Youyou looked surprised at this. "Is she … a patient of yours?"
Alice shook her head and simply said, "She's Professor Romanka's daughter."
"Daughter?"
It didn't look like it. Not at all. Despite the fact that being Asian, there's a tendency to look at foreigners' faces thinking that they all look similar, Youyou was discerning enough.
Professor Romanka had an aquiline nose and a very three-dimensional profile typical of an European man. From Natalia's profile, one could tell she wasn't purely of European lineage, and her complexion didn't have that sickly pallor.
"Wait here for me. I'll be right back." With that, Alice carried Natalia out of the room.
Through the window, the boy saw Natalia's unhappy expression. Her eyes were tinged with sadness. She was clearly resisting. He was determined to get to the bottom of this.
So, as soon as Alice returned, he went straight to the point.
