As soon as he arrived at the office door, he bumped into his childhood friend, Stephanie, who had just stepped out of the office. When she saw Charlie, she said happily, "Brother Charlie, why are you here?" 7
Charlie smiled slightly and said, "I came to see Mrs. Lewis about some matters. Is she here?"
"Yes, she's here." Stephanie smiled before she came u p and held Charlie's arm as she said affectionately," Brother Charlie, you did not come by the orphanage for quite some time. I’ve missed you!"
Charlie smiled and said, "Why don't you call me if you miss me?" 6
"I was afraid that you would be busy!" Stephanie replied in her low and sweet voice. "I did not want to cause any disruptions to your business!"
Charlie replied, "Okay. I will treat you to dinner one day. You can go and get busy first. I will go in and look for Mrs. Lewis." i
Stephan! replied, "Alright, Brother Charlie. You can go and look for Mrs. Lewis first. I will go to the kitchen and see if they have already begun preparing the children’s dinner. Don't leave in a hurry later! I will come and find you as soon as I am done." "Okay."
After Stephanie left, Charlie knocked on the office door. Mrs. Lewis’s kind voice came from inside, "Is that Charlie? Come in!" 9
As soon as Charlie opened the door, he saw Mrs. Lewis sitting at a simple desk as she looked through a pile of documents.
Mrs. Lewis raised her head to look at him. After that, she pushed her glasses up before she smiled and asked, "Why are you here? You didn’t even inform us i n advance before you came over.” s
Charlie smiled awkwardly as he said, "Mrs. Lewis, the reason why I came to look for you today is because there is something that I want to ask you." 6
Mrs. Lewis nodded, and she smiled as she said, "Why are you being so polite with me? You can just speak u p."
Charlie walked over to Mrs. Lewis before he sat down o n the chair opposite her desk. After that, he looked at Mrs. Lewis before he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mrs. Lewis, I came here to ask you about some details and information when you brought me into the orphanage."
A look of astonishment flashed through Mrs. Lewis's face, but she quickly regained her composure. After that, she smiled and said, "It has already been more than ten years now. I might not necessarily be able to remember all the specific details, but you can just ask me what you want to. I will tell you everything that I
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