Jeren was shocked after hearing all this, cuz he didn't know his parents went to this length to make them break up. And there was no punishment written in the history books about same-gender relationships. So it was obvious Jeren's parents made that bullshit up to deceive Ariel.
"Ariel, there is no punishment written in our history books about same-gender relationships."
Ariel's eyes widened hearing this. "You're lying, right?"
"Of course I'm not. But why didn't you ask me anything at that time? If you had, we wouldn't have broken up."
Love hadn't faded away from Jeren's heart yet. That's why he still longs for Ariel even now.
"Jeren, if we hadn't broken up, then your sons wouldn't have been born. And I saw you love them so much, so it's good that we broke up. But—"
And then Ariel went silent all of a sudden, refusing to make eye contact and looking down. But Jeren was desperately looking at Ariel, wanting to hear what he was going to say next.
