Chapter 158

Chapter 158:

Some had faded with time, but the ones on her back were still painfully obvious. A few remained swollen, showing no signs of healing just yet.

That night in the bathroom, she had been covered up—he hadn’t seen the bruises.

Norton pushed the blanket aside and stepped closer.

The memory of that night made Yvonne curl up instinctively, a faint tremor running through her.

“What… what are you doing?” She sat up, curling into herself, her arms hugging her body tightly.

Norton reached out, his warm hand wrapping around her ankle as he pulled her closer.

Yvonne’s voice wavered with fear. “I know you want to fulfill Edmond’s wish, but…”

Before she could finish, his hand pressed gently against a bruise on her thigh.

you

of

you put any medicine on

the doctor said they’d take time

his palm lightly against

made

voice was cold, his

the massive bruise on her back. Back then, the

in the mirror, her back was a mess of deep

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a large area covered in bruises, she didn’t want him

witness this

it was too late. He had

saw the bruises marring Yvonne’s back, a sharp chill ran through him, sinking into his bones.

pulled her nightgown back on, her fingers gripping the

was barely above a whisper, soft and uncertain. “I didn’t want you to see. You

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