Chapter 676


    The calls didn''t connect, making Mandy restless as she paced around the room. She didn''t care much


    about Liora. After all, Liora wasn''t her real mother.


    What truly concerned her was the confrontation with Bradley, who had be dangerously


    unpredictable. Would he treat her as he did Esther?


    As she pondered, memories of her past life as Liliane and the unforgivable deeds she hadmitted


    crossed her mind.


    However, she had now transformed into Mandy. She hadn''t done anything to harm Bradley, even


    donating her liver to him. If Bradley had any conscience, he shouldn''t harm her, right?


    But could she really rely onmon sense to understand Bradley''s current state?


    Moreover, Mandy couldn''t fathom Bradley''s motive for bringing her there. Was it to provoke Esther? As


    she contemted, she couldn''t find any answers.


    She also couldn''t understand why X wanted her to establish a connection with Bradley. Did X intend to


    create discord between Esther and Bradley despite their already strained rtionship? Or perhaps... X


    hoped she could find an opportunity to free Esther?


    She felt like she had jumped from one problem into another. She had trulynded herself in a difficult


    situation.


    Mandy wasn''t particrly brave. She couldn''t sleep, her phone had no signal, and she was isted


    from the outside world. She sat by the window, staring at the sea, her mind filled with unease. How


    could she escape from this predicament?


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    Meanwhile, Bradley checked Mandy''s behavior on his phone. Seeing that she appeared to grasp the


    situation, he smirked.


    He left her alone and returned to the basement where Esther was confined.


    Hearing Bradley''s approaching footsteps, Esther involuntarily trembled. She was overwhelmed with


    sorrow. Despite her longsting love for Bradley, he had consistently treated her with cruelty, except for


    the brief warmth she received when she feigned memory loss.


    "Esther." Bradley''s voice, barely more than a whisper, echoed in Esther''s ears. Her bloodshot eyes


    remained fixed on him. She wanted to ask when he would release her but knew that any question


    would be met with evasion. He seemed like a god, determined to control every aspect of her life.


    "What would you like to say?" Esther, wrapped in a nket, shivered as she looked at Bradley.


    When Bradley reached out toward Esther''s face, she instinctively dodged, making Bradley''s eyes sh


    with a chilling intensity. He then grabbed her hair and kissed her forcefully.


    Why couldn''t she ever learn her lesson? Why couldn''t she try to make him happy, please him, and


    submit to his desires?


    As Bradley kissed Esther, her face turned red. She gripped his cor tightly, her breath desperate as


    she begged, "Bradley, can I just tell Felix that I''m safe?"


    "Only that?" Bradley asked coldly.


    Esther nodded vigorously. "I promise. I just want to reassure Felix I''m fine and tell him to listen to


    Grandma Agatha..."


    Bradley choked Esther''s neck, his bloodthirsty eyes gleaming with cruel intent. "Esther! How dare you


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