Chapter 542


    Thedy owner became a little defensive. “That waiter should be in the staff dorm right now. He asked


    for a half-day leave ’cause he wasn’t feeling too well. Why are you looking for him. anyway?”


    “I have some questions I want to ask him about what happened in Bamboo Forest today,” Corinne


    replied.


    “But I’ve already asked him what happened in Bamboo Forest. He said he had nothing to do with the


    kid getting burned. Forgive me for saying this, but you all shouldn’t involve my staff in whatever


    grievances you have with each other. He’s just a young kid who has no choice but toe out and


    work to support his family.”


    Corinne nodded and smiled to show she empathized with thedy owner’s concern. “Don’t worry. I just


    want to ask him some questions. I promise I won’t make his life any more difficult than it already is.”


    On one hand, thedy owner wanted to protect her staff, and on the other, she did not want to offend


    her customers so after thinking it through, she called out to one of the waiters who was cleaning up a


    table and said, “Go to the staff dorm and tell Oliver toe to see me.”


    Very soon after, Oliver came walking into the restaurant with his head drooping.


    “Ma’am, you’ve asked to see me?”


    “The customers who dined in Bamboo Forest this afternoon want to ask you some questions. but


    there’s no need to worry ’cause you only need to tell them what you’ve told me,” said the


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    Oliver raised his head and looked toward where thedy owner was pointing. His face immediately


    tensed up when he saw Corinne and the others standing there. However, the next moment, he pointed


    at Corinne and shouted, “Ma’am, that’s her! She was the one who snatched the bowl of soup away


    from me. I was carrying the soup over to her friend over there when she snatched the bowl of soup


    away from me and threw it all over the kid who came with them!”


    Everyone immediately turned to look at Corinne with judgment and anger in their eyes.


    Corine was sure that Oliver was the waiter who brought in the bowl of soup to them. However, it was


    weird how his story perfectly matched up with Anya’s. Her expression gradually becameplicated,


    not because everyone was looking at her with using eyes, but because she knew she did not hurt


    Joey and yet she could not exin why Anya and Oliver, who did not seem like they knew each other,


    coulde up with the same lie!


    From this, Corinne could confirm that Anya and Oliver had some secret way of contacting each other to


    make sure both of their stories synced up. She initially thought what happened to


    Joey was pure ident, that Oliver ran away because he was afraid of the consequences, and that


    Anya thought she might as well use this opportunity to frame Corinne, but now she knew things were


    not as simple as they seemed.


    The truth was even more abominable.


    If her conjecture was true, it would mean Anya told Oliver beforehand what he should. say to the others


    and it would also mean, Oliver did not identally tripped and caused the bowl of soup to fall onto


    Joey but he did it intentionally and under Anya’s order!


    ‘It was not an ident at all. Anya nned this all along just so she could make me look bad. What


    kind of mother would do this to her child? She’s a monster!’ thought Corinne. She was shocked at the


    discovery and also shocked at what a person would be willing to do to achieve.


    “Corinne, the witness already came out with the truth so what do you have to say for yourself? asked


    Lucas angrily. His patience was at its limits and he wished for nothing more than to lock Corinne up in


    jail and throw away the key.


    “Corinne, why don’t you juste clean already? If you do, I promise I’ll ask my brother to go. easy on


    you,” said Anya tearfully.