Chapter 334
Chapter 334
"Miss Berry also knows psychology. I admit that I'm far inferior to her in that, and I'm indeed not qualified to teach her," Alice said.
She walked down from the podium and came to Lea's side, completely humbling herself.
Alice added, "Miss Berry, if you're willing to, I hope you can be my teacher. I would love to learn from you."
Shannon and the gang were dumbfounded.
Willow, sitting on the edge, watched as Alice leaned down to Lea, her hair almost brushing against Willow.
This manipulative act nearly drove them mad.
They looked at Lea with concern and a desire to protect her.
Lea turned around and looked at Alice coldly.
Alice stared back and stunned for a few seconds, "You... you don't want to...
Her expression was sorrowful, and her tears were about to brim out, evoking everyone's sympathy.
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At that moment, she appeared as an innocent and humble person who was willing to lower herself.
Everyone admired and pitied her.
"I understand," Alice said to Lea with teary eyes. "Though I was hired by the authorities to do my job, I owe you an apology. I'm sorry, I was wrong. Please forgive me."
As Alice spoke, she bowed deeply. If Lea did not forgive her, she would never get back up.
She knew what she would face when she came to the class. Therefore, she was prepared for this moment and had thought through her words.
Willow was speechless when she heard that.
Shannon and Steve puckered their brows.
Rita said, "Lea, you should forgive Ms. Reed. She's innocent."
"Yeah." Beatrice also urged, "Ms. Reed was just following orders. She did nothing wrong."
Daisy chimed in, "Lea, let it go. Don't push Ms. Reed to the brink."
In short, they were eager to do anything that would cause trouble for Lea and tarnish her reputation.
Some students were influenced and began persuading Lea to forgive Alice.
In the midst of the discussion, Lea stood up.
Seeing that Lea was making a move, Alice stayed in her bowing position.
She thought to herself, 'If Lea doesn't forgive me now, she'll only make the students more jealous and hostile toward her. No matter how capable she is, she can't possibly go against all the students or drop out of school for this. Who would give up the opportunity to study at a prestigious school like Conrad University? So she will definitely forgive me. Once she does, this matter will be over!
The students quieted down and looked at Lea.
Lea sized up Alice and saw through her intention even though she couldn't see the lecturer's face.
"Alice, Nathaniel is your father," Lea said. "He hired you to do this."
Alice suddenly raised her head to look at Lea, surprised and flustered.
Her relationship with Nathaniel was the most disadvantageous aspect of the entire case for her. She didn't know why Lea brought that up.But she knew she had to defend herself and make sure things went according to her plan.
Alice straightened her body. Her waist hurt so much that it felt like it was about to break. Her face was pale.
Facing Lea's cold hard gaze, she gritted her teeth and almost cried.
"Yes, Nathaniel is my father. You must know our relationship," Alice explained further because the other students didn't know the details. "I'm his illegitimate daughter. We were not in touch with each other. The only reason we were in contact again was because I was hired by Conrad Hospital."
Alice tried to emphasize their estranged relationship to disassociate herself from what he had done.
"My father has been doing research all his life, always aiming for breakthroughs in medicine.
"His ambitions are too lofty. He put immense pressure on himself. Given his age and poor health, he was desperate to achieve something in medicine to serve society, which led to mistakes.
"For this, he has already paid with his life.
"Please forgive him on account of his scientific spirit and contribution as a medical scientist." As Alice spoke, she bent down and bowed again.
"You call this a scientist's spirit?" Lea's lips curled into a cold smile. Her eyes were sharp and intimidating.
"If he's worthy of being called a scientist, shouldn't those who developed poison and bioweapons also be acknowledged as scientists? If he is considered a scientist and his research is allowed, what kind of society would he create? It would be a world full of toxins and bioweapons, where everyone's life is at risk. Don't use scientific spirit to whitewash and glorify your shameful intentions." Lea's expression became stern as she spoke righteously.
"Real scientists and real researchers would never produce something harmful to human society," Lea continued.
Alice's expression changed drastically. She was speechless and looked at the other students in panic.
The students were equally shocked, looking at Lea as if waking from a dream, There was a surge of righteous anger inside them.
They agreed that what Nathaniel and those people had done was not couldn't be called the work of scientists. They realized they had been fooled.
"Alice." Lea's tone grew sterner. "You're not fit to be a teacher at all."
In her previous life, Alice was the head of the psychotherapy department at Conrad Hospital and a trusted advisor to Abigail, often giving Abigail a lot of advice to deal with Alice. Since Alice had made the first move against Lea, Lea had to put her on her hit list.
She would never allow someone like Alice to teach at the school.
Lea asked, "Are you going to leave on your own, or should I make you?"
"Lea, you... you..." Alice's pupils widened.
She realized Lea knew everything that she had done.
Alice was shocked, angry, bitter, and uneasy.
"What's wrong?" Lea's eyes darkened. her voice lowered but full of cold menace. "Do you want me to expose everything you did and your motives?"
To Lea, taking down Alice was as easy as pie. However, if she did that, she would not be able to find out the mastermind. So she planned to bide her time. "Lea..." Alice's eyes were filled with intense hatred.
She had worked so hard to earn everything she had. If Lea destroyed it all, it would be no different from killing her.
Lea's gaze deepened.
"Boohoo..." Alice whimpered, then turned around, and ran out of the classroom.