When Dora saw that Ethan was about to leave, she shrieked. "Don't go," she cried. "At the very least, can you give me one more day? If you give me that, I will leave you alone forever. You have my word!"
"How can I give you anything more than I already have?" Ethan growled. "I can't – not after you hurt Kylie right in front of me. What had happened was my fault, but you had no right to take it out on Kylie!"
"It wasn't your fault," Dora cried.
"I beg your pardon!" Ethan exclaimed.
"You're not to blame for what happened," she explained. "It was me."
"Explain yourself!" Ethan demanded.
"You excused yourself to go to the bathroom," she said. "Once you returned, the executioners were going to arrest you. It was I who intervened. I volunteered to climb onto the operating bed. I did that for you because I loved you, but I still felt that you owed me, which was why I went out of my way to make you feel guilty…"
