Chapter 1399

Her back was filled with burnt wounds. Ashlynn's heart sank, a sharp pain piercing through her as though she was the one who was wounded. She moved closer without making a sound and reached for the ointment resting next to the bed, before starting to apply it onto the wound as gently as possible. She knew what caused the wounds. It was when Corentin kicked Beth onto the coffee table where hot tea was served at the time. She had thought that Beth was fine, and had not expected for her injury to be so severe. Ashlynn resented Corentin, but feared him at the same time. The trauma of him murdering her parents remained and he would not have hesitated or shown mercy simply because Beth was her biological mother. Beth had thought that Marshall had returned. "Are you done with the phone call? Who was it?" There was no response. "I shouldn't have asked. I won't do that again," Beth muttered. Ashlynn could sense that something was wrong. She was impressed by how caring Marshall and Be