Leia was leaning into Xavier's arms and trembling nervously.

Renee paced back and forth at the door, looking guilty. "It's all my fault!" She flexed her fingers and bit the back of her fist, filled with reproach.

"It has nothing to do with you. Stop blaming yourself." Justin patted her shoulder, hoping to help her relax a bit. "You aren't a superwoman. You can't do everything well. Plus, it's hard for us to do anything under this circumstance. It's hard to control."

"No, I knew that Benjamin didn't want to kill Amber. He just wanted to test Mateo and Liam..."

Renee was teary as she reflected on what had happened. She felt that she could have stopped that if she was more sensitive and active.

"I guessed that Mateo would attack Amber and that Liam might resist, but I didn't expect him to use his body to block the knife. Is this some kind of melodramatic movie? I taught him so many self -defense techniques. Why was he so dumb? If I stopped it earlier, this would never have happened!

always considered things thoroughly before she took action. She used

might be because she was getting older and had experienced too many twists and turns. She felt she could avoid getting trapped if she thought

like being

if anything happens to Liam. I've wronged him and all of you!" Renee covered her face in deep pain,

ask the latter not to take it to heart.

like she bore some resentment. She couldn't forgive Renee if the latter was telling the truth. Renee had anticipated that Liam would block the knife, but did not try to stop it. Instead, she watched the scene

Leia, noticing her thoughts. He leaned into her

silent, her

because of this, it's your loss."

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