Chapter 662 The Suddenly Appearing Little Girl
How could Pearl just let the little girl go off on her own?
Such a tiny kid, if she ran into trouble or got snatched by traffickers, it'd be game over for her.
Pearl had no choice but to scoop the little girl up again, gently wiping away her tears. "Hey, what's up with your family? Why do you say you don't have parents?"
"My dad left. Everyone said he'd never come back. Then my mom ditched me too. I have no clue where she went. No one takes care of me. I almost starved at home," With every word the little girl said, Pearl's heart sank a bit more.
By the end, she got the gist.
The little girl's dad had passed away, and her mom, seeing her as a burden, had straight-up abandoned her.
She was so young she couldn't remember her home address or phone number, and she didn't even know her own name.
"No one at home calls me by my name," the little girl said, her eyes red, "Am I really that dumb? If I were smarter, my mom wouldn't have left me."
"It's not like that," Pearl said, struggling to find the right words.
'Even if she's a bit slow, the problem lies with her parents. If they never called her by her name at home, how could she know what it was? And once people have kids, they're responsible for them. Whether the kids are smart or not, there's no excuse for abandoning them. Every child deserves love.'
But she worried saying this would just make the little girl feel worse. For kids, realizing their mom didn't love them was too harsh.
She had to spin a fairy tale to comfort the little girl, "Maybe your mom has something important to do. She'll come back for you once she's done."
"She won't come back," the little girl shook her head. "She said I killed my dad and she didn't want me dragging her down. I tried to find her, but the airport staff said I was too young to fly alone, and I don't have a passport to go home."
Hearing this, Oscar looked her over. "Are you from another country?"
It wasn't obvious from her appearance.
He had thought the little girl's home was in this city. If she was from another country, finding her mom would be even tougher.
"Oscar, should we take her to an orphanage?" Pearl hesitated.
The little girl had no ID or passport, which would make it hard to get her into an orphanage.
Plus, growing up in a different environment and getting a different education, she might not fit in with the other kids there.
"Mom," Christopher tugged at Pearl's hand, softly pleading, "Can we keep her? She's so pitiful."
"Thank you. You're the first person who doesn't see me as a burden," the little girl said, looking at him and sniffling, trying to be brave, "If you don't want to keep me, it's okay. I don't blame you."
The more she said this, the more Pearl's heart ached.
Plus, Christopher got along well with the little girl. He rarely asked for anything, but today he had spoken up, so she couldn't bear to say no.
"Pearl, let's go with Christopher's wish. We'll take her home first. If we can't find her parents, we'll find a good adoptive family for her," Oscar finally decided.
Pearl nodded. "Alright then."
"Are you really taking me home? I'm not dreaming, right?" The little girl pinched her arm hard.
With a yelp of pain, her arm quickly turned blue.
Pearl quickly bent down to stop her. "Sweetie, don't hurt yourself."
"I'm not trying to hurt myself. I'm just scared this is a beautiful dream, and when I wake up, I'll be wandering the streets again. But now I see it's not a dream. You are all real. I'm going to have a home." The little girl happily threw herself into Pearl's arms.
She cried again, but this time it was tears of joy. "I really have a home."
"Yes, we'll take good care of you from now on," Pearl gently patted her back.
At that moment, she thought of Emily back home. They all have a daughter, how could her mother be so heartless!
Leaving her daughter in a foreign country, she was really not giving her daughter a chance to live.
Now that they had decided to take her in, they needed to give her a name.
"How about we call you Lila Brown from now on? If you don't like this name, we can change it," Pearl asked for the little girl's opinion.
After all, a name was something she hear every day, so it should be one she liked.
Lila smiled through her tears. "I finally have a name. I like it when you call me Lila."
In fact, she would like any name they gave her.
Since Lila was satisfied, it was settled.
"Now let's go eat. There's a restaurant right next door. Let's go in and get something to eat. Kids must be starving," Oscar said, holding Christopher's hand, and Christopher held Lila's hand.
Pearl stood next to Lila, and they walked into the restaurant. The waiter immediately came over with a warm smile. "Right this way, ma'am. Your children are beautiful."
"Yes, they are both very cute," Pearl didn't correct the waiter.
Lila's smile grew even wider.
She happily sat down at the table and then picked up the teapot to pour water for them.
The teapot was full and heavy, and she couldn't hold it steady. It fell onto the table, spilling water everywhere.
"I'm sorry. I've caused you trouble again. I'm so useless," Lila said, both angry and guilty.
She raised her hand to pat her head. It was just pouring water, how could she not even do such a small thing right?
Oscar took a napkin to wipe the water on the table, while Pearl held Lila and kept comforting her. Then she handed her the menu to let her order.
At first, Lila was too embarrassed to order, saying she could eat anything. It wasn't until Pearl urged her several times that she bravely chose two dishes she liked.
Pearl then handed the menu to Christopher and Oscar. After everyone had made their choices, she picked a soup and handed the menu to the waiter.
The food was served quickly. Faced with a table full of delicious dishes, they all ate happily. And Pearl didn't forget to serve Lila multiple times.
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