Against Cruelty, She Grew Strong (by Anastasia Glover) novel Chapter 671

Manna noticed. Her eyes dimmed. She said weakly, “Thanks-can you help me to the bathroom?”

The guard didn’t speak, but he helped her over.

Inside the bathroom, she pushed further, “I’ve got no strength-can you just take me in to wash off all this blood.”

“No, I can’t.”

“He’s out cold-he won’t wake up. Please.”

The guard wavered.

“I know him—he won’t stir. I just need to clean up. I don’t want to stay like this…”

There were more than just bloodstains on her.

She looked broken. Utterly pathetic.

He softened.

The shower burst to life.

She stood under the water, scrubbing away the filth.

The open wounds were raw and pink.

They hurt. They always hurt.

These scars-made with special tools-were slow to heal, agonizing every second.

Her body was a map of them. Almost no clean skin remained. All left by Todd over the years.

She lived like a ghost, fueled only by hate.

More than Tammy, she hated Todd.

She could even put aside her grudge against Tammy-if it meant finally taking him down.

She had to get revenge.

Suddenly-a thud.

Even in Darkness, She Chose to Rise

Chapter 671 Seduction And Survival

Manna noticed. Her eyes dimmed. She said weakly, “Thanks-can you help me to the bathroom?”

The guard didn’t speak, but he helped her over.

Inside the bathroom, she pushed further, “I’ve got no strength-can you just take me in? I to wash off all this blood.”

“No, I can’t.”

“He’s out cold—he won’t wake up. Please.”

The guard wavered.

“I know him-he won’t stir. I just need to clean up. I don’t want to stay like this…”

There were more than just bloodstains on her.

She looked broken. Utterly pathetic.

He softened.

The shower burst to life.

She stood under the water, scrubbing away the filth.

The open wounds were raw and pink.

They hurt. They always hurt.

These scars-made with special tools-were slow to heal, agonizing every second.

Her body was a map of them. Almost no clean skin remained. All left by Todd over the years.

She lived like a ghost, fueled only by hate.

More than Tammy, she hated Todd.

She could even put aside her grudge against Tammy-if it meant finally taking him down.”

She had to get revenge.

Suddenly-a thud.

The guard heard it. He pushed the door open and found Manna collapsed on the floor.

“Hey!”

He forgot the boss’s orders, scooped her up.

“Are you okay?”

She blinked slowly. “I’m alright. It just hurts.”

He looked at all the scars on her-and for the first time, he felt resentment toward his bo

“I’ll get you to bed.”

“No. Please-don’t make me go back there. I’m scared.”

She clung to him, pressing her face into his chest, trembling-not even caring that she was naked.

“Really? Then we’ll take all of them.”

The clerk cheerfully bundled everything up.

Sherry asked casually, “Who were you texting?”

“Just work.”

“Are you busy lately?”

“Mm-lots on.”

She sneaked a peek at her silenced phone. When his eyes were off her, she messaged Tatiana.

[Is he talking to you?]

Chapter 671 Seduction And Survival

Tatiana replied fast-with a screenshot.

The screenshot showed his latest messages.

Intimate. Almost doting.

Sherry squeezed her phone so hard her knuckles went white.

Tatiana added, [What-is he with you right now?]

Sherry bit her lip-didn’t respond.

[Our bet’s almost over.]

She put the phone away and watched him browsing. Her chest ached.

He cared about the baby-that’s why he was sticking around.

But he didn’t care about her. Even now, he was thinking of Tatiana.

What a cold, selfish man.

How had she ever fallen for him?

Or maybe she’d never really seen him clearly.

Still-she clung to that last shred of hope. Maybe the baby could keep them together.

After the shopping, as they headed to eat, she mulled it over. Finally—

“Liam-I want to tell you-”

He spoke at the same time, “Sherry-I need to talk to you about something.”