But Caroline suddenly remembered something.
She was the one who was the victim.
So...
Caroline, realizing this, looked at Stefan, who was bent over in front of her, opened her mouth, and swallowed back the words she originally wanted to say.
Little Black Bonnie walked over to Caroline's side and whispered, "I'm sorry, I didn't know before that you were being controlled by Damon."
She didn't like Damon, and back then, Caroline was helping Damon, so Little Black Bonnie didn't like Caroline either.
But she now knew the reason.
Caroline looked at Little Black Bonnie, who was apologizing to her, and smiled.
Elena, standing nearby, hugged Caroline and also apologized.
As for Stefan.
After collecting his brother Damon's ashes, Stefan stood up, looked at Caroline, and his lips twitched as he added, "Sorry."
"It's all over, Damon..."
"He was never a good person anyway."
Stefan looked at Caroline, who was at a loss for words, and interrupted her, "So, maybe death was a release for him."
Although Damon was his brother.
But...
If Damon had been killed for no reason, Stefan would have avenged him no matter what.
But Damon's death was his own doing.
Once again.
You hypnotized someone, their relative found out, got angry, and killed you.
How are you supposed to avenge him for that?
The most important point.
When Stefan said that death might be a release for Damon, he actually added in his heart that it might be a release for him too.
No choice.
Damon was such a troublemaker, and this troublemaker never cleaned up his own mess.
To put it bluntly, those tourists coming to Waterfall Town, those young and beautiful female tourists, which one hasn't been bitten by Damon, and when hasn't Stefan been busy erasing their memories of the incident to cover for Damon?
The most important point.
His brother, who was once fighting for Catherine with him, was now fighting for Elena.
It's good he's dead.
It's fine he's dead.
But...
Stefan thought, putting away the plastic bag, and looked at Elena: "But without Damon, when Ancestor Klaus comes..."
They already learned Ancestor Klaus's intentions from Ancestor Elijah.
Moreover, they already made a deal with Ancestor Elijah that as long as they help him find the "Moonstone," Ancestor Elijah would ask his brother to forgive their offense and pardon their disrespect.
But now, without Damon, their strongest fighter.
Moonstone...
They're afraid they won't get a chance to obtain it.
When Elena heard Stefan mention Ancestor Klaus, her expression stiffened.
Seeing this, Caroline said to Elena, "Don't worry, Hawk will step in."
Upon hearing this, Elena looked at Caroline.
"He will step in?"
"Why?"
"That's what he said."
"Um..."
Caroline, watching the three pairs of eyes fixed on her, told them her cousin Gwen's reply that "it's no longer needed" and then said to Elena, "So, don't worry."
Elena nodded, "Thank you, Caroline."
Caroline smiled softly, "We are friends. Once my cousin has rested, I'll confirm this with her."
Elena forced a smile, nodded.
"What?"
"You said that Catherine is an Angel?"
"But isn't she a Vampire?"
In Hawk and Gwen's room.
Gwen pulled the quilt over herself as Hawk rolled aside, then looked at Hawk lying beside her, blinking: "Also, didn't you say that Heaven was already driven out by Hell?"
In a short-lived sage mode, Hawk glanced at Gwen, who exuded an enticing aura even wrapped in a quilt, and chuckled, "Obviously, they've come back, and also, Catherine isn't an Angel, I just said her soul is from the Heaven Dimension."
Hearing this, Gwen nodded, then curiously asked.
"How does this concern you, claiming control over life and death on Earth, isn't that Mephisto's issue, how did you get involved?"
"Yeah, I'm curious too."
Hawk chuckled, then after feeling restored, shifted, holding Gwen in his arms, breathing in the scent of her hair while voicing his speculation.
"First, it's an accident."
"The real Dr. Merick probably made a deal with the Heaven Dimension, to help them covertly release more souls onto Earth using cloning technology, accelerating the silent infiltration of Hell and Earth."
"Second, without a doubt, it's intentional."
"Dr. Merick acts as the spokesperson for the Heaven Dimension, he desires my power, so he wants to replicate my power for his own use."
Gwen is his fiancée, as he told Gwen, as his fiancée and future Madam Phoenix, Gwen enjoys everything about him.
Gwen and he started from humble beginnings, so he had nothing to hide.
Hawk was no civil servant.
He was a Saint Warrior.
Historically, we've only heard of civil servants securing positions in the Capital City and replacing their first wives, never seen military officials replacing their first wives.
Listening to Hawk's two speculations, Gwen looked up at Hawk, whose eyes were full of emotion.
"Which do you think it is?"
"I hope it's the second."
"Hmm?"
Upon hearing Hawk's response, Gwen raised an eyebrow, "You hope the Heaven Dimension intentionally makes you an enemy, why?"
Hawk's lips curved upwards.
"Because—"
"The bigger the storm, the pricier the fish!"
"..."