Sophia couldn't react in time and hurriedly covered her face. "Mr. Brown!"

William held the sunglasses, frowning involuntarily. Although Sophia covered her face quickly, he caught enough of a glimpse.

Her once-delicate face was now covered in wounds—scratches of various sizes, a frightening red mark near her eye that looked like a bruise, and something on her nose bridge he couldn't quite make out.

Sophia kept her face covered, fuming inside, and ...