The crimes of the parent are the crimes of the child.
The truth - the undeniable truth that would haunt Aera Kim even years after her grandmother's death - is that Charlotte Ericsson is the product of adultery.
A girl whose great grandmother died trying to protect her was born out of a betrayal and pain that no person in this world should experience. That fact alone would anger and disgust Aera so much that she would waste no love or kindness on her niece.
Some would call her unkind. Others would reprimand her for blaming a so-called innocent child for what their parents did, but someone like Aera could never be swayed by such nonsensical arguments.
... because she is a daughter born out of the Kim bloodline ... because anyone born out of this bloodline punishes injustice with blood an