I nodded. Yes, life must go on.
From now on, I can finally belong completely to myself.
The investigation results are out.
Dane wrote a letter before he died, the handwriting messy and stained with alcohol and tears:
"AI assistant, forgive me. I finally understand that you were never just data in an AI, but an obsession in my heart. Flora was the one who truly loved me, but I hurt her and lost her forever..."
"I deserve this!" There were signs of tearing on the paper. "I'm not worthy of Flora's love. AI assistant, wait for me, I'm coming to find you soon..."
The police sent that letter to me, but I only glanced at it before throwing it into the shredder.
From then on, I felt the long-lost sunlight. The man who treated me like a tool and forced me to have an abortion finally destroyed himself in his own obsession.
This is probably the best retribution.