Permission to Marry (97)

The moment I heard that Heter’s father had arrived, I hurriedly straightened my clothes and looked down toward the first floor, where I could hear the commotion.

“Father. What brings you here?”

There was Olivier, greeting a man who looked like Heter with a startled expression.

‘Is that his father?’

They say blood will tell.

Even from a distance, it was obvious they were family.

“I came to see Arsenio.”

“How did you know?”

Like Olivier, I was startled by his words.

‘How on earth did he know we were here and come looking for us?’...