Clark laughed heartily. “Compared to being in a coma, I’m doing pretty well now.”

Clark would be a lifelong comatose patient had luck not sided with him. Agatha’s intervention had spared him that fate. It wasn’t the fear of being in a coma that bothered him—it was the worry that his wife and children would feel guilty and blame themselves if it happened.

“I’m sorry I’m only coming to see you now,” Bradley said.

Clark had essentially witnessed Bradley grow up and held a deep affection for him. Noticing the dark circles under Bradley’s eyes, Clark asked with concern, “And you? Haven’t you moved on from the shadow of Esther’s death?”

Bradley sat in silence for a while.

Daphne placed tea and fruits in front of Bradley before returning to the kitchen to busy herself.

“Clark, back then…”

Bradley’s secret room. Bradley was well aware that Kevin would

you?” Clark knew Bradley

Bradley shook his head.

one had told Bradley about Esther’s true identity. Perhaps, for many people,

father was an undercover DEA agent. After many years of infiltration, he finally found evidence against a criminal

chose to live a normal life in a very

and they lived a seemingly happy life.

the sole survivor. Similarly, because she witnessed this tragedy, her body’s protective mechanism selectively sealed those

knew about Esther’s true identity. That’s why he chose Esther for you, not just because she

never recall those painful times

didn’t look into Bradley’s eyes but instead gazed up at the

lately, did we make a mistake at the beginning? Esther had the

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