The waiter escorted Lea back to her family’s table.
"Hello there; your little lady seemed to have lost you and wandered upstairs. Thankfully, she didn't venture out of the restaurant. With all the traffic outside, it could have been dangerous."
Bertha, upon seeing her daughter being brought back by the waiter, was surprised, then a bit helpless. She gave the waiter an apologetic smile. "Thank you. Sorry for the trouble."
The waiter bowed politely. "No problem. It's our duty to look after our patrons."
After saying that, he left so as not to disturb their meal any longer.
Once the waiter left, Bertha pulled her daughter closer to give her a talking-to. "Lea, what's up with you? You should be eating, not wandering off upstairs by yourself."
Lea pouted. "I was... I was curious. I wanted to see what was upstairs."
Adrian, sitting next to Marcus, glanced at Lea, fearing she would spill that he was involved.
Bertha was somewhat exasperated. "Why are you so curious about everything? You can’t run off on your own without telling your father or me. What if you ran into a bad person?"
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