Chapter 234 I Want You by My Side

Hope's face and arms were scraped, and although they had been treated, her skin was so delicate and fair that the swelling and bruises were shockingly apparent.

Amelia held the two children for a long time, unwilling to move or speak, only silently shedding tears.

In her heart, she dared not contemplate what Ethan might be enduring right now.

Was he being threatened and cursed, or even beaten and abused? Or worse... already—

She couldn't bear to think, couldn't bear to think...

Just a mere deep thought was enough to make her heart ache unbearably, and she wanted to break down into tears!

But she couldn't.

The children were terrified; she needed to be calm now, to give them a sense of security.

With this thought, her blank mind finally steadied somewhat. She blinked, her gaze slowly focusing again as she took a breath and lowered her head to look at the two small heads in her embrace.