Mr. Liander now regretted why he had abandoned his wife.
Angelina now knew he had acted against their mother and three children, and she would likely not forgive him.
She already possessed this empire; why would she still care about him, their father?
"The sounds have quieted down, sir. It seems this war is over. The Lord should be coming to see you. You haven't seen your daughter in so long; do you miss her?"
Darren chatted with Mr. Liander while paying attention to the sounds outside and continuing his work without stopping.
The Lord would arrive soon, and he had to clean this room thoroughly.
Miss her? How could that be? He had almost forgotten this daughter who had brought him so much glory.
After all, she was not the child he had expected. When Angelina was still in her mother's womb, he had met his true love and then planned for Santi to abdicate her position for her.
He hadn't expected Angelina to be so resilient, managing to be born safely. After her birth, Santi protected the two children like the apple of her eye.
He no longer had a chance to act. At the same time, he felt Santi was no longer a threat, so he let them go. He just hadn't expected that the sickly Santi would actually protect the two children until they grew up.
After sending his daughter to the Church of Light, even her and Egbert's health improved. Although still frail, their lives were no longer in danger.
He had been poisoning them all along, but Angelina's light talent was too strong, and she was too valued by the Church of Light. Therefore, many high-ranking priests came to treat them.
Because of this, he had wronged his lover and illegitimate daughter, causing them to resent Angelina deeply. This was why he had agreed to help her act against Angelina.
He just hadn't expected his daughter to possess such capabilities.
Now, he might even need to rely on this daughter for survival. He didn't think he would receive any good treatment from this daughter.
When Lin Yan left the imperial palace, the Emperor had already died within its walls. Lin Yan had not intervened; he had died by his own hand.
To avoid facing the subsequent consequences, he chose to leave this world.
He committed suicide in front of Lin Yan. Before doing so, he saw the person who had caused him to lose everything. She was stunningly beautiful.
Lin Yan ordered the Emperor to be buried and then began to take possession of everything in the imperial palace.
Before fully taking over the country, she still wanted to see her biased father.
This time, Lin Yan did not have Morris accompany her. She went alone to the house where Sir Liander lived, which had also been the original host's home.
As soon as she reached the door, Darren came out to meet her. "Lord, you've arrived. Sir has been waiting for you inside."
He had already tidied up the house and changed Mr. Liander into clean clothes.
"Thank you for your hard work. From today onwards, you no longer need to care for him. Go back to your mother; she will arrange another job for you."
"Thank you, my Lord!" Darren said happily and then led Lin Yan.
As Lin Yan entered the bedroom, she saw Mr. Liander lying on the bed. He was very thin, so thin that his familiar features were no longer discernible on his face. Of course, she wasn't familiar with this biological father either.
"Long time no see, Father," Lin Yan said, offering a slight bow.
"You've finally arrived," Mr. Liander had fully understood his future. "Now that you've taken over the entire empire, what will you do with me?"
"I don't plan to do anything to you. After all, you are my own father. And haven't you always wanted to be with that lady? I will fulfill your wish and reunite your family of three."
"So you came today just to tell me this?" Mr. Liander knew this was his punishment. He had already experienced the heartlessness of that mother and daughter, and making them live together was torture.
"More than that. Mother is now managing the rear of the entire territory for me. Mother is doing very well; she's a very capable politician."
"Why are you telling me this?" Mr. Liander didn't understand why she was saying all this.
"Why? To let you know how well she's been doing since you left her." Lin Yan looked at Mr. Liander lying on the bed, a look of disdain on her face towards the man before her.
"We are no longer people of the same world, Mr. Liander. Although we share a blood relationship, I will fulfill your long-held wish and do my part as a daughter.
As for anything else, I will no longer be involved. Shouldn't you have your own life? I will have Mother divorce you, and then you can marry the lady you've been yearning for."
"You... you..." Liander pointed at Lin Yan, breathing heavily, unable to speak.
"Father, are you too overjoyed? Don't get so agitated. You also know that this medicine only keeps you weak; it won't take your life.
When your other daughter arrives, she can suppress the poison, and then you will be able to move freely." After speaking, Lin Yan turned and left without looking at Mr. Liander's expression.
Neither the original host, nor the original host's brother, nor Ms. Santi were worth lingering for this person. They had a more distant future.
As for him, let him torment each other with the female lead. Now, she needed to consider matters concerning the Church of Light.
The male lead was not as simple as the female lead, let alone the Pope of Light who had always been behind the scenes.
Thinking of this, Lin Yan looked towards the location of the Church of Light.
Due to the war, the Church of Light had withdrawn many of its clergy from the churches. They should have received news from their side. Even if they were discussing countermeasures, enough time should have passed for them to come up with something.
She wondered what they would do. She waited.
However, she did not expect that the first people she would see were not from the Church of Light, but high-ranking officials from the Church of Darkness.
Among them were the Holy Son of the Church of Darkness and several elders.
When they first arrived, Lin Yan did not want to see them. After all, she did not want to deal with the Church of Darkness.
She was from the Church of Light. All the information she had received about the Church of Darkness from the church was not good. Therefore, the original host did not have a good impression of the Church of Darkness.
Although her attitude towards the Church of Light had changed after being expelled, the indoctrination she had received since childhood made her unwilling to meet these people from the Church of Darkness.