Chapter 747


    Esther gazed at Thomas'' photograph on the tombstone, tears welling in her eyes. She used to wonder


    why Thomas had been so kind to her, and now she understood it was because of her mother.


    She recalled a time when Liliane would often ask Billy why Esther could marry Bradley while she


    couldn''t. She questioned why Martin treated them so differently.


    The mystery from those years had finally been solved today, but she couldn''t do anything now. Thomas


    and Martin were no longer with them. She couldn''t repay their kindness.


    Esther told Thomas inwardly, ''Grandpa Thomas, I''m sorry. I have to divorce Bradley. I can''t grow old


    with him as you wished. I''m sorry.''


    rk''s eyes welled up with tears as well. "Mr. Thomas, I can''t watch over Bradley anymore. He''ll


    gradually push everyone out of his life."


    "Thomas, Martin, I''ll visit you again," Gabriel said, raising a ss to the empty air and toasting his two


    old friends. He had seen friend after friend leave this world while he still carried the weight of the past.


    He was exhausted.


    rk drove the group away after they paid their respects and said their goodbyes. Gabriel sat in the


    front seat, with Esther and Felix in the back.


    As they approached an intersection, an out-of-control cement truck barreled toward them.


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    rk spotted the danger and immediately swerved. The car collided with the cement truck—the impact


    sent it in the air, rolling and tumbling toward the roadside. Shattered ss could be seen all around.


    In that critical moment, Esther instinctively shielded Felix, who was in a child safety seat, with her body.


    Felix clutched her hand, and they held each other tightly.


    rk was an experienced driver and instinctively put himself in harm''s way to protect the others in the


    car. The air was heavy with the scent of blood, but the passengers remained inside due to their


    seatbelts.


    Urgently, Esther unbuckled her seatbelt and nudged Felix. "Felix, wake up!"


    Ignoring her own injuries, she first released Felix from the child safety seat, carrying him to safety. She


    then returned to the wreckage to rescue Gabriel, but he waved her off. "Esther, I''m fine. Check on rk


    first."


    Although Gabriel protested, she saved him next. They then worked to rescue the unconscious rk


    despite their own injuries. "rk! rk! rk!"


    Esther''s hands were stained with rk''s blood as she frantically dialed 911. "Hello, 911? I''m at... I''m


    at..."


    Esther was disoriented and unsure of their location, struggling to describe their situation to the


    dispatcher.


    Gabriel took the phone and provided the necessary information, "We''re at the fifth crossroad to the east


    of the cemetery. There''s been an ident. Please send an ambnce immediately."


    As Esther looked at the blood-covered rk, her vision blurred with vivid red.