Chapter 231: God’s Punishment
Before long, another curiosity struck Iris. She gently touched his face to make him look into her eyes. "And what about you? What brings you here, Xavier?"
Silence hung in the air as Xavier heard her question. His hand subtly clenched as memories traced back to find the answer.
"Why am I here?" It was a question he had asked God countless times. However, the answer given by God seemed unreasonable. He had resisted a few times, but how could he defy Him?
Xavier felt compelled to follow God’s orders, initially thinking it would only be for a few years. Yet, despite millennia passing, he remained here.
Several times, he had asked God, "How long?" His response was frustratingly ambiguous, "Your heart will tell!"
What kind of answer was that? After so many years, Xavier had never discovered the true answer to the question he had asked—until today.
...
Xavier tried to smile at her even though the smile didn’t reach his eyes. "Why am I here?" he repeated Iris’ sentence.
Iris nods in a hurry.
"Yes... Yes... please tell me..." She feels frustrated whenever she asks Gavriel or the others; they never tell her anything, as if everything about Xavier is taboo. Their secretive attitude is enough to make her even more curious to know.
He silently sighed deeply before saying, "Iris, do you believe if I told you that God punished me?" When he saw her eyes widen in shock, he said, "Well, yeah, that’s why I’m here. To carry my punishment..."