Aria’s POV
“There’s no need to look so shocked,” Markus said. “Surely, after all this time, you wouldn’t turn away a visit from your father-in-law.”
I could only gape at him for a moment. He was here, the man of Liam’s nightmares, the one who made his waking life hell.
He wasn’t what I expected, even having seen his picture. That photo must have been taken some time ago, before his illnesses started to creep in. Now, he was thinner, frailer. I wondered if he was staying in the car as a slight against me, or if he physically lacked the strength to leave it.
For this reason, I didn’t take offense to this potential insult. From what Liam had told me about his father, I knew plenty more insults would soon follow anyway.
“This talk between us is long overdue,” Markus said. “I should have a
