Madam nodded. "I know, but the question right now is whether Irene will be bullied by the other children at school."

"If they dared try, she would surely fight back. I have already told her everything," the old woman said.

Madam shook her head. "The school won't allow fighting. I'll take her to school later and talk to her teacher."

"Okay. Let Irene try this school and see whether it works out or not. If it doesn't, she doesn't have to attend kindergarten. She won't learn much from it, anyway." The old woman cared about Irene. "She is used to playing with children in the chapel. Now that she's locked up at home all day, she's really depressed. She used to sleep well. She would fall asleep as soon as she lay in bed. Now, she can't sleep. Even if she does fall asleep, she wakes up in the middle of the night. I'm really afraid that she will actually be depressed if this continues."

"I know that she's unhappy, but, until everything has been clearly investigated, she must remain that wa