Jiang Xiaonan took her phone, staring at the unanswered outgoing call, a hollow feeling creeping in her heart.
It seemed as if the whole world was devoid of any hope.
Just then, her phone rang— it was a call from her mother.
Jiang Xiaonan composed herself before answering the phone, "Hello... Mom..."
Ever since Wang Chan discovered Ma Min's perverse intentions towards Xiaonan, she hadn't been able to shake off her desolation.
A few days ago, out of the blue, Ma Min was beaten to a pulp. He had spent a week bedridden before he was able to get up.
"Xiaonan, are you off work today? Are you alright out there?"
Wang Chan felt a twinge of guilt. Her daughter had been living with the Ma family and she had been oblivious to it all.
As much as she didn't wish to divorce Ma Min, her daughter was her flesh and blood after all.
At her age, if she left Ma Min, it was unlikely that she would be wanted by any other man.
