Chapter 171:

Kira’s POV:

Ah… so it wasn’t just something he felt from the beginning. It was a gradual process, a slow, insidious erosion of affection and paternal instinct as he watched Rocco grow older, a reflection of his mother’s worst qualities.

I think…understood that. And even if I didn’t, it was his own life, his own quiet torment, and I didn’t think it would make sense for me to preach to him on it.