Chapter 847

Camilla decided to break the rules today. What was the harm in that? At this moment, Camilla wasn't just standing up for Steven; she was fighting for herself as well. However, Steven suddenly spoke up, his tone calm and steady. "Thank you, Ms. Malone, and I appreciate the Quarry family's intentions. But this is my mess, and I will clean it up myself." "Dr. Lewis!" Zane's expression shifted with concern. Was Steven really going to be this stubborn? Camilla also frowned, her gaze turning to him. "I understand your good intentions. I may have been too impulsive today. Perhaps it's the wounds of my past—the struggles I endured in my youth—that caused my emotions to spiral after finally gaining power." Steven exhaled slowly. In that brief moment of life or death, clarity began to settle within him. The two years of torment had forged him, but they also left scars. The years of repression had finally erupted, driving him to seek perfection at all costs. It also made him act reckless