Chapter 1485
“Are you trying to deceive me with small favors?” The boy jeered. “I might not know much about the
world, but I do know that if you want to achieve something, you should aim high!”
He then kicked over the anthill and walked away.
Bianca was shocked by the boy’s actions. After standing in the scorching sun for a while, she finally
snapped out of her daze and realized it was already evening.
The duty teacher began checking the ssroom doors and getting ready to leave. The school principal
emerged from a slightly better cottage, immediately spotted Bianca, and warmly greeted her.
“You’re… Ms. Mosley, right? I remember you. You came with Ms. Harding and took lots of pictures of
our children!”
Bianca forced a smile, although her face was pale.
“Ms. Mosley, why are you here at this time?” The people from the mountains were straightforward and
honest. The school principal considered anyone who came with Lena—the one who brought the kids to
school in Centrolis—as benefactors. She held Bianca’s hand and expressed her gratitude profusely.
“If it weren’t for all of you, the children wouldn’t have the opportunity to leave the mountains! I only went
to high school, but high school students are already a rare sight here… Now that the children have this
opportunity, it’s really…”
Bianca interrupted her. “I came over because… I wanted to double-check the student list.”
“Oh?”
“Since we’re leaving soon…” Bianca made up a reason. “Ms. Harding asked me to confirm the student
list. Could I go over it with you?”
The principal believed her, nodded in agreement, and reopened the door to the principal’s office.
“The list and photos are all here.” She took out a stack of papers. “Ms. Mosley, please take a look. If
you need any help, feel free to ask!”
Bianca took the papers and pretended to inspect them. Suddenly, she saw the photo of the boy.
“Is his name Alexander Dickinson?”
The principal leaned over to look and replied with a smile, “Yes. There aren’t many boys here, so
Alexander is quite unique.”
Bianca perked up and asked, “What makes him unique?”
“He’s around 12 years old but looks like he’s only eight or nine due to his family’s extreme poverty and
malnutrition. Also, look at his name—Alexander, like Alexander the Great. Well… that’s how people in
the vige name their children.”
“Where is his father from?”
“He’s not from our vige.” The principal shook her head. “He lives in a neighboring vige. Do you see
that mountain there?” The principal pointed outside the window. “You have to cross that mountain and
then take a mountain path to get to his house!”
Bianca gazed at the hazy mountain, and the boy’s cold face shed in her mind once more.
“That vige is even poorer and more isted.” The principal sighed. “I heard Alexander’s father only
got married and had him when he was quite old. He seemed to have a foster daughter before… but he
treated her poorly, and she ran away.
“When the foster daughter ran away, she was about the same age as Alexander. I wonder how she’s
doing now.
“These children are fortunate!” The principal wiped her tears. “To meet a group of kind-hearted people
like you!”
Bianca frowned and contemted for a moment. She then asked, “Why did Alexandere to this
school?”
The principal exined, “Their vige is so poor they don’t have a school. Among the nearby viges,
only our vige has a school.”
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Speaking of this, the principal wore a proud expression. Despite poverty, only this vige emphasized
education and had pooled their efforts to build this rudimentary school.
It was finally paying off. The children could all leave now and would never be trapped in these deep
mountains like their ancestors.
Bianca did not have the patience to listen to the principal’s chatter. She hastily left and contemted
many things on her way back. A strange feeling began to stir within her.