Chapter 0561

"Nicholas, how could you do something like that?" I looked at him with utter disappointment.

"She's not dead, is she? Or were you expecting me to beat her up?" Nicholas laughed lightly as he stepped closer, raising a hand to touch me.

"Don't tell me you feel sorry for her."

"Don't touch me!" I slapped his hand away, still unable to believe it. "S-She's your sister! And I didn't mean it seriously...

I had to admit that leaving Jay Caldwell & Co. was partly to avoid being bound by my profession or my moral compass when making tough decisions. But the words Nicholas said next shattered my worldview completely. *For what she did to me, even letting her die a hundred times wouldn't be enough."

Nicholas knelt before me, gripping my hands tightly. "Why are your hands so cold?"

He rubbed them hard before pressing them gently against his face.

mean it seriously' when it comes to you. I'll take every word you say

never had any

cupped my face, emphasizing again,

"You... You already know?"

"I do."

face legal consequences instead of taking such extreme measures yourself...' I trailed off suddenly, my words catching in my throat as realization

the punishment would undoubtedly be the death penalty. He couldn't

mustered all my strength to push him away and

was so tight it made my whole body ache. Tears welled up in my eyes

looked lost, his eyes empty as if he'd lost all direction in life. "Ariana, what do you want

think our problems were about feelings, but now I realize there's a chasm between

man. I'd learned that lesson long ago, but today he made sure I remembered it vividly. But what if

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