Seeing his son turned silent at his words, he let out a sharp breath. "I had to do everything that I could to protect you. Even if that meant betraying my blood."
Zhou Huifang felt his eyes turn hot. He lowered his gaze as he gritted his teeth. "You betrayed your family."
"I did.I betrayed them for the sake of the people that I love." To Zhou Jingtao, what he did was not wrong. "However, you and Xiaodan are different. You got too close to Zhou Kang. Back then… I could not contact you. When… when he tried to murder me… and pin it on Zhou Jingren. I did not want to ruin my cover. So I— "
"I mourned for you." Zhou Huifang uttered. "Me and Xiaodan mourned for you and it was— a lie. Everything was a lie! You manipulated us into thinking you were dead!"
