Upon saying this, Noah Ford paused and looked up at Lily.
He gazed into the deep, dark abyss of Lily's eyes, filled with tender love.
But Lily knew all too well that he wasn't looking at her.
His gaze seemed to pierce through her body, seeing another person through her.
A woman who looked extremely similar to her.
He was looking at Sylvia Scott, her mother.
"Lily, I... have no intention of defending myself further, nor do I need to explain anymore. Wrong is wrong, I admit it, it was a momentary lapse in judgment on my part back then. I wanted to keep Sylvia's daughter, to create a crack in her marriage to Ken Redington... I admit, all of this was forged by my selfishness."
"I was wrong, Lily... Dad was wrong, Dad wants to make amends to you..."
He truly liked Lily, cared for her deeply, and sincerely wanted to be a good father to her.
"No need..." However, in the end, Lily still did not change how she addressed him.