Chapter 181: Revealing Herself To Her Father

Hadrian, his clothes torn to shreds, dignity stripped bare, and life barely clinging to him, stared at her with eyes still shimmering faintly with pride.

Lorraine could not suppress the flicker of surprise. Her father, her once mighty father, still clung to that hollow pride, as if it were a weapon capable of fending off his downfall. Was he that stupid? Or was pride so deeply woven into his blood that surrender was inconceivable?