Melinda placed her hands on their faces.

"W-What happened?" Melinda couldn't imagine the pain Eric and Sylvia must have endured. Who could commit such a cruel act? Sylvia, so young and beautiful, must have suffered greatly.

As a woman herself, Melinda knew a woman's greatest worry was her beauty, and her face was its reflection.

Eric summoned a smile and gently wiped away her tears. "Mom, we're okay. It doesn't hurt."

He had only visited Melinda after settling his issues with the Pettersons