Gustave's expression stiffened completely. He had never thought, nor did he dare to imagine, that Darlene would kneel before him at that moment.
If possible, he desperately hoped that the person kneeling at the moment could be him. He wished he could be the one who knelt down and begged Darlene to forgive him for the choice made.
But now that the facts were clear, Darlene knelt down and begged him to drop the charges against Nathen.
Besides, he knew very well in his heart that he could not do it, let alone the rest of the Walpole family and the Collins family.
Gustave stood there in a daze. He did not even dare to lower his eyes to look at Darlene. Every word that came out of his throat was bitter as he forced it out. "Aurora, get up. It's not up to me to decide on this."
He might be able to find a way to make the Walpole family and the Collins family compromise, but he did not want to do that, nor could he do that.