Interesting but Stupid

"She saved me and my mother."Mr. Hou started. "When I was in high school, I fell in love with the smart woman who liked to spend most of her time in the library with me. It was Scarlette."

"How did she save you?"

"My mother's gambling was really bad. At first, I was working during weekends to feed myself and my late brother. However, this escalated to working to provide money for her. I didn't do anything about it." Mr. Hou lowered his head. Seeing this, his wife immediately patted his back.

"It's alright… honey."

Sienna knew that this reaction was because of the fact that Mr. Hou's younger brother died while working as a delivery guy when he was still in high school. That's right. Mr. Hou's brother died because their mother forced him to work so he could give her money for her gambling and debts.

"Then she discovered that I am learning how to make software. One of her friends told her that I could easily hack a machine… and I… "