"Ellie, how has Maggie been getting along with her classmates at school lately? Has she had any conflicts?" Laurent asked Ellie, who was sitting beside him.
Maggie had always been a quiet child, not one to talk much and her temper was short. She would often resort to physical actions without much provocation, which had always been a headache for Laurent.
As expected, Ellie hesitated, looking at him for a long time without speaking.
Ruby gently patted her sister's head, soothing her with a soft voice, "Ellie, it's okay. We're all family here. You can speak freely. Did something happen with Maggie at school?"
Ellie hesitated for a while before finally opening her phone. She found the photo she had secretly taken and handed the phone to Laurent.
In the photo, Maggie was being doused with
