"This is against the law. It has nothing to do with family shame. You can't condone a crime." Karen Ford's tone grew even sterner. 'Adults always try to smooth things over.'
'And that whole saying, "Don't air your dirty laundry in public"—it's completely wrong. The law doesn't care about shame. If you break it, you have to be punished, and punished severely. If everyone decided not to air their "dirty laundry," wouldn't society just fall into chaos?'
"Grandpa said I'm not allowed to tell. I don't dare. Grandpa will spank me." Tang Xiaonan feigned a look of fear.
'This girl is such a stickler; she'd absolutely have my uncle hauled off to Millstone Peak for an investigation.' Jethro Golding and Byron Thorne had already reached an agreement not to report it to the police or make it public. She couldn't stir up trouble.
"Ronnie, once you've finished your homework, you should head home," the doctor said, shooting her daughter a meaningful glance.
