He was bullied

"I want to know, is it possible?"

"When I was at the Black's house..." He hesitated for a moment, then began, but stopped again.

"Were you beaten?" I couldn't bear to let him struggle to say it himself, so I started prompting him.

"Yeah, I was beaten."

"Did many people beat you?"

"No, just one person."

"Who? The Black CEO? Peter Black?"

"Yeah..."

When the name was mentioned, Neil’s expression reverted to how it was when we first met, distant and guarded. It seemed that the CEO was someone he preferred not to be associated with, just as he had appeared before we had spoken. But Neil had indeed been to the Black's house, reportedly more than once. There must have been substantial interaction between them. Could there have been issues between them? Was Neil subjected to severe mistreatment?

"Did he physically assault you?"

"No, not really."

"No? Then what did he do to you? Was it something more severe?"

"Yeah, it was something more severe."

As I spoke, I noticed his eyes welling up with