Zayn had just returned home at 10 p.m. when he received a call from an unknown number.
He picked up the call politely. "Hello, who is this?"
A gentle and capable woman's voice sounded softly. "Zayn, this is Elsie."
Zayn frowned slightly. Before he could speak, Elsie said quickly and clearly, "I know you remember me but don't want to see me. I don't have the face to see you, either. I called you only to tell you the truth back then."
Zayn said calmly, "Go ahead."
Elsie told a sad story in a slightly sad tone. "My father was a violent man. Every time he was drunk, he would beat my mother. Every time my mother wanted a divorce, my father would say he would beat her to death if she dared to get a divorce.
"My mother asked her parents for help. Instead of helping her, my mother's father, brother, and younger brother even called her useless.
