With the double buff of Rimuru egging him on and Venom enthusiastically cheering him on the whole time, Eddie finally steeled himself, nodded, and reluctantly agreed to try to find Anne.
But a heavy weight of guilt had pressed on his heart all along, like a boulder lodged in his chest that he couldn't shift.
Back then, he had stubbornly gone his own way, obsessive and impulsive. For the sake of so-called justice and truth, he had ignored Anne's attempts to stop him and personally destroyed his career and their stable future together.
He had also been tongue-tied, stubborn, and unable to appreciate what he had, driving the woman who had been most gentle and accepting of him to leave in disappointment.
His life had turned around lately, and things were looking up, but the more settled his life became, the more he felt he owed her.
He wanted to see Anne, apologize, make it up to her, and tell her he had completely changed, that he was no longer the dejected, extreme bastard who only ever disappointed her.
But he still couldn't bring himself to mention getting back together. He didn't even dare entertain the thought.
In Eddie's eyes, he had ruined her plans for her life, worn down her devotion, and squandered her kindness.
What right did he have to casually ask Anne to get back together and expect her to return, forgive everything, and start over with him?
It was too selfish.
So over the next two days, with Venom frantically playing wingman, Eddie began appearing in Anne's life, awkward and reserved.
Venom's approach from start to finish was to charge ahead without thinking, playing wingman in all sorts of ways.
When Anne came home from work, Venom secretly controlled Eddie's fingers to buy her favorite hot