Chapter 1275

Esther rushed out of the Crawfords' house, crouched down, and burst into tears.

She felt lost. James had said some really hurtful things. They had been together for a long time and were even planning to get married, so his words shocked her deeply.

Just then, her phone buzzed with a new message. She wiped her tears, took out her phone, and saw it was from Pearl. But the message made her feel even worse.

Pearl had done some digging into James's past. Five years ago, he had been with his first love. She even sent a photo of the woman.

Esther had never met her, but the resemblance between her and the woman in the photo was striking. That explained why James had seemed so into her when they first met—he was reminded of his past.

Despite her doubts, Esther had always tried to believe that James loved her. But this felt like a harsh wake-up call.

Pearl, getting no reply, decided to call Esther.

"Why didn't you text back?" Pearl asked.

Esther tried to hide her crying, but Pearl could easily hear it.

"Did you go see him again?" Pearl asked.

Through her tears, Esther replied, "Yes. I just got back today and went to see him, but he told me to leave."

Pearl sounded frustrated. "I told you not to go."

"I was just worried about him," Esther explained.

"And? Did he appreciate that?" Pearl asked.

"...No."

"Where are you? I'm coming to get you," Pearl said firmly.

Esther had been squatting too long and stood up, feeling dizzy. "No, it's okay. Where are you? I'll come to you."

"It's not safe in Enswood right now, and you can't get a taxi. Just send me your location and stay there. I'll be there soon."

"Okay."

a flashy Lambo pulled

window and handing her a tissue. "Dry

nodded and got into

the

my latest research," Pearl said with a wink. "We're at the

before we start producing it for the epidemic. I think

lit up. "Will it save

Pearl smirked, "but it won't cure

I'm hurt, I still want the best for

a kind soul, changed the subject

arrived, Esther walked into the lab, and it was like stepping into a whole new world. She was so amazed by everything around her that she briefly forgot

was busy checking some data when he noticed Esther. He looked up, surprised.

Simon!" Esther greeted him cheerfully and playfully tugged at

call me old, but you also

What are

"You should ask Pearl. At my age, she's got me

the greater good." Pearl

turning away, then paused and turned back to Esther. "Oh, and I forgot to say, don't

"Don't worry, I'll be

She pointed to a purple liquid

that's an acid, and it's

her hand

careful," Pearl

worry, I'm not

meeting, Pearl told Esther to stay in the lab while she attended it. Esther promised not to

group, "We're here to discuss our latest research. We've

they all understood what the final test

needed a test subject. If the results were positive, they could

know much about it.

going to end up testing it on

idea that no

someone from the back asked, "Who's

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