For an entire week straight, Dorothy was stuck in the guest room. Apart from eating and sleeping, she spent the rest of her time talking to Belle on the phone, trying her best to accompany her daughter.

As she was having a video call with Belle, Belle asked in a childlike way, "Mommy, when will you come back from your business trip? I miss you, I miss you so much."

Dorothy looked at her daughter's watery and expectant eyes on the screen, and her heart almost broke.

She suppressed the sobs in her throat, winked at her daughter and smiled as if nothing had happened. She said, "Baby, listen to...