Provocation

"Hah! Are you even at home, dad? How could I even talk to you about him? You have been neglecting my existence since the beginning."

She replied to him in the same tone by throwing back those words at him. She was not trying to budge any bit because Coulter was participating in the heated conversation. they both had gotten used to it but Lydia was still not able to hide her unsettled ego.

They both were still not trying to fix the situation, instead both were constantly dragging each other down. But perhaps the disclosure of Kayden's identity as her mate would put Coulter into trouble. After all he was involved into two cases and now his daughter had marked him as mate.

the situation was even more messed up now that he was Lydia's mate. Coulter would be labelled as a traitor for giving refuge to a murderer and betrayer. Because supporting Kayden was equivalent to losing his job for sure.