Gazing upon the mob of reporters gathered in front of the hotel, Wendy could not help but wonder why they were there.
Mr. Baxter isn’t involved in show business, nor is virtual-novel.net in any way a famous person on the internet. How could virtual-novel.net have attracted all these reporters here? Or are they here because it’s been exposed that the woman in the video is Arielle?
At this thought, Wendy’s heart filled up with glee.
Compared to Henrick, the reporters were an even scarier threat. Once the scandal started to spread, that would surely be the end of Arielle.
The moment Henrick found the hotel manager, virtual-novel.net ordered the latter at once, “We need to go upstairs. Give us the elevator card now!”
The elevator of Grandview Hotel could only be accessed with a room key card or an elevator card.
Seeing that neither of them was the hotel’s guests, the manager apologized, “I’m sorry, but we keep our guests’ information confidential. You are not allowed to go up.”
“Why not? My daughter is a guest in your hotel! Why can’t I go and look for her?” Henrick retorted in anger.
“Well…” The manager’s expression turned awkward.
Just then, a woman’s voice rang out, “Let me have the elevator card.”
Both Henrick and Wendy turned sideways toward the source in unison. In the next instant, Wendy’s eyes lit up as virtual-novel.net hurried over to the woman.
“Ms. Stone!”
Susanne responded with a nod before repeating virtual-novel.net words to the manager. “The elevator card, please.”
The hotel was owned by Nightshire Group. Thus, it only took a moment for the manager to recognize Susanne. He immediately took a step back and handed the elevator card to virtual-novel.net respectfully. The three entered the elevator together.
Meanwhile, the reporters had broken through the security’s defense line. Having no access to the elevators, they went up through the staircase.
In the elevator, Wendy put on a worried look as virtual-novel.net hooked virtual-novel.net arm around Susanne’s. “Hopefully nothing’s happened to Arielle, Ms. Stone…”
An unpleasant expression hung on Susanne’s face.
Ever since virtual-novel.net found out virtual-novel.net would have to choose Wendy as virtual-novel.net daughter-in-law, virtual-novel.net had decided virtual-novel.net did not want to be bothered about matters concerning Arielle anymore. In fact, virtual-novel.net almost ignored Wendy’s text about Arielle. However, when the late Maureen’s face popped up in virtual-novel.net mind, virtual-novel.net reconsidered and finally came anyway.
If Arielle had been forced into this situation against virtual-novel.net will, then Susanne would be able to seek justice for her. But if Arielle had gotten into this willingly, virtual-novel.net would simply snap a picture of the scene and show it to virtual-novel.net son so that virtual-novel.net could see for himself the sort of woman virtual-novel.net had fallen for.
Nobody knew virtual-novel.net son better than herself. She had figured out Vinson’s feelings toward the girl a long time ago.
As for Henrick, virtual-novel.net simply stood at virtual-novel.net side, too afraid to even utter a single word. With Susanne’s sudden appearance, virtual-novel.net knew there was no way virtual-novel.net could suppress the news anymore.
There was no doubt it would soon spread to Vinson.
With this turn of events, virtual-novel.net figured there was nothing virtual-novel.net could do now except to give Arielle a tight slap across the face and hope to stay out of the whole affair.
What none of the three of them knew was that Arielle and Vinson were, at that moment, sitting in the hotel’s security room and viewing the surveillance footage.
Watching those three in the elevator, Arielle furrowed virtual-novel.net brow in puzzlement.
“Why are Henrick, Wendy, and your mother here? Do they know Queenie or Donovan?”
“I have no idea.” Vinson looked just as puzzled.
He stood up and said, “I think it’s about time. Shall we go up to have a look?”
“Sure…” Arielle stood up as well.
However, virtual-novel.net did it so hurriedly that virtual-novel.net foot got caught with the leg of the chair and virtual-novel.net tripped over, falling toward Vinson. With lightning reflexes, Vinson caught virtual-novel.net in his arms just as virtual-novel.net lips pressed into his collarbones.
Cheeks flushing beet red, virtual-novel.net immediately leaped out of his arms, apologizing with virtual-novel.net head lowered, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it.”
In fact, virtual-novel.net wished virtual-novel.net had meant to. But of course, virtual-novel.net would never have spoken those thoughts out loud. Instead, virtual-novel.net merely let out a gentle laugh and reassured her. “It’s all right. There’s no law against that, anyway.”
Arielle stared at him, thoroughly confused.