Chapter 180: Chapter 181

Chapter 181 Charmine held back her anticipation upon seeing the woman as she walked to the table and sat down on a chair.

“Come in,” she beckoned.

Aunt Cherrie pushed the dining cart forward and placed the dishes on the table one after another. “Have you worked here for long?” Charmine cool-headedly started the conversation. “You look very familiar.”

“Why, yes! I’ve been here for at least ten years. Kindly don’t judge me with my old age; l’m more reliable than some of these girls who might spill dishes, however nice they are,” Aunt Cherrie beamed proudly.

Charmine noticed Aunt Cherrie’s honest and friendly disposition. She went along with Aunt Cherrie as she agreed to her statement and added, “Oh yes, I prefer people who are reliable workers. Can you sit with me? I’d like to ask you something.”

“Oh? Well, ask away,” she answered, pleasantly surprised and liking the flattery.

Aunt Cherrie knew Charmine was the Diamond Boss and that she was also a superstar here to shoot advertisements. She dared not offend anyone from the entertainment industry.

“I’d like to ask about something that happened five years ago,” Charmine got down to business. “Please sit here and think about it carefully.”

Five years ago?

Aunt Cherrie’s expression morphed into an expression of anxiety as she recalled an incident that happened five years ago.

Charmine was in the same room five years ago, was she not?

It never occurred to Aunt Cherrie that the plain-looking ugly duckling Charmine would become who she was. She sat next to her and asked, “What does Ms. Charmine want to know?”

“Do you remember Valentine’s Day five years ago? Who was in this room?”

The room was a presidential suite, and people who entered the room were distinguished guests who made an impression on her.

However, Aunt Cherrie merely chuckled and said, “Oh you know I’m old. How could I recall something that happened five years ago?”

“Valentine’s Day is a special day, and anything that happened would definitely make an impression on you; I daresay ten percent more than usual,” came Charmine’s reply.” Moreover, you were responsible for delivering breakfast to this room five years ago.

You accidentally knocked over a vase outside and had to pay five thousand bucks as compensation. That would’ve been a large sum to you, thus surely you’d remember that day clearly.” 1 Charmine spoke methodically and took out a bank card from her bag. “There’s half a million here,” she added, “and it’ll be all yours so long as you give me some clues.”

Aunt Cherrie’s eyes widened. She had never seen such a large sum of money; she would have t o work for more than ten years to obtain such an amount!

Charmine’s gaze locked onto Aunt Cherrie and reiterated, “Think about it, Cherrie. Five years ago, who came in and out of this room?”

Her voice was deep as she prodded Aunt Cherrie, even pushing the card toward Aunt Cherrie as she spoke.

Aunt Cherrie eventually caved in. She pursed her lips before she began, “Ms. Tiffany Jordan and Mister Julian Cabell escorted you into the room. I was sending supper to the room next door and saw them carrying you in. At that time, I was quite puzzled because we’d usually get one man and one woman coming in. I thought it was odd that it was a trio of two women and a man.” 1 Charmine’s eyebrows furrowed. Tiffany and Julian? Five years ago, she heard Tiffany and Julian’s conversation. Did Tiffany orchestrate the entire incident?

Aunt Cherrie was obviously lying!

She chuckled at Cherrie and said, “I’ll only give half a million to hear the truth. Don’t fool me.”

“I wouldn’t dare do that,” blurted Cherrie. “Even if you don’t give me money, I wouldn’t dare t o fool a prominent person like yourself. I remember them helping you into the room, and I remember the childish black dress you were wearing... Ahem. I’m not judging you, but that dress was indeed unusual and funky-looking, so I do remember it.”

Charmine’s brows furrowed; it did not seem as though Aunt Cherrie was lying. It was true Charmine wore a strange-looking dress and was the joke of the town.