Hearing those words from her father's mouth had come as quite a shock to her young self.
Back then, Aristeia had thought that her father would be really happy to know that she admired him and her mother. But he had looked disappointed in her.
So reluctantly, she stopped trying to chase after their shadow and started working on improving herself instead. And she had to admit that she wouldn't have been able to catch up to her current self if she hadn't done that.
More than that, when she stopped admiring the two of them, she was able to see that the parents she had thought of as perfect were actually both flawed individuals.
"Elias, when you stop admiring Adrian, you will see that he is also a flawed individual."
In fact, she believed that Adrian was the most flawed one in this family. He had been since he was little.
There was a thoughtful look on her younger brother's face, and she waited for him to sort his thoughts. But then, his lips suddenly curled up into a smile.
