A Poor Performance

Seeing Teacher Lu, who had woken up at some point and wore a regretful expression, Lu Xin and Number Eight suddenly fell silent.

They could see Teacher Lu's guilt and the torment in her heart.

But they stood from two different perspectives, and neither understood or could see things clearly.

The children in the orphanage were divided into three groups:

The first had died and then been brought back to life, like Number Eight. They all held different attitudes and feelings toward Lu Xin, who had killed them back then. The second group consisted of those who had already died. They no longer had any awareness, but there were still people who grieved for them.

And the third was Teacher Lu...

She had survived, but she had become disabled. The person who had once run so fast could never run again.

By rights, she should have been the one suffering the most...

That was why Number Eight had found her. She was the most suitable person to file the lawsuit.

But now, she believed that she was the real sinner.

And was this feeling genuine?

"I..."

Teacher Lu also struggled to speak, gathering her courage as she looked at Lu Xin.

She seemed to find it difficult to meet Lu Xin's eyes.

Moreover, in her eyes, Lu Xin saw very little fear. What he saw instead was guilt and sorrow.

"I actually knew all along..."

She spoke softly, but did not say what she knew.

As if she were trying to sort out her jumbled thoughts, she slowly raised her head and looked at Number Eight. "You said you wanted to seek justice for the children of the orphanage. You were right. They truly shouldn't have been forgotten just like that. But you shouldn't have looked for Lu