6

Six years ago, Alice knelt down in front of me and cried. "I'm sorry, Grace Jones. It's all my fault for not disciplining her properly." "But I swear to God, Serene is not a bad person." "She stole your bag out of helplessness."

"Auntie has a terminal illness. The doctor said that if she doesn't have surgery, she won't live more than six months."

"But because of the medical treatment, my family has been emptied out. How can I afford the hundreds of thousands of dollars for the surgery?"