Chapter 678


    Why did she have to bear the me for what Liliane had done? Was her biggest mistake in her life


    falling in love with Bradley? Did her love for him essentially hand him the weapon to hurt her? Bradley


    had used that very weapon to hurt her deeply.


    "You think it''s just this one thing?" he asked.


    Esther was stunned. What else had she done?


    Suddenly, it felt like lightning had pierced the darkness of her mind. She trembled and expressed her


    suspicions, saying, "Bradley, did you always despise me... because I wanted to marry you?"


    This was the question she needed answers to.


    Did he truly loathe her so intensely?


    Bradley offered no response but forcefully kissed her and pulled her back into the crystal coffin.


    He remained silent. Despair washed over Esther. Even without words, Bradley had conveyed


    everything to her.


    A sharp pain twisted Esther''s heart. She had casually mentioned to rk that Bradley would gain the


    most from everything that had transpired, but any glimmer of hope she held onto vanished the moment


    Bradley responded with silence.


    Esther now understood why Bradley harbored such animosity toward her. It was because her presence


    had altered his life.


    Bradley didn''t love her, and that''s why he could exploit her daughters to threaten her.


    As for why he didn''t use Felix as leverage, it was because Felix stood to inherit the most from Thomas''


    will, and Bradley had raised Felix for five years.


    Esther struggled to believe that the man she had once loved could be so heartless.


    "Why, Bradley—"


    Bradley didn''t grant Esther a chance to speak. Instead, he subjected her repeatedly to ecstasy and


    torment.


    After an indeterminate amount of time, Bradley finally looked at Esther, who was nearly lifeless, with


    disdain. Then, he callously departed.


    Esther gazed at Bradley''s retreating figure andughed bitterly. Herughter reverberated in the silent


    underground chamber, haunting Bradley like a specter. He turned to catch a glimpse of Esther in the


    crystal coffin, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.


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    Bradley swayed slightly, took a deep breath to steady himself, and swiftly left the basement.


    Once Bradley left, the basement reverted to its eerie, pitch-ck silence.


    Wrapped in a nket, Esther carefully revisited her past with Bradley. Each memory was like a de,


    slicing her heart open and causing it to bleed.


    It was her fault!


    Ultimately, she had indirectly led to Thomas'' demise. If she hadn''t fallen in love with Bradley, if Thomas


    hadn''t tried to pair her with Bradley...


    Maybe Thomas would still be alive.


    No wonder Bradley had always used her of causing Thomas'' death!


    This was the true reason behind his demise.


    Esther covered her face and wept in despair. She couldn''t reach the outside world now. What could she


    do to escape this situation?


    With these thoughts, an overwhelming hatred surged within Esther''s heart. ''Bradley! I hate you!''