"Gabriel, tell me... did you ever love me?"
Before learning that she was about to be punished, God-King Sophia had already let go of many things in her heart. But there was one thing she desperately wanted to understand, so she looked at Gabriel.
Gabriel, who had been restrained in the sky, suddenly regained his spirit. His body convulsed constantly, his face turned deathly pale, and he shook his head. His lips trembled, yet he could not utter a word.
"I'll answer for him."
Battle Angel Michael flew out. Looking at Sophia, he sighed. "God-King, you said just now that the Creator God gave us the most precious thing of all—emotion. It was what made you fall in love with Gabriel.
"We have emotions too. On behalf of all my brothers, I can honestly tell you that all six of us first-class deities, including Lucifer, who has already become a Fallen Angel, loved you. At the very least, we once did.
"But your status was so exalted. In our eyes, you were always so dignified and untouchable. How could we dare offend you? Do you know why, despite all the mistakes you made, the few of us always stayed by your side? Because you were the goddess in our hearts!"
Michael's words made him sound like a complete simp, but Sophia was deeply moved nonetheless. She looked at Michael, then at Gabriel, her gaze drifting among the six first-class deities. Tears immediately poured from her eyes as she sobbed, "It was all my fault. All my fault..."
Her emotions were unusually intense. After receiving the answer she had sought for so many years, she finally realized just how outrageously wrong she had been. If she had voiced her true feelings sooner, perhaps none of this would have happened. Unfortunately, time