Baines's composure shattered, his face betraying the most shock since his quest for vengeance began. His mind blanked as the registrar's words echoed like a thunderclap. The unease that had plagued him all morning. This was the reason for it.
The woman's further explanations fell on deaf ears as she sighed and left, leaving Baines reeling.
Obviously, it wasn't him as he was standing here, alive and well. However, it was the implication.
He had been gathering achievement upon achievement and didn't think anyone would hate him to the point of even trying to kill him.
'I have been too naïve,' He looked down at himself. Just like the underground organizations in Darkan who only saw him as a hindrance, it was the same here.
'How could I have expected everyone to like me?' Not that he cared about that in the first place.
