"She didn't come with us. But let me talk to her to see if she's a kid of someone I know since she said she knows me. In the meantime, you should continue asking the guests in the other rooms if they have a child missing," said Corinne to the waiter.
The waiter thought it was feasible, so he nodded, left Lilin behind, and turned to the next private room to continue his search.
Corinne lowered her eyes and looked at the little girl whom she had no recollection of. "Why don't you come in?"
It was what Lilin wanted all along, so she immediately followed Corinne into the room, causing Benjamin to frown and pout.
Sunny noticed his expression, so he flicked his head and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Benjamin came back to his senses and glanced outside worriedly. He had guessed that Jeremy was probably in the restaurant too, but he did not know how to tell Sunny, so he simply shook his head.
Sunny thought he was acting a little weird but did not think much about it. He closed the door and took him back to the room.
Everyone was surprised when they saw Corinne bringing in a little girl.
"Boss, who's the girl?" asked Aaron.
Corinne shook her head. "I don't know, but she says she knows me."
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Lilin, whom they had never seen before.
Lilin did not care about the other people looking at her as she kept her eyes fixed on Corinne.
Corinne felt a little uncomfortable being stared at so intently. "Little girl, you said you know me. Can you tell me how you know me?"
Even then, Corinne still thought that Lilin had mistaken her for someone else.
Corinne's lips twitched. Lilin was quite the sweet-talker, alright.
"Boss, when did you do such an honorable deed behind our backs?" teased Aaron.
"Yeah, Corinne. You're quite the forgetful one, huh? How can you not even remember saving someone else's life?" asked Sunny.
Corinne glanced sideways at the two of them, then patted Lilin's shoulder very patiently.
"Little girl, please calm down first, and tell me slowly how I saved your mother's life."
Lilin nodded and started recounting that fateful day when Corinne saved Melinda's life.
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