Chapter 104 I Don't Care Anymore
- Gage enters the room at that moment and realizes the argument between them.
- "Yes, you're that father who wished for her death and the death of her mother hundreds of times," Irene replies between sobs, "the one who disowned her and didn't care that she was hungry and cold on that precarious farm her whole short life while you slept in the best beds, the same father who never allowed the doctor to treat her when she was sick and wouldn't let me bring a glass of milk to Adelaide when she gave birth."
- "Enough!" Now it's Egil who yells angrily at her words that hurt more than he would ever admit. "I won't allow you to insult me like that just because you're angry! I demand respect!"