As soon as Serena got home, she drank a glass of iced tea. Helen noticed her red eyes and didn't dare to say much. After a while, she cautiously comforted her, "Miss Winter, keeping your sadness bottled up inside could make you sick. It's better to let it out."

Serena knew Helen had misunderstood, but she couldn't explain that it was the spiciness that made her cry. She could only nod, "I know, Helen. You've taken good care of me this past year, and I'm very grateful."

Helen was ...