The little girl's words that night caught Aiden by surprise. Even as he tried to explain it to her that he was merely playing the role, -as if trying to convince the little girl to hate him, so that he could also finally put a just closure to this chapter of his life-, the little girl remained adamant in her stance.
Her explanation, her words were that her 'papa' never left her, she could 'feel' it within Aiden. She said that he wasn't killed, he is living through him, and his actions, thus making Aiden responsible for her from then on.
Aiden first was shocked by this explanation, but in the end, he couldn't argue. He smiled in an acquiescing manner and helplessly nodded his head with his hands raised.