Charles White shook his head, “I’m not sure about it. She never told me anything about her. She only
simply said that her adoptive parents weren’t good to her.”
Charles gazed at the rising sun outside the window and worriedly said, “How many orphans are
adopted by good people?”
He was lucky to be adopted by Nathan White, a man who had never been married. Although he wasn’t
as meticulous and thoughtful as a mother, he had fulfilled his fatherly love to his son.
“So you called me here today to tell me that she wasn’t the one who did it?” Dolores Flores tried to ask.
“Yes,” Charles was still willing to believe that Lacey Ward was still the innocent little girl.
Besides, Matthew Nelson was just guessing. What happened in the clothing store wasn’t enough for
her to do this.
“The reason I called you today is for the two of you to clear it out face-to-face.”
Dolores looked at him. What did he mean by that?
Did he want Lacey to meet with her?
It wasn’t that she was hard-hearted or she wasn’t willing to let her go. It was just that after watching that
video, she wasn’t sure who Lacey was anymore.
If she didn’t see that video, she would definitely believe what Charles said. However, she was
extremely puzzled right now.
Matthew wasn’t a three-year-old kid who was guessing with no evidence. He only said that because he
had evidences.
As a result from the investigation, she was indeed hiding something from Charles.
“Actually…”
Dolores was about to tell him what she saw, but suddenly, the door of the private room was pushed
open at this moment. Lacey stood at the doorway. She was a bit shy as she lowered her eyes, “I hope I
didn’t disturb you.”
Dolores stopped herself from saying what she wanted to say and pulled out a smile, “You didn’t disturb
us.”
Charles asked her to come sit inside, “Ms. Flores isn’t someone who likes to make a fuss about things.
Relax, make yourself comfortable.”
Dolores glanced at Charles, but she didn’t say anything.
“Actually, the reason I asked you to come was because I just wanted to ask you something. Have you
been to the hotel these days?” Charles’ question was very direct and straightforward.
Under the table, Lacey’s hands were tightly held together. She didn’t expect the reason Charles asked
her to come was to help Dolores investigate this matter. He was also suspecting her already.
She raised her head and looked at Dolores, “Did anything happen to you that you think I’m the one who
did it?”
“No…”
“Nobody’s suspecting you. I asked you to come here today to clear things out and avoid
misunderstandings,” Charles clarified it on behalf of Dolores.
Little did they know, Charles looked like he was protecting Dolores in Lacey’s eyes.
A strange emotion quickly flashed in her eyes. She shook her head, “I didn’t go.”
Regarding the clothing shop, she closed it on purpose at that time. Even if Dolores didn’t happen to
enter, she still planned to close the clothing shop. It was just that she wasn’t able to find a proper
excuse, so it kept on dragging.
The reason why she was adopted was because that family couldn’t bear a child, so they adopted her.
At first, they were good to her. However, a year later, the wife who originally couldn’t conceive got
pregnant. After that, their attitude toward her started to go downhill. Afterwards, they gave birth to a
son, and they treated her worse.
This man was the guy who wore a leather jacket and asked her for money that day.
He was extremely spoiled by his family. He was still an underage teenager when he stopped going to
school. He hung out with a group of street thugs all day long. He even frequently asked Lacey for
money.
Ever since she accidentally met Charles, Lacey finally had the opportunity to open her own boutique.
Originally, she just wanted to let herself live a better life. However, after she opened her boutique, her
so-called younger brother became meaner at asking her for money.
Not only did she fail in making herself live a better life, she even became her younger brother’s cash
cow.
She was extremely annoyed by his torment. Since she happened to meet her cousin who was looking
for a job, she let her watch the store and used it to return a favor as well. Now that her younger brother
couldn’t find her, it wouldn’t be so easy for him to ask her for money.
However, she regretted letting her cousin find out that she knew Charles.
She was afraid that Charles would find out about the existence of his younger brother. She was also
afraid that her cousin might say something about her in front of Charles.
So, she took advantage of the incident that day and closed the boutique.
