. Does it mean pretty Changyu was friends with Mum and dad but her parents killed grandparents because they did not like them?"

Joreen summarised in the best way she could understand it. But Sara understood better.

"Did it mean.... Mum had a hand in separating Dad and pretty Changyu when pretty Changyu was pregnant?"

"Jo, keep your voice down" Sara used a hand to cover Joreen's mouth to stop her from asking further since the people outside might hear her.

A lot of things were mixing in Sara's head and she needed time to think.

First of all, her mother, Helene, had been an accomplice in the whole thing.

She also believed that her father had never actually been in love with Helene but had always loved Changyu.

She had suspected it a long time ago. He never mentioned her and whenever she asked if he missed her, he always gave a passive answer.

"Jo..." Sara removed her hand from Joreen's mouth and arched her back to meet Joreen's sitting frame.

"I want you to think. Remember the other time you mentioned that you overheard Dad and Aunt talking about a 'devil'.. What did they say?"

Joreen searched her brain and tried to remember all she had heard that day.

"Mum said something like.. She always wanted to meet that devil but dad warned her against it. Then, she said something about how the devil abandoned her day old child. I think that was it." Joreen gasped. "Was that Dad's child?" She asked in a whisper.

Sara was lost in thought. Something was trying to pop in her brain but she did not let it come out. She did not want to jump into meaningless conclusions right now.

It couldn't be right? It just did not make sense..

"What is it? Do you know something?" Joreen inquired but Sara just pat her braided head gently.

"Do not think much about any of it okay? That is left for the elders to handle."

"But...do you think mum is bad?" Joreen suddenly asked out of the blue with a pout.

She had heard Jianjun ask her mother to leave in an angry tone.

She thought if it got to that point, then Jianjun must have really been pissed at her.

She had even cried when she heard her mother cry. But there was nothing she could do about it.

Although she was not yet a grown up, she knew her mother must have done something bad. She only hoped her mother would quickly reflect on it and come ask for forgiveness.

"Do you think dad will forgive her? What if pretty Changyu wants to take revenge on her?"

"Stop thinking too much Jo. Everything is going to turn out well. You trust me right?"

Joreen pursed her lips before bobbing her head up and down.

When they realised that the sitting room was unusually quiet and they were no longer hearing Changyu's almost silent cries, they both came out.

They saw Changyu sleeping. Her head was on Jianjun's laps while her left foot which was wrapped with an elastic bandage, was elevated with the help of the armrest.

On the ground beside them, there was a first aid box,a small bucket with a pack of ice inside, her boot heels, purse, and a pillow which was lying useless on the floor.

Jianjun's entire focus was on her face as he helped to gently move some hair strands off her face.

With the way she was sleeping now, he could vaguely guess that she did not sleep much last night. He had also seen her face when she entered and so, he knew she lacked sleep. He had not slept a wink also.

"Dad..." Sara called him gently. She was careful not to wake Changyu up.

For a minute, she had been quietly standing by the door, observing how her father looked at her and how he cared for her. His gaze was gentle and soft.

No one would believe there had been a brawl in here just and hour ago.

Jianjun raised his head and saw Sara standing by the kitchen door with Joreen beside her.

He tried to carefully remove Changyu's head from his laps so he could get up but Changyu snuggled even closer, giving him no opportunity to do so.

He sighed and gave up!

Sara moved closer instead and that was when she noticed that Changyu was tightly holding onto her father's other hand with both of hers.

"Is she okay?" Sara asked in a whisper.

"A bit okay. Sorry about everything." He apologized with sad eyes.

"Sorry about mummy. She is not a bad person"

Joreen apologized with teary eyes. She felt that her mother must have done something to really hurt Jianjun for him to look this sad.

He furrowed his brows before shaking his head.

"This is an issue for the adults Jo. I do not want you to butt-in. But do not worry, your mother is going to return soon."

Joreen nodded and a smile finally appeared on her face after hearing those words directly from him.

They all suddenly heard Changyu make a noise like she was crying in her sleep. She snuggled even closer to him and mumbled some incoherent words.

They all looked sadly at her as she kept shifting about.

Sara felt strange looking at her now.

What if... Just what if...?

"You should let her sleep comfortably inside the room. I am sure she would feel better then"

Joreen nodded in support of Sara's suggestion since the woman obviously did not look comfortable.

Gently and carefully, Jianjun lifted her.

To him, she was so light. As light as a feather that he began to wonder whether she ate at all.

He was carrying her towards the ladies room before Sara shook her head and asked him to leave her in his room instead. Claiming that theirs was a bit stuffy and was probably going to make her feel uncomfortable.

He was not in the mood to argue with her since he wanted Changyu to rest well and so he carried her inside his own room. Sara helped him open the door wide while Jireen helped carry her shoes and purse.

He felt he was lucky to have arranged his room and messy bed while waiting for Sara to come home. Else, it would have been a bit of a problem right now.

After slowly lowering her on the bed and using a pillow to elevate her sprained foot, he heard her say a few other inaudible words before she finally settled and began to snore lightly

"Can we talk for a bit?" Sara asked Jianjun after he turned to face them.

"Sure. Let's go out."

"Jo. Can you help us watch Miss Changyu? I want to speak with dad for a bit."

"No problem. You can go on." Joreen said to them.

Jianjun and Sara both left the room after looking at Changyu one more time.

She had questions for him. Although she felt they were absurd, she still had to ask anyway.

They both went over to the dining and after Jianjun sat down, she sat opposite him.

"I overheard your conversation earlier" Sara started.

"You must have been shocked right?"

"Truth is, I actually know most of it already. Aunt told me about what her parents did to grandparents."

Jianjun looked at her in surprise. He had hidden that from her all these years. Why did Cixi have to tell his precious daughter about their dark past? He did not want her to start having other thoughts that rich people always behaved that way. Especially now that she was dating someone from a wealthy family.

He was about to assure her that something like that was never going to happen to their family, but she spoke first.

"I am really sorry. Sorry that you had to go through all of that. Sorry that I was not there to protect you all" Sara said with glistening eyes.

Jianjun laughed dryly. "Don't be silly. You should not be apologizing for things like that. It's all good. It's in the past." He assured her with a smile when he noticed she was about to tear up.

"You seem to like Miss Changyu a lot" Sara suddenly mentioned.

"It's not what you think. How are you? What happened to you last night? The distractions have been making them skip my mind." He suddenly changed the topic.

"I am fine. And don't change the topic right now. It is very easy to know you have feelings for Miss Changyu."

"I don't" He denied.

"There wasn't a question mark after my sentence so, it wasn't a question dad." Sara reminded him.

He avoided eye contact with her, embarrassed to be talking about something like this with his daughter.

"Why did you marry mum?" She suddenly asked out of the blue.

"I heard grandparents liked her. Were you forced to marry her?"