At first glance, the skin appeared pale and flawless, but as the woman struggled, numerous terrifying and hideous scars were quickly exposed.
Perhaps due to the passage of time, the severity of the initial beatings, or the lack of proper treatment afterward, the red welts on her body were knotted and grotesque. From a distance, they looked like ugly earthworms clinging to her skin to suck her blood.
Third Ms. Bai wept bitterly, cursing endlessly in her heart, yet maintaining the most sorrowful and alluring appearance on the surface. But a closer look at her expression would reveal just how terrifyingly calm she was. Even as her body twitched from the beating and she wore a shattered, pitiful look, her eyes remained restrained and cool. It was as if every slight tremble of her body and every pitch of her pleas for mercy were entirely under her meticulous control.
