Lilia, who is only comforted by her father, is initially shunned by her children and by Paul's family for his death but is later reconciled with them. Michael tries to resume their romance with Lilia, but the latter refuses, reminding him how he encouraged her to go back to her family and that her decision to go with Paul the night they were supposed to elope meant that Michael was not the one killed in the ambush.
Lilia, who finds comfort only in her father's company, is initially shunned by her children and Paul's family following her father's death but eventually mends their relationship. Michael attempts to rekindle their romance with Lilia, but she declines, highlighting how he had urged her to return to her family and that her decision to leave with Paul on the night they were supposed to get married meant that Michael was not the one who perished in the ambush.