[KIYOMI]
"I'm… I'm sorry. I didn't know. I didn't intend for this to happen. I didn't even think I would be alive for another seven months. I'm really sorry about the inconvenience. I thought I had di…
"I know this won't change anything, but I'm sorry, truly," Kiyomi apologized sincerely, her honesty evident. There was no pride in her voice. There was nothing that made it seem like she was mocking the doctor.
And for a moment, Reina stumbled.
She hadn't expected this, or even that sincerity. But she regained her posture and stature just as fast. She couldn't afford to give in to the woman who had had them here for seven months.
Sure, they had seen her state when they had come in and knew there were chances she never would survive, but that didn't make it any better. It only made everything a bit worse because this was their kind of hell.
