I pursed my lips. Seeing her resentful expression, I felt complicated, not knowing how to console her. Yet, it didn’t seem like she needed my consolation either.

After a while, I spoke up, “I totally understand how you feel, and I empathize with you, but this is just your side of the story. Besides, I shouldn’t stir up trouble in this place.”

Hearing that, she sneered, “Whatever! I know it’s just your excuse. It’s fine if you’re unwilling to help me out, but I will never marry him. I am the master of my fate; no one gets to decide my future for me.”

It was late already, and my phone almost ran out of battery. I left the cowshed, with Amy following suit as she locked it.

After hesitating for a while, I asked, “Isn’t there anything to eat at home? Why didn’t you prepare some food for your sister?”

The little girl replied, “Nope, there’s nothing to eat. We don’t even have leftovers if my mom doesn’t prepare food for Ann, so she could only starve.”

room, I couldn’t seem to

words kept playing in my mind. No wonder Brandon was so familiar with this village. It turned out that it was not his first time visiting this place. I wondered how many children had died at this man’s

I almost drifted off to sleep, I was awakened by the sound of people quarreling noisily from

I smoothed out my clothes and saw that wet shoes were dried by the fireplace. Just then, Amy came rushing in with her tear-stricken face. She dragged me out of the house though I was still putting on

poor young lady was rolling over the ground as her mother hit her with an iron rod. Since it rained yesterday, there were blackish water puddles of rainwater mixed with coal all over the ground. It seemed like Ann was injured; her already scruffy clothes were smeared with

a burden to the family! It’s a waste of food to feed you. You should be grateful when we let you live until now. How dare you injure your brother! I’ll beat you to death! That will teach you

was pleading with me earnestly, and it was heartbreaking to see Ann whimpering in pain. I wanted to stop that

in a terrible condition, yet Ronald, the man who was supposed to be here to stop his wife, was nowhere to be seen. I crouched down before Amy and asked, “Amy, tell me

“Ann injured my brother. My dad just sent him to the hospital. My mom said she is going to kill Ann if anything happens to my brother. Ms. Stovall,

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