*My intense gaze continues the story*
**First, I told Mother:**
"Mother, Father still loves you – I saw tears of sorrow and regret when your darkness was revealed. He might forgive you..."
Mother's eyes welled up with hope and tears:
"Really, Aria... he still loves me?"
I nodded gently before exiting to find Father.
**Then, I visited Father:**
He sat alone in his study, surrounded by memories of our family. I approached him:
"Father, Mother told me everything – how she manipulated you, how you suspected something was wrong but wanted to believe her."
Father broke down, tears streaming:
"I failed her... failed all of you. My ambition, my love – blinded me to her darkness."
I embraced him tightly:
"Mother still loves you too, Father. She hopes for your forgiveness – and maybe redemption."
Father pulled back, eyes red-rimmed:
"Can I ever redeem myself – forgive myself – after what happened to our family?"