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's emotional dependence on her father leads to her being initially rejected by her children and Paul's family following his death but later reconciled with them. Michael tries to rekindle their romance with Lilia, but she declines, pointing out that 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 lost his life in the ambush.