Chapter 10

Half an hour later, Xanthe appeared at the villa's entrance, her clothes in disarray.

As soon as Garrison saw her, he rushed forward.

Father and daughter embraced, weeping.

After a moment, Garrison led Xanthe to where I was standing.

"Bram... I'm sorry, it was my..."

I quickly interrupted her.

"Xanthe, I didn't save you because I still have feelings for you. On the contrary, I despise you to my core now. If you want to thank someone, thank these police officers who've been working tirelessly until now."

"They're the ones who saved you."

Garrison tried to reach out and grab my hand, but I deftly avoided it.

"Uncle Gevano, I've always thought of you as my own father, but in the end, you chose Kellan, didn't you?"

"So, I won't forgive you either."

With that, I turned my back on them.

No matter how much they apologized, I ignored them completely.

Kellan was arrested by the police on the spot, and before leaving, Xanthe gave him several hard slaps across the face.