Seth Collins

## Father

Seth Collins was the father of Ian and Noah Collins, and the former CEO of ARC. He was deceased before the events of the story, briefly appearing in flashbacks.

## Appearance

Seth had a warm, lively complexion with black hair and blue eyes, with wrinkles around his eyes. He was later shown to also have wrinkles around his mouth. His hair was short and messy, with the bangs positioned either partially on both sides of his face and swept out of his eyes or swept to his right, exposing his forehead and getting into his right eye's way.

In all flashbacks, he was commonly seen wearing a suit consisting of a black suit jacket, a white work shirt, a tie, black work pants, and black shoes. In Li's memory, he was seen also donning a black vest, with the work shirt being red and the tie being orange. It is unknown when exactly he died or where his body is kept, but one can assume his remains lie in a golden sealed vase in Noah's office.

## Personality

Seth was a seemingly kind man, caring for Noah and raising him to be the successor. He was also known to be business-savvy, skilled at swaying others in his favor. Although Seth loves his family, he is also aware of the media's prying eyes. Naturally intelligent, he is able to see reason, with a bias for his kin in mind. Ironically, he does not seem to care about his health too much, knowingly smoking cigarettes.

As the one consistent parental figure in both Noah and Ian's lives, it is possible that they have learned some of his ways. He has been seen slapping a teenage Noah in a flashback and yelling, but also known to be away from them most times.

## Relationships

### Ian Collins

Seth's older son of the two. Ian clearly does not care about him, and Seth doesn't give him too much attention or mind either. He was often used as leverage against Ian by Noah. Seth has noted Ian to be a troublemaker and useless in the past, and did not see him fit to inherit the company, turning it over to Noah's more capable hands.

He arranged a marriage between Ian and Lena, seemingly in the name of business.

### Noah Collins

Seth's younger son of the two. Seth cared for him more, as he proved himself to be more capable and reliable than the other. Largely concerned for his health, he encouraged the boy to have a rest. However, he is not so blinded as to ignore the (false) fact that Noah had gotten a girl pregnant, scolding him for (Ian's) his actions.

Noah takes on after his father, loving but not ignorant.

### Lena Brook

One of Seth's daughter-in-laws. It's unknown how they feel about each other, but it is known that Seth arranged for her to marry Ian, likely in the name of business and alliance.

### Parish Clement

One of Seth's daughter-in-laws. It's unknown how they feel about each other, but Seth was enraged to learn of Noah's (false) actions with the girl, that led to her getting pregnant at the age of 15. It is likely she was a bit fearful of him, and that he didn't care about her much.

### Neo Collins

One of Seth's grandchildren, and likely the only one he'd ever met. It's unknown how they feel about each other, but before Neo's birth he didn't seem very happy with his existence.

### Abel Collins

One of Seth's grandchildren. He seemingly did not meet Abel before his death.

### Iva Collins

One of Seth's grandchildren. He did not meet Iva before his death.

### Li

A servant, bodyguard, and friend of his son Noah. He met her as a child, and has defended her from Alicia's scoldings. As Noah handpicked her and she clearly worried about Noah's well-being, he allowed her to see him to ease her mind.