To be fair, if it really came down to it, he would have stepped up. But that was his decision to make. What Carol did was pure moral blackmail—she acted without even talking to him first. Her actions were extremely unpleasant.
But from Carol's perspective, it was something she had to do. She had to ensure nothing went wrong and take every precaution.
However, Zhou Chen had a nagging feeling that something wasn't quite right, though he couldn't put his finger on what it was.
He paused briefly, retracting the Dream Light and Shadow. He looked at Danika, then at Carol, and said unhappily, "I understand you. From your perspective, you didn't do anything wrong. But you didn't consider things from my point of view. You didn't consider my feelings. This is a blatant betrayal and moral blackmail."
