Carol and Rayne blanked out for a second when they heard my words, but recovered their senses immediately. "We're sorry, Regina! It's all our fault! Please ask Gael to spare us!" The sight of the broken limbs of the underlings had frightened the wits out of Carol and Rayne. The two of them trembled violently and were so scared that they abandoned whatever pride they had left and begged Regina for forgiveness on their knees while weeping bitter tears. "We shouldn't have slandered you, let alone called you a prostitute who sells her looks for money… We're really sorry, Regina. I admit I did all that because I felt jealous of your pretty looks and hated the fact that most of the boys liked you. I also envied the strong mind you had despite coming from an impoverished background. I-I know I

