"May I ask what exactly happened?"
Baal's gaze flickered slightly. He seemed reluctant to revisit what had happened back then, but after a while, he still told Chen Fan about it.
Baal was a Fallen Angel who had fathered a child with a human woman. As an executive among the Fallen Angels, he naturally had many duties to attend to and could not stay by Akeno and her mother's side at all times. At first, everything was peaceful. Then, somehow, someone learned that Akeno was the child of a Fallen Angel. Many sorcerers attacked the mother and daughter. Akeno's mother was killed while protecting her, and Baal did not make it in time.
He had been only one step away. By the time he arrived, it was already too late. He happened to witness Akeno's mother being killed. Afterwards, he slaughtered every one of those sorcerers, but he still could not bring the woman he loved most back to life. From then on, Akeno Himejima rarely spoke to Baal.
Baal grew emotional as he spoke. Chen Fan could understand him. For a man like Baal, watching his own woman die before his eyes without reaching her in time to save her was a regret that would haunt him for life. He would never forget it until the day he died, nor would he ever forgive himself.
Chen Fan also understood why Baal had asked whether he would always remain by Akeno's side. Clearly, compared with having a devoted boyfriend for his daughter, he had chosen to compromise for the sake of her happiness, safety, and the person she loved.
Afterward, Chen Fan left. Baal had clearly taken all the blame upon himself. As a man and a father, he had done enough. Chen Fan would find a way to speak