Eliana’s words struck a nerve, leaving Mrs. Randle speechless for a moment.

“When Mrs. Cunningham visited the Randle Family, she made Dad choose to end his own life. Do you remember the kind of person she was?” Eliana questioned.

“Eliana…”

“Compared to back then, our lives are much better now. For three years, I never saw the sun when I woke up, and I never slept before midnight. Yet even then, Mrs. Cunningham was never satisfied. Every week, sometimes just one or two days, if Mrs. Cunningham was unhappy, I would be dragged to the yard to be beaten, just like today with that whip,” Eliana fell into painful memories,...