Chapter 545: Lumis Past (3) (1/2)

”We actually had a chance to save Madam Karma's life. However, it would have meant killing her daughter. Madam Karma knew this. That's why even when she was in so much pain, she still wanted to let her daughter see the world!”

”You're lying!” Yahir Gallagher paled.

”...Yet after all the pain she suffered, the sacrifice she made, you, the father of the child, did not protect her but detested her, hated her, abused her, and even wanted to kill her!” The middle-aged female servant spoke emotionally.

”Why are you only telling me this now?” Yahir Gallagher staggered slightly, feeling lethargic and pale as sheets.

”Everyone knew how much you loved Madam Karma. When we saw you deeply detested Miss Lumi for being born, we knew that you needed the anger to cope with your grief. Otherwise, you would not have been able to bear with the loss...”

”...However, it's been many years already! Even if Miss Lumi was born a demon, she was born a good demon! If you kill your only daughter, you will have no one left! Do you think your wife would have been happy to see you treat her daughter like this?! It's time to stop, master!”

Once the middle-aged female servant finished speaking, Yahir Gallagher froze like a wooden block with a lost expression.

Seeing that her words have finally gotten through to the master, the middle-aged female servant bowed before silently taking her leave, giving her master some time alone.

The day quickly grew dark, with grey clouds gathering in the skies before the rain fell.

Even so, Yahir Gallagher remained unmoving from his spot. His body was slowly soaked while raindrops fell on his face.

”What have I been doing...?” Yahir Gallagher finally uttered after some time. With his head raised, the raindrops battered against his face in quiet contemplation.

No one could see his tears hidden in the rain.

After some time, Yahir Gallagher softly muttered, ”I have done my daughter so much wrong... I have to make it up to her.”

However, that chance never came.

That same night, Lumi, who had never left the confines of Gallagher's Hidden Market, was seen, bullied, humiliated, and ultimately killed by the scions of noble families living nearby.

Leon's fist clenched tightly.

He did not watch how Lumi's final moments played out. He already knew what would happen and could not bear to watch it.

Although Lumi had been filled with bruises and scars from much physical abuse, it could not hide her beauty.

When everyone found out about Lumi's gruesome death at the center of Gallagher's Hidden Market, Yahir Gallagher cried tears of blood that day.

Before he could correct his mistake and shower his daughter in the love that she had missed all those years, the world took her away from him.

Leon found it strange that Yahir Gallagher did not take revenge for his daughter but sold his properties to the enemy before quietly disappearing off the face of the earth.

Many points in Lumi's past were not revealed after her death and before she reawakened as a vengeful spirit.

Leon could only make guesses.