Ava pondered for a few seconds after hearing the words. Then, she looked at the phone screen that lit up again and silently muted her phone before smiling.

“Maddie, you should know this feeling very well. In the times when you’re most helpless and aggrieved, you’ll naturally long for your parents to be by your side. You’ll yearn for your father and mother’s love. But what happens when you call out and no one responds to you? The coldness from being alone all the time can even freeze a scorching