"Do you have any other questions?" Ned asked after standing there for a long while.
"Do you really like her?" Jonathan asked again.
"Of course. Liking is just liking!"
"Is it the same kind of liking as back then—the same way you liked Yui?" Jonathan finally voiced the question that had been weighing on his heart.
Ned narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"
"You know exactly what I mean!" Jonathan didn't avoid it.
His own marriage had completely failed; he didn't want his son to repeat the same mistakes!
"Someone once told me that time is the best medicine," Ned replied. "Time not only helps people learn to forget, but it can also make me love my wife more and more, day by day."
Jonathan silently watched his son as he continued speaking.
"As long as there's enough time, love will gradually surpass mere liking," Ned said expressionlessly. "One day, I will fall in love with another woman and forget that past segment of my life entirely."
