Samuel avoided her and sat down somewhere else, his face unreadable, devoid of any emotion.

"You also promised me you wouldn't take Hopey to the countryside, so you were lying to me too."

Eliana’s voice trembled as she shot back, "But I didn't go, did I?" She quickly moved in front of him again, frowning in distress, and pleaded as softly as she could, "Samuel, I won't go anymore. I'll stay here with you. Please stop acting like this, okay?"

She tried to reach out to ...