Corinne was relieved to hear the news.
"Then why did Sophia still ask you to meet her here?" she asked.
A hint of guilt flashed across Lucas' eyes.
How could he bear to tell her that the man she had been waiting for the past three years was in the suite opposite theirs and that he had forgotten about her? Not to mention, he was playing happy family with another woman and the baby he stole from her.
He could not. It would be too cruel.
"Oh, it's nothing. She didn't really ask me to meet her here. I just happened to find out she's staying in this hotel too. Out of curiosity, I wanted to find out who she came back with, so I made up some excuse to meet her," lied Lucas.
Corinne's eyes turned sharp. "Then did you see if there's anyone else in her suite?" she asked curiously.
Lucas shook his head. "I only saw her with a kid wearing a cartoon mask. There was no one else."
In truth, Lucas did not see Sophia at all because he was already back in his own suite by the time she got back.
It was when Sunny was waiting for the lift, so he did not see Lucas coming out either.
Corinne frowned. She did not suspect anything was amiss, but she could not help but feel disappointed.
After that, she pointed to Sunny and said, "Mister Lucas, it was Sunny who kicked up a fuss. He said you might've gone astray and asked me to come and save you."
Sunny thought he was off the hook by then, so he tensed up again when Corinne threw him under the bus.
'Wha…? How could she do this to me? Just my rotten luck,' he thought.
The kids quite liked their Uncle Lucas, so she thought they would be happy to see him later. Also, she would not be able to finish her work even if she went back to the office then, so she might as well go earlier tomorrow to complete and approve the remaining contracts.
Sunny put up his hand. "Umm… Can I go, too? It's been a long time since I saw the kids."
Both Lucas and Corinne gave him an annoyed side glance and ignored him.
Sunny scratched his head awkwardly. Even though they both glared at him, he knew he still had a chance to tag along since they did not outright reject him.
After chatting in the suite for a while more, Corinne thought it was time to pick up the kids from kindergarten.
Thus, she and Lucas made their way out with Sunny following them sheepishly.
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