Chapter 680 Disfigured


    Sunlight streamed into the ward from the window. The finger of the woman in bed twitched slightly,


    and the heart rate curve on the monitor next to her fluctuated.


    Charis struggled to peel her eyes open. It felt as though her whole body was enveloped in ster,


    and she couldn''t move anything except her fingers.


    She made a feeble, guttural sound from her throat, "Hello? Is anyone there?"


    Catherine, who had fallen asleep on the table, suddenly awoke when she heard her daughter''s


    voice.


    "Luke, she''s awake! Charis is awake! Come quick!" Catherine called at the door anxiously.


    Then she rushed to the bedside and held Charis''s hand tightly.


    Now that her daughter had finally woken up, tears of joy rolled down Catherine''s cheeks.


    Charis felt as though her whole body was on fire. She had to pause a few times before she could


    finish one sentence. "Mom... Why... Why are you... Here?"


    Catherine wiped her tears with the back of her hand and exined shakily, "You got into an ident


    after you entered the haunted house. Someone from the Larson Group took you to the hospital and


    called me and your father."


    Just then, Luke rushed into the ward. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Charis worriedly.


    "How are you feeling now? Does it still hurt? Do you want me to call a doctor?"


    Catherine shot Luke a warning nce, scolding him for having spilled the beans.


    Only then did Charis realize that something was terribly wrong. She struggled to turn her head in


    the direction of the window and saw her reflection in the ss.


    Realizing that she was wrapped in white gauze from head to toe, it all came back to her. She


    recalled rushing into the burning haunted house to save Brandon only to be trapped inside, choking


    on thick smoke and being burned alive by the hot mes.


    Charis remembered that her body literally caught fire at the time. She clearly remembered the


    excruciating, searing pain.


    Seeing herself like this, Charis''s heart tightened.


    Her reflection seemed to be staring back at her in horror, tears streaming down her face. Such a


    pain was beyond words.


    Her life was ruined, and she knew it.


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    Charis cried bitterly. She was no longer as reserved and elegant as she used to be. Seeing her


    daughter like this, Catherine stood up and hurried to draw the curtains so that Charis couldn''t see


    her reflection anymore. Then, she took a piece of tissue and gently wiped away Charis''s tears. Her


    eyes were full of distress, but she tried her best to keep it together. However, it didn''t take long


    before she covered her mouth, choked with sobs.


    Charis asked in a trembling voice, "Mom, what did the doctor say about my condition? Can I


    recover?"


    Catherine sniffed. She seemed to want to say something, but stopped on second thought. After


    hesitating for a while, she said lightly, "Your burns aren''t that severe. Don''t worry. You won''t be


    permanently disabled or anything like that."


    Charis''s tone of voice suddenly became sharp. "Are you saying it''ll scar?"


    "Like I said, don''t worry. The doctor said that you can always undergo stic surgery." Catherine''s


    eyes were red but she managed to force a smile. "Medicine is so advanced these days, and we


    have the money. Your skin will be as good as new!" Upon hearing what Catherine said, Charis


    turned her head away from her mother, bit her lower lip, and squeezed her eyes shut. Her lips


    trembled from the sobs and tears fell silently from the corners of her eyes. She had never felt so


    much pain and desperation before.


    Charis understood what her mother really meant.


    She was likely disfigured—burnt beyond recognition.


    Charis took after her mother and had always been proud of her appearance. Catherine was quite


    the beauty when she was young, so Charis had always been praised since childhood since she was


    a natural beauty.


    Now, everything was ruined.


    Charis gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, crying silently.


    If it weren''t for the fact that J had trapped her in the burning haunted house, she wouldn''t have


    ended up like this.


    Not only did she fail to kill J again, but she also suffered a big loss. Worse yet was the fact that


    she couldn''t air out her grievances because she couldn''t tell anyone why she was there inside a


    burning establishment without revealing her attempted murder n.