Ruth Dawn lowered her head, not daring to look directly into William Cole's eyes.
"Boom!"
The surroundings violently trembled, and the sound of explosions nearby continued, indicating that someone really intended to blow up the grand hall of the Dawn Sect, but William Cole couldn't figure out who would do such a thing.
"William Cole, actually I..." Ruth Dawn just started to speak when she was cut off by William Cole, "If there's something to say, we'll talk after we get out. If we die in here, no words will matter."
William Cole stepped forward, frantically moving the building materials that were crushing the beams.
Seeing William Cole's desperate efforts, Ruth had words on the tip of her tongue but swallowed them back down. She was conflicted inside, not wanting to deceive William Cole, but fearing that he couldn't accept the truth after seeing how genuinely he treated her.
After a moment of thought, Ruth finally said, "William Cole, things aren't what you think."