As soon as Jake said that, Vireo and Mira were both stunned. The man who was still crazily resentful earlier on unexpectedly and suddenly became harmless. Both Mira and Jake could not help but look at Jake at the same time. A burst of helplessness started to show on Jake's face, and there was also a rich sense of compromise in that helplessness.

"Mira, I'm sorry," said Jake. Mira was speechless.

"I have wronged you in the past. I didn't know how to appreciate you at that time. I treated you as