Chapter 293

Olivia stopped crying. She looked at Colin with misty eyes.

She could see her silhouette in his eyes.

There was no smidgen of boyish innocence on his handsome face. He seemed like a mature man.

Now, was there anything else that was holding her back from leaving?

Colin managed to get Jeff out of there. As long as she stayed alive, she could return at any time for revenge.

Ethan’s face crossed her mind, and she shook her head to get it off her mind. “No. But I would like to see my father before we leave. Is that alright?”

“Okay. I’ll make an arrangement for it,” Colin agreed to her request.

Olivia continued tending to his wound. Layer upon layer, she wrapped the bandage around his built body.

She was surprised to discover how many scars were on his body. “Colin, why do you have so many scars?”

He chuckled lightly. “Olivia, I don’t think I’ve ever told you about my family. Do you wanna hear my story?”

all ears.” She fetched another

she wiped the bloodstain off his

when I was young. But I never once

an abuser. A dangerous

which were twisting the wet cloth,

sheen of yellowish light. His body was built, unlike when he was still

raising his chin, he

money and alcohol. Whenever something bad happened to his business, he would always get home

scars were left by him. My mother

that snowy day when my

skin. Olivia, have you heard the sound of hot iron searing the skin before?

meat.

to block half of it. Half of the iron burned her skin, and the other half

time she fought back. And she was pushed down the stairs by my father in the midst of

on his waist. She couldn’t imagine how painful

I was taken away for a witness statement record, I told the police that she fell down the

her. “I was a very bad kid, wasn’t I? I lied.

trickled down his cheeks. “Because I don’t wanna lose my father after losing

into the basin of

order to avoid him. You’re the only person in my life who

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