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 realization hit Stephen hard, leaving

was impossible not to hate

carried on your brother's legacy," Ethan said beside her, "and

told her everything, and she was shocked when she learned that Jeremy had decided to put himself in

completing what her brother

It was just unfortunate that he got involved with someone as useless

efforts were wasted. Both Fabian and

took out two books and handed them to Ginny.

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these signed for you."

works, each with his signature on

but there was no joy in it. She felt three people should have been receiving these signatures, not

Stephen with her tear-stained

tear-streaked face, Stephen had no

he hurt through his mistakes? How