If I go back, my father would again try to sell me to any of his business partners. So she never exposed this news to him.

I am thankful to her; even being a step-sister, she was more caring than the real sister. I hugged her tightly and led her to my car, and comforted her.

I told her, “Amelia, you could have called me, I would have taken care of it, and why did you suffer so much.”

Her body was full of bruises; I am sure my father must have beaten her to make her agree to sleep with his business partner.

She was sobbing and said in...