That way, she cut off the way Charles could learn about the secrets of her past.
She admired Charles. That day, she was jealous and envious as she watched Charles get angry
because of Dolores.
Why was Charles still so good to her when Dolores was already married and had a child?
Just like a while ago, he was still defending her.
As she tightly clenched her hand, the veins on the skinny back of her hand swelled.
Charles unexplainably breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t want his childhood playmate to change into
someone he didn’t recognize.
It was clear that Lacey was lying. Matthew looked into this before. Lacey did frequently appear in the
hotel during the time she left White City.
She lowered her head and stirred the porridge she didn’t finish in the bowl. She didn’t expose Lacey.
Instead, she smiled and said, “It’s not a big deal anyway. It’s probably just a misunderstanding. My kid
is still waiting for me, so I’ll go first.”
Dolores called the waiter, “Check please.”
She took out her wallet from her bag. When she was about to pay, the waiter, who was in a difficult
position, looked at Charles, “Mr. White, this…”
Charles closed the wallet in her hands, “I’ll treat you this meal.”
Dolores insisted, “We already agreed that I’ll treat you. How can I let you pay?”
“I’d be too embarrassed to take your money in my territory,” Charles laughed.
Dolores suddenly raised her head and looked at him. Then, she looked at the waiter that called him Mr.
White a while ago. She suddenly realized that it was actually his restaurant, “If you have the chance, go
to City B. I’ll treat you.”
“There’ll definitely be a chance,” Charles surely said. After all, he and Matthew were partners now, so
he would definitely have a chance to go to City B.
Dolores stood up, “Thank you for the warm reception today, Mr. White. I’ll be leaving first since I have
something to do.”
“I’ll walk you out,” Charles turned the wheelchair.
When Lacey saw that Charles was also going to follow Dolores out, she quickly stood up, “Charles,
your legs aren’t okay. I can walk Ms. Flores out for you instead.”
“No need. You can go back now,” Charles waved his hand and didn’t accept her favor.
“I called you this morning, but you weren’t the one who answered it,” Charles took the initiative to
mention what happened in the morning.
Dolores seemed to remember that she heard Matthew answer the phone call when she was half-
asleep. He said it was a call from 10086. Was it actually not 10086, but Charles?
“I slept a little late last night, so I wasn’t able to wake up this morning,” Dolores explained.
It was okay for her not to explain it, but now that Dolores explained it, Charles felt more uncomfortable.
What did they do last night and why did they sleep so late?
What else could couples do at night?
Charles bitterly smiled, “Ah, I’m making myself to be difficult.”
Dolores didn’t realize that Charles misunderstood what she said. She just gently smiled.
Lacey stood inside the private room and looked at Charles and Dolores.
She had never seen Charles keep such a low profile in front of a woman before. She was even a
woman that was already married and already gave birth to a child. How could she be a good match for
Charles?
As her hands down on the side clenched tightly, anger burned inside of her. She felt that Dolores was
such a slut. She was still seducing Charles when she was already married and had a child.
Charles even called her for the matter regarding her child!
Was he trying to stand up for that woman?
Because she was too angry, Lacey trembled badly.
The weather was not bad today. The sun was very warm and the golden rays lit up the entire road.
However, Dolores and Charles silently strolled on the sidewalk.
Dolores was keeping something on her mind. She didn’t know if she should tell Charles regarding
Lacey’s matter.
“What are you thinking?” Charles could see that Dolores had something on her mind.
“Nothing,” Dolores hadn’t figured out how to tell Charles yet. How should she say it?
It was clear that he still treasured their relationship in the orphanage before.
For them, their childhood playmates in the orphanage were their family.
It wasn’t wrong for Charles to believe in Lacey. She could understand it.
However…
She deeply sighed.
“I think you need to look into Lacey’s matter more,” Dolores still decided to remind him.
Charles didn’t expect her to mention Lacey. Dolores wasn’t the type to gossip about other people’s
matters.
“Did you know something?”
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