Chapter 1201: The Universal Blood

She immediately reached for her heart. Thump, thump— "Indeed, it's beating so fast." "What happened? What's going on?" As her father's anxious voice sounded, the room lights turned on. The sudden brightness dispelled the suffocating darkness of her dream. Seeing him for the first time, Pearl's mind flashed back to scenes in the dungeon, filling her with immense fear. "Stay away from me!" She backed away repeatedly, unable to look Declan in the eye. Seeing her reaction, Declan was puzzled. What was wrong with his daughter? "Pearl, don't be afraid. Look closely, it's me, your father." "Dad." Looking at the kind smile of the middle-aged man in front of her—her biological father—Pearl couldn't reconcile him with the beast she had seen before. But they looked exactly the same. Could it all have been just a dream? Declan sat on the edge of the bed, his voice gentle with concern. "Yes, it's me, your father. Pearl, are you feeling better? The doctor said you fainted due to emotion