Without hesitation, she rushed toward him and tightly hugged him from the front.
"It's alright," she whispered softly while gently patting his head. "Everything will be alright."
The moment Adriana embraced him, something inside Peter finally shattered completely.
If it had been anyone else, he would never have shown weakness.
But with Adriana… he could no longer hold himself together.
Suddenly, his body trembled slightly as tears began falling uncontrollably.
"Why…" he choked out painfully. "Why does he hate me so much?"
His voice cracked badly.
"I'm his own son…" he whispered brokenly. "Can't he be even a little gentler toward me?"
As Peter continued sobbing quietly, Adriana's heart ached painfully.
She carefully stroked his hair while holding him tightly.
Peter continued speaking in fragments, as though years of buried emotions were finally erupting.
