Chapter 1417

Olivia tried her best to keep her emotions in check, but the tension in her furrowed brows gave away the turmoil brewing inside her. "Cathy, you're too good at chaining yourself with guilt," Claude said calmly. "People's fates are already decided. Do you think if we hadn't come, she would have lived forever?" "But we are the catalyst, Claude," Olivia replied, clinging desperately to her logic, though it felt fragile now. "That is her fate," Claude said, his voice steady and gentle, without a trace of emotion. Olivia shivered slightly at the coldness of his reasoning. She wanted to argue further, but before she could speak, the door creaked open, and Ben walked in. Ben's gaze landed on them standing in Maisy's room. Olivia wanted to ask about Maisy's condition, but before she could open her mouth, he spoke first. "Please leave,” he said, his tone distant and cold, the words aimed squarely at Olivia. Olivia froze, her words stuck in her throat. His sharp tone threw her off complete