It was his fault.
It was he who spoiled her to the point of lawlessness, yet failed to protect her properly.
It was all his fault.
It would never happen again, this kind of thing, just once was enough to fill him with regret.
Xia Weibao buried her head in his embrace, sobbing softly.
Tears soaked through his tracksuit, burning his skin like boiling water.
His arms tightened around her once more, as if to embed her into his very bones, "I'm sorry."
Sorry.
When he brought her into the palace back then, he promised to protect her for eternity.
However, he failed to do so.
In the past life, it was he who ended her life with a cup of poison, and in this life, he placed her in such a dangerous situation, making her suffer like this.
He hadn't fulfilled a single promise he made to her.
"I'm sorry, it won't happen again, never again."
Xia Weibao lifted her head, "Why are you here?"
