Kong's father said, "Alice, I'm sorry to you and your mother. The mistakes I've made now require you both to suffer with me."
Alice's eyes moistened, "Dad, the ones you owe the most are Kyle Kinston's parents. Mom and I are still alive, but they already..." Alice couldn't go on.
"Alice, don't say any more. You should get some rest. Think not only for yourself but also for the child in your belly," Mabel Quinn said, "We'll figure something out about your father, as for Kyle..."
"I'll go talk to Kyle," Dorian Howards said, "At least I can try to understand what he's thinking."
"But... will he be willing to let my dad go?" Alice asked worriedly. She couldn't bear the thought of never seeing her father again; she didn't want her father to be lonely for the rest of his life, nor her mother crying daily in the future.
