Conversation with Andrew

"Alice?" Yan Yang repeated the name, his brow furrowing slightly.

Xiao Ai had told him that her mother's name was clearly "Irene."

It seemed that here, she had not only hidden her name but also disguised her identity?

"What kind of person was she?" Yan Yang pressed, trying to piece together Xiao Ai's mother's true appearance from a child's perspective.

"She's really nice!" Andrew's eyes lit up, his voice carrying genuine affection.

Through Andrew's description, a contradictory portrait gradually took shape in Yan Yang's mind.

Alice was indeed a teacher at this school.

Although this elite boarding school might have been carrying out horrifying deeds behind the scenes, it still had to maintain normal teaching operations on the surface.

Therefore, teachers like Alice, along with all kinds of other staff, were indispensable.

She taught science.

With her accomplishments as a scientist and researcher, teaching science came naturally to her.

In the children's eyes, her classroom was a rare refuge—patient and gentle, unlike the other teachers, who were quick to scold or remained cold and indifferent.

She seemed to genuinely care about the children sent here.

However, the power of that care was far too weak.

Andrew mentioned that she had once tried to change something, but in the end, it seemed to have been futile. She could only accept the situation and offer the children limited warmth within the boundaries of the rules.

Another side of her was even more intriguing: whenever she immersed herself in her experiments, she became exceptionally focused, even... irritable.

If a student accidentally disturbed her, she would not be rough like the others, but her attitude would become distant. Gentle yet unquestionable, she would ask them to leave.

"I secretly watched her doing experiments once," Andrew lowered his voice, carrying a childlike air of mystery.