章 1385: Perish (6)

He silently listened but did not say anything after that. He only reached out to caress her long hair that fell along her back.

When she saw that he did not respond, she softly asked, "Don't you have anything you want to say?"

"What do I say? This is what I wanted, and this outcome was within my expectations."

"Are you referring to Doris's end?" Xi Xiaye asked.

Mu Yuchen slowly moved his arm away from around her waist and answered calmly, "Right from the start, I never thought of letting Doris leave City Z, so I could only cut her wings first, but she was smart too. She arranged for Gu Lingsha to leave, but the move was a step slower than I anticipated."