“Coco, please don’t avoid me, okay? If you hate me or blame me for not protecting you, you can always hit me, curse me, or do whatever you want to me. But please, don’t avoid me. Don’t look away from me,” Lucas pleaded. His usual cold and indifferent tone was replaced by sincerity.

Coco looked into his eyes.

After a brief pause, she said, “Lucas, I’ve never hated you or blamed you for what happened. I decided to put Eden into the cradle, no one forced me! And the last words I said to you befo