Chapter 332

Elise didn’t want to meet Pearl’s eyes and curled up, making herself smaller. “I really didn’t…’

Pearl noticed the girl’s discomfort and continued gently, “This room has a strong scent. Most people wouldn’t notice, but I can tell it’s from an ointment used to reduce bruising.”

The pieces of the puzzle were falling into place for Pearl. She understood that something was amiss here.

‘Why would someone who rarely leaves home have bruises?’ she thought. She knew the answer was right there, waiting to be revealed.

“Miss Elise, I can be trusted with your secret. I won’t tell anyone,” Pearl assured her. She moved closer, sitting on the edge of the bed, and softened her tone. “Ellie, can you trust me?”

Elise’s eyes welled up with tears. She was already fragile, but now she looked even more vulnerable.

“Don’t cry. Share your story with me, and I’ll do my best to help you,” Pearl comforted her.

a deep breath to steady herself and began to speak. “My mom divorced my dad, and a few years later, she married

intently, piecing together the

Zachary revealed his true colors and started abusing me. He would hurt me when my mom wasn’t around. My mom loves him so much that she turned a blind eye to

kept these emotions locked inside for years, and they

“The photophobia…”

see. So, I pretended to be sick and avoided people,” Elise explained, her voice filled with pain. Only Glenn, her childhood friend,

didn’t understand. Was she really willing to

eyes seem both gentle and strong. I felt a connection with you, even though you’re just a lady. Treating my supposed illness would be easy for you,

how deeply her mother loved Zachary, and she didn’t want to shatter her mother’s dreams. “My mom

gently lifted Elise’s shirt to reveal a wound. Her eyes filled with determination as she spoke, “How can a mother not feel devastated

response, but she couldn’t find the words.

her. Maybe the happiness you’re seeing is nothing more than a

the door. She spotted Glenn allu outside and said to Jenna, “Could you please come

then turned to Glenn. “You

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