Chapter 816

Esther quickly grabbed hold of Abigail. Paxton was really scared too. Abigail pulled out a tissue and wiped the blood from her mouth. Then she said slowly, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I just bit my lip when that guy punched me in the face. I didn't want to look bad in front of others, so I didn't make a sound. Now I think I was just being too proud and didn't want to look weak."

"Why would you do that? You knew you'd get hit, but you still rushed over to protect me." Esther hugged Abigail tightly, as if to comfort her, or perhaps draw some strength from her.

Abigail said, "Silly girl, you're my sister. Would you really think I'd just stand there and not help you if you were in danger?"

Esther hugged Abigail's arm tighter. "Thank you, Abigail."

Abigail gently patted Esther's head and said, "Grandma, your brother, and I are all your family. We all love you. Do you understand?" She thought about how that nasty person Nova had been so mean to Esther. He even let his men attack her, showing