Mandy headed downstairs and poured herself a glass of wine. As she prepared to leave with her drink, she spotted Esther by the window, gazing out at the distant sea.

“Would you like some wine?” Mandy asked.

Esther had just taken some painkillers, and the lingering dull pain slowly faded.

“No, thanks, I don’t drink,” Esther replied. She hesitated for a moment, considering that she and Mandy had undergone liver donation surgery. “Ms. Pendleton, is your wound hurting?”

Holding her wine glass, Mandy looked puzzled. “What wound?”

“The one from the liver donation.”

Mandy had only undergone a small incision in the operating room.

“It doesn’t hurt at all. Are you in pain?” she asked.

Esther furrowed her brows slightly and whispered, “A little.”

weather changes can sometimes cause subtle aches in wounds

Esther softly thanked her.

sip of her drink and casually sat on the sofa, observing Esther by the floor-to-ceiling window. “It’s quite

could reply, Bradley abruptly entered the living

Esther’s sluggish response, Bradley firmly took her by the arm and led her

Perhaps it was due to her recent hectic work schedule, but she felt an overwhelming urge to

Bradley commanded, “Get in.”

and slowly complied as though she were a

the coffin without

gently closed the crystal coffin with

a piece of art inside that crystal

away coldly and left the

She belonged to him—forever!

could separate

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