Confession

[Ellie's P.O.V]

"I agree. I agree to everything." Kaz nodded repeatedly without a trace of hesitation, his eyes glistening at this moment. "As long as you can let Colin go to paradise without pain, I'll do anything. Consider it my atonement for wronging him."

This late-hour repentance couldn't change anything; his regrets wouldn't make much difference.

"Do you regret it?" I finally couldn't help asking. "For the sake of your desires, your family was ruined. Do you regret it?"

Kaz laughed self-mockingly, "What's the use of regret? Regret will only make my heart more painful. In the end, it's all in vain, and I haven't gained anything. Instead, my entire family is about to be erased from this world. There's no way to start over; I can only reduce my sins little by little through repentance."

I didn't say anything more; I just looked at him in silence.