The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chapter 462

"Yes, you didn't want this, and you tried hard," Ethan said slowly. "But they didn't want to die either. You might as well have tried to kill them from the start. At least then they would've understood why."

Stephen's eyes reddened, and his body grew colder with every word Ethan said. However, he could not argue. Every death so far was connected to his actions.

"I'm sorry," Stephen choked at Jeremy's grave. "I didn't mean to. I really didn't know... I couldn't tell... I had no choice."

"You did have a choice."

A young woman's voice suddenly interrupted him from behind.

Stephen froze, then slowly turned to see a young woman approaching. It was Ginny, Fabian's sister. Ethan had asked for her to come.

"You always had a choice," Ginny said while looking at Stephen, the man who had indirectly caused her brother's death. "You could've saved everyone. Nobody had to die. But every time, you chose the wrong path."

Stephen watched in a daze as Ginny gently placed a small bouquet on Jeremy's grave.

the wrong choice." The realization hit Stephen

up and looked at the grave before her, sighing helplessly. It was impossible not to hate

your brother's legacy," Ethan said beside her, "and he did it

Jeremy's situation., The South Regent had told her everything, and she was shocked when

completing what her brother

got involved with someone as

were wasted. Both Fabian and Jeremy had

two books and handed them to

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these signed for you."

lost in thought. They were Ethan's globally bestselling works, each with his signature on the first page. Getting Ethan's autograph was something her brother had wanted to do for

had finally gotten her idol's signature, but there was no

and confronted Stephen with her tear-stained face. "Why did you

face, Stephen had no

people had he hurt through his mistakes? How many more would he continue to