Love at First Sight, Mutual Affection?

After talking to her uncle last night, Cynthia learned that his intentional, yet subtle, favoritism towards Dalton stemmed from a sense of guilt in his heart.

However, he was a man of integrity, never allowing personal feelings to interfere.

So when he encountered Dalton again, he intended to make amends as much as possible.

Using past hatred for revenge was indeed a convincing reason.

But now, Dalton had already made a name for himself in the political world. Why would he risk everything for old grudges when he had already managed to carve out a place for himself?

Thus, he was lying!

Dalton took off his glasses and gave a wry smile, his lips curled in a desolate expression, "It seems you already know."