Chapter 81

Some of the scars on Esther's body had been caused by burning cigarette butts, while nail scratches had inflicted others. Esther had only spent five years in prison, so why did her body bear so many wounds? These old scars deeply pained Bradley's eyes. He extended a finger and gently ran it along the cesarean section scar on Esther's abdomen. It reminded him of the past when she was delicate, like a princess. Even a minor scrape on her arm would make her teary-eyed. An inexplicable sense of anger surged in Bradley's heart, and he could not bear to look at the cesarean section scar for a second time. He pulled the blanket over Esther's body, covering her completely. "Esther, who did this to you?" Bradley asked in a pained voice, but there was still no response. Bradley stood silently at the end of the hospital bed, watching her sleep. After who knew how long, he finally turned and left. The caregiver stood timidly outside the ward, secretly thinking that Bradley was too moody. Com