"Mrs. Lu?" Andrea began to worry as Lu Fang's mother continued to cry. Christina had already let go of her arm and her face now covered with both her hands.
"Mrs. Lu. I am sorry. I did not mean to be so harsh with my words -"
"No! No, Andrea. It isn't that."
She took a tissue from her bag and began to wipe her face.
"I will get you some water." Andrea offered and came back as soon as possible holding a glass of water.
After calming herself, Mrs. Lu stretched out her hand to hold Andrea's arm and explained. "You are right. You seem to know well the consequences of being part of the circle… I had told myself this many times and I could not believe…I just went against my own words."
