Rebecca turned her head away in shame, unable to meet Laura's eyes.

Though Laura was scolding her, in the end, she couldn't hold back her emotions and hugged Rebecca tightly.

The room fell silent.

After a while, Laura's voice softened as she asked gently, "Becky, were you really scared back then?"

Rebecca lowered her gaze, her arms instinctively tightening around Laura.

Laura choked up, her voice trembling as she struggled to ...