Madeline could feel how much Ava cared about her, but since she came here, she never thought of leaving.

“Esther, stop joking. Since you brought me here, I know you have no plans of letting either one of us go. Just be direct about what you want.” Madeline hugged Ava tightly as she faced Esther who was looking down on them neither obsequiously nor superciliously.

“Hmph.” Esther sneered. “Eveline, it seems that you’re pretty bold. Well then, I want to see just how strong you are.”

“No!” Ava suddenly shouted as she turned her face to look at Esther. “Esther, the person you hate the most is me. The person you want to deal with is also me. Eveline has no grudges against Naya. All of this is between Naya and me. This has nothing to do with my friends. You can just do anything you want to me!”

Although she was tortured to the point where she was covered with scars and bruises, Ava did not flinch from fear at all.

“Esther, tell your people to continue torturing me. Let Eveline go. You sh