Iris’s father thought that he was dreaming when Iris hugged him because it had been years since she last hugged him. Ever since she had grown up, she was not as close to her father as she had been when she was younger because of their gender differences.
Mr. Zephyr loved and doted his daughter very much but he could not be hugging and carrying a grown woman all the time.
Furthermore, they argued and had not seen each other for many years.
Mr. Zephyr was under the impression that Iris did not want to see him. He missed her very much but he could not bring his pride down because he was the one who threatened to disown her back then. He felt that he would be smacking himself in the face if he made the first move to call her back.
Mr. Zephyr valued his reputation and never thought that his daughter was even stronger than him in that sense.
They did not speak to each other for years but now, his daughter had pounced over to hug him and he could feel her warm tears on his face.
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