My Stand-in is Steve
Chapter 703

No Other Choice, Looks Like I Can Only Join the Ten Rings Gang!

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After Logan's explanation,

Scott finally understood that he had actually died once already.

And the one who had killed him was none other than the woman he loved deeply, Jean Grey... or rather, the dark personality within her, the Dark Phoenix.

To be honest, although Scott understood the whole situation,

he still found it difficult to accept this fact. He even wondered whether he was having some kind of nightmare.

After all, from Scott's perspective, he had merely been taking care of the unconscious Jean. Then, after finally waiting for her to wake up, he had wanted to get intimate with her... only for the scene to change the very next second, with a whole crowd suddenly standing before him and telling him he had already died once.

Scott did not actually care about his own death.

After all, he had not felt anything, and had he not already been resurrected?

But what Scott found hardest to accept was... Jean had sacrificed herself. Yes, this was far too great a blow for him. Scott could hardly believe it.

Even in front of everyone,

Scott could not hold back his emotions.

His feelings for Jean had indeed run deep. Upon hearing this terrible news, he became so emotional that he nearly lost control. After everyone stopped him, he slumped weakly onto the ground, as though his soul had been ripped from his body.

"Jean..."

Scott sat blankly on the grass, looking utterly lost.

"Um, Scott."

Seeing Scott's agony, Logan suddenly remembered his own former girlfriend, Silver Fox. When he had learned of her death, he had been equally heartbroken. He sighed and comforted him, "Jean isn't actually dead. She's only been sealed away. We still have a chance."

"What?"

Scott abruptly raised his head, as though he had grasped his final

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