Ethan led Leia out of the hospital, who was miserable. She only suffered from a minor injury as she was grazed by a bullet. But from the look on her face, it was as if she had been fatally wounded.

Staring into the space, she sat in the back seat without a word. She looked like she was on the verge of falling apart.

Hearing the truth had brought an overwhelming impact on her.

At this moment, she felt nothing but guilt and conflict. Lifting her head, she stared at Ethan in a daze.

"Ethan, so this is the reason why you didn't kill me. You knew that this outcome would make me feel even worse than killing me."

Leia covered her face. Tears slipped through the gaps between her fingers. "I didn't want this to happen. I just wanted to help him, but what did I do? I nearly killed his own sister. Damn it!"

Seeing how Leia was blaming herself for everything, Ethan sighed. "I'm not a god, nor do I possess the skill of foreseeing the future. The reason why I didn't kill you was that I w