But to his surprise, Mr. Valor actually stopped.

Connor was stunned. It... worked?

Jackson lowered his gaze and stared at his blood-stained hands... He remembered when she had described his hands as beautiful and clean.

She had no idea how much blood was on his hands.

"That's right, I'll get my hands dirty..." Jackson said softly.

"Mr. Valor, your hands..." Connor quickly offered him a handkerchief.

Jackson used the handkerchief to wipe the blood off his hands. He seemed to have lost int