Chapter 576 The Extravagant Breakfast

• Despite the blood continuing to flow, Xavier remained unmoved, his gaze fixed intently. The more the blood trickled, the more his mood seemed to lift. In that peculiar moment, he felt an odd sense of relief.
• This was the only time he experienced any form of pleasure, and it was also during this fleeting instance that the weight of his guilt seemed to ease slightly.
• He recalled how Milly had once been left injured and bleeding on that muddy hillside. Would she forgive me if I lost this hand?