When I woke up in the morning, I looked at my red and swollen lips in the mirror and gave up the idea of going to school. I called Jonathan when going downstairs, telling him I wasn't going to school because of some matters. He said it's right and didn't even ask about what happened.

As I sat at the table waiting for breakfast, Emma said to me, "Do you know, miss? When you had breakfast at home before, Mr. Li would wait for you here no matter how early he got up. He didn't leave until you had finished your breakfast. Recently you haven't been eating at home, he...