Chapter 1020

"But I want my dad to be free!" Melissa shouted.

She couldn't stop crying when she thought about her elderly father suffering in prison.

"Can't we spend money to get him out? No matter how much it costs!"

Sean said softly, "Melissa, Mr. Lane wants to atone for what he's done. He told me this himself. He wants to make amends while he's alive so that he can face your mom and my dad in the afterlife with dignity.

"He must have told you that your mom was a very kind and righteous person. He loved your mom his entire life. Despite his mistakes, he wants to meet her guilt-free.

"You're his daughter. You should understand him."

Hearing this, Melissa stared at him with red and vulnerable eyes, tears streaming down her face. In her heart, she understood her father but still felt deeply pained. She knew how much he loved her mother.

The love he gave her was an extension of his love for her mother. Since her mother was no longer there, he projected his love onto her. She believed that he l