Chapter 319

• Thea earnestly advised her daughter, "Kassidy, while blood ties are certainly important, Nathan is your father and he should have the obligation to support you and treat you well. Compared to this legally bound fatherly love, Uncle Theo, who has no blood relation to you and no obligation towards you, his kindness towards you is even more precious."
• "You should be grateful for Uncle Theo's kindness and take the opportunity to repay him. You should treat him well and never do anything that would damage Uncle Theo's reputation or even his life."
• Kassidy lay in her arms, sobbing, "Mom, I found out."