Chapter 283: Emotions controlling Halse

"People, after losing their biggest bargaining chip, usually fall into a short period of decadence and depression, governed by their emotions.

The feeling of losing a chip is akin to losing money, though one doesn't have control over the chip.

But people usually expend a large sum of money on these chips.

This metaphor aptly mirrors the difficulties and predicaments that Halse is now facing.

What he confronts now is not merely the substantial stress brought about by Violet.

To some extent, he is also dealing with self-imposed pressure.

It is a kind of pressure levied upon oneself when a once flawless plan is found to be flawed, or, to put it differently, fails.

Why hadn't he considered that the other party might choose to flee silently?

Because he hadn't anticipated this scenario, he committed such a mistake, leading to these results.

The pressure of his own error weighs heavy on his heart.

Strictly speaking, it is a result borne out of the impact on him.