I felt a pang of heartache. It was my first time seeing my child in such a state. The others involved were boys.

Suddenly, my expression turned cold as I looked at the teacher. "What exactly happened? How did it get to this?"

The two teachers from Ava's class were in the office, both looking panicked.

They knew what had happened to Ava, so they called me. I was certain they didn't dare call Atlas.

Before the teacher could speak, Ava recounted the incident while crying, "Mommy, Joseph from my