Chapter 186 - Charity (4) (1/2)
When I calmed down, I decided I had to do something for the children inside the orphanage. I had to find a way for them to get out of that place, someplace better than almost fighting to their deaths. I squeezed the edge of my skirt, feeling powerless, not knowing what to do.
I couldn't rely on Luke since it was his family's image and money. I doubted Luke would approve in the first place, the only thing I could do was to choose this place for the charity party. But at the same time, I didn't want to fund such a horrible place. The only way that I could lead the orphanage towards the image I wanted was to add conditions in how they use the money if it was possible.
”Do we donate the money directly to them without any conditions?” I asked Luke.
”Do we need to add conditions?” Luke appeared confused with a lifted eyebrow.
I sighed in relief as I was able to confirm we could add conditions to the money we donated. My mind felt clearer on the pathway I could follow while Luke didn't ask the reason for my question. Although I was powerless to make great changes, I could add some conditions to make their situation more bearable. I decided to come up with some ideas in drafting the doc.u.ment as I asked Luke, ”Can we choose this place for the event?”
Luke glanced at both Shelly and Alex if they agreed. As I predicted, Shelly nodded to support my idea while Alex agreed since he didn't want to waste more time going to look around more places. I silently cheered inside my heart as Luke called for the teacher who stood a few metres behind us to give us some time to think.
”Have you chosen a child you want to sponsor?” She unexpectedly asked.
I wondered what she meant by sponsor. Was this like the other charities in my past life where people could sponsor a child to help? Luke apologized as the teacher appeared a bit disappointed it wasn't the case.
”Our mission given by the school is to host a party to have guests donate money towards a charity of our choosing,” Luke explained.
”That's a noble mission,” the teacher brightened again.
”Thank you for choosing us,” she bowed to hide her expression that appeared full of deliberation.
”I will escort you outside,” she pushed us back to the entrance.
The teacher increased her pace as I almost started to jog to follow her. She didn't seem to consider my heavy breaths as she never looked back before closing the doors. It was like she was trying to hide how she wasn't that welcoming anymore after we declared we weren't sponsoring a child. But, it was strange how she didn't appear happy from the potential donations coming in. There had to be more to this place than what was seen on the surface.
The hover car waited for us right by the gates as everyone got inside the car except for me. I stood by the door, not willing to go in when I haven't explored the grocery store yet. There was no way I was going to go directly to the school when I needed a breath of fresh air after witnessing such a cruel scene.