Aveline stayed silent, realizing her initial thinking had been overly simplistic.

Selena continued, "It's not enough to just take away everything she values; she needs to experience the despair you felt. After all, true empathy doesn't exist. Once she's faced the brink of death, she'll understand how precious life is."

Aveline blinked. "You make a good point."

Selena smiled confidently. "Sometimes my brain works pretty fast."

Aveline pondered for a moment. "But doing that would be illegal."

Selena sighed. "Did Sophia consider the law when she did those things to you?"

Aveline fell into deep silence.

Russell said, "That woman really deserves a lesson."

Selena's eyes lit up as she looked at Russell. "Russ, you're so handsome! Do you have a girlfriend? Being with you must feel incredibly safe!"

glanced meaningfully at

took a sip of her beer, pretending not to

his gentle and handsome face, smiled faintly and gazed at Aveline.

"Wow!" Selena exaggeratedly swooned.

say something inappropriate, quickly pulled her away.

bottle. "Aveline, I'm on your side. Whatever

Aveline felt deeply moved.

drank until they were thoroughly

arms and chatting away, creating

Aveline with one arm, raised her other hand high.

"Goodbye."

and her eyes were dreamy and unfocused. She

moment before he forced himself to look

The door closed.

the alcohol.

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