"Hazel, your sacrifice is worth it. At the very least, we've protected the Deleon family," Adrian said with a sigh, his eyes filled with helplessness and fatigue. He slowly walked to Hazel's side and gently patted her shoulder, trying to offer her some comfort.
Hazel bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Dad, I know this is for the Deleon family, but... I still feel I've wronged Cyrus," she said, her voice trembling slightly. Her heart was filled with conflict and pain as memories of her time with Cyrus flashed through her mind like a movie. The beautiful moments they had shared now stood in stark contrast to her betrayal.
"Hazel, we had no choice. Tyler came to us personally. We had no power to refuse. If we didn't agree to his demands, the lives of hundreds within the Deleon fam
