Chapter 1917


    Edward fell silent after hearing Lily’s question. He balled up his fists, then slowly unclenched them. “I….


    couldn’t care that much,” he said, sounding like he was holding back his emotions.


    ‘Yes, I didn’t have time for that! Although many innocent people are here, I can only sacrifice them to


    save many others.’


    Lily asked, “We’re not that desperate yet! How could you not have talked to us about such an important


    decision? Did you even discuss it with Alex? I highly doubt it!”


    She looked at Edward. She did not mean to me him but sounded slightly upset.


    ‘He worked for Alex for many years, and Alex treated him like a brother. Yet, he kept such a critical


    thing from Alex and decided independently. He’ll sacrifice not just many innocent peoples’ lives but also


    his. If Alex finds out about this, he’ll be heartbroken!’


    Edward did not know how to respond to Lily. Given his situation, he could not have thought ahead that


    much.


    He only made it back from Burnwken because someone had saved him. Edward initially thought he


    was no longer in danger but was in a stupor and kept waking up and passing out again.


    When he awoke, he was in physical agony. He vaguely heard people talking but could not determine


    what they were saying. There were also shadowy figures moving around, and then someone injected


    him.


    The needle mildly stung him, but heter suffered unbearable physical pain. After a while, a voice kept


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    repeating into his ear, “Who is Alexander Russell?”


    He answered groggily, “Alex is my boss and friend.”


    “No, Alexander is your enemy. He’s the one who abandoned you. Have you forgotten? He pushed you


    to shield himself from the bullets.”


    “No, no…”


    “Yes! I saved your life, and it’s Alexander who nearly got you killed!”


    Edward knew it was untrue but could not wake up from his stupor. He repeatedly tried to resist the


    suggestion before losing consciousness. Then he suddenly jerked awake as if having been roused


    from a nightmare.


    He collected himself and felt much calmer as he gazed steadily at Lily, “I know it’s unfair to many


    people, but I couldn’t care that much because this ce is way more terrifying than you realize.


    Besides, I didn’t have time to discuss my n with anyone.”


    Saddened, his eyes gradually lost their glow.


    “Well, even if you didn’t have time to discuss it, you could have at least informed us about it, couldn’t


    you? Besides, have you thought your n through? How big is the ce, and how many bombs do you


    need?


    “Also, are you certain that blowing the ce up can eradicate all the viruses? What if you end up


    destroying the building and not the viruses?”


    Lily continued, “On top of that, without anyone or equipment to contain them, would the viruses mutate


    and spread even faster?”


    “Well…” Edward was shocked by what she said as he had never considered these possibilities.


    In other words, it was not that he did not n things well enough, but he had zero knowledge about


    viruses or what might happen if one did not contain them. He naively thought he could solve the


    problem by blowing up the ce.


    “But… what else could I do?” He was on the verge of breaking down. He thought he had nned it well


    and even prepared to die.


    He was not afraid of death, but his actions would spread the viruses even faster if Lily were right. He


    would be making a grave mistake.