Seeing me silent, Lily continued, "Liam, Emily said she was coming here to study. I trusted you and let her come. But it's almost ten, and she hasn't come home. Her phone is unreachable.
"Emily is a good girl. She wouldn't lie. If she said she came to your house, she must be here. I know you and Emily are close, but you can't keep her like this."
Lily's words made me laugh angrily.
"Auntie, Emily is an adult. If she were here, she would have come out by now. Do you think I could tie her up?
"And you broke into my house at night. That's illegal. Aren't you afraid I'll call the police?"
Before I finished speaking, Noah slapped me.
Noah was the head of security at my school. He was six feet tall and weighed 220 pounds, all muscle.
Three months ago, he caught two thugs at the school gate and was commended by the school leaders.
His slap left me stunned.
But he wasn't satisfied and took out his phone to start recording me.
"Whose brat is this? He can't study well himself and keeps my daughter from preparing for her exams. He's just a natural troublemaker! Isn't anyone going to do something?"
After recording, Noah posted the video in the school parents' group chat.