Chapter 9
Chapter 9 The day after that night, we heard from Miss Ava that the woman who entertained Mr. Martin was heavily beaten up. I remember that her name was Ivy, and she intervened before Mr. Martin could lay his hands on us by grabbing his attention. Looks like my worry for her was not uncalled for, because it was very obvious that he was unpredictable and dangerous from the moment I saw him. After hearing that news, I felt terrible and shut myself inside my room for a day. I drowned in guilt as I imagined her getting beaten by Mr. Martin just because we made him angry. It’s frustrating how I couldn’t do anything for that woman. Without her, we could’ve been beaten up by that mad man. Or worse, we could’ve been violated or killed. I feel so sorry for her. I knew I can’t do anything about th
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