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“I lost something, and he happened to pick it up. Will you please make an exception?” Harmony pleased sincerely.
“I’d love to assist, but it’s the hotel policy,” the receptionist declined with a friendly smile. She recalled the guest in Room 8888-a charismatic and affluent gentleman. It surprised her how swiftly a woman had arrived looking for him. As part of the hotel staff, it was her responsibility to handle these unexpected visitors on his behalf.
“May I ask if there’s any other way where I can meet him?” Harmony asked.
“I’m sorry. We can’t disclose any information about our guests.”
“May I look for him, then?”
“Sorry, but the floor with the presidential suite is restricted to hotel guests. You’ll need an access card to get in.”
Harmony sighed and thanked the receptionist before returning to Sera’s side. “The hotel is pretty strict about guest privacy. They won’t let me look for him, and he’s in the presidential suite, which is off-limits for us,” Harmony explained. The breakup had really knocked the wind out of her sails.
At that moment, Harmony abruptly spotted a man and jumped to her feet, her eyes widening like golf balls. Sera also caught sight of the man and couldn’t help but think, Isn’t that Reuben, Harmony’s ex? Looks like he’s staying in this hotel, too.
Meanwhile, Harmony felt her heart in turmoil. She wished to call out to him, but he seemed on the verge of leaving.
Suddenly, a thought hit Sera, and she quickly caught up with him. She said, “Hey, Reuben! What a surprise! Are you staying here, too?”
Guilt flashed past Reuben’s face when he turned his head and saw that it was Sera. “Hi, Sera.” However, he didn’t notice that Harmony was also on the couch in the lobby.
“Which floor are you staying on?”
“I’m staying in Room 8083.”
“Could you get to the level where the presidential suite is?”
“Yes.”
Sera couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief at Reuben’s response. Finally, she had a way to reach the upper floors. All they needed was to get to the level with the presidential suite and knock on that guest’s door.
However, when she turned around, Harmony was nowhere to be found. Sera quickly said, “Reuben, you go up first. I’ll find you in a bit.”
Reuben nodded. His status changed after being with Catalina. Since then, the company had assigned him a luxury watch advertisement, causing his worth and reputation to surge instantly.
What’s more, the suite he was at was also arranged by the advertising company to conduct business negotiations.
Sera hurriedly exited the hotel and immediately saw Harmony standing by the fountain, so she quickly caught up to the latter. “Harmony, I have good news for you. Reuben is staying on the presidential suite floor. We can ask him to scan his access card and take you to find the guest in Room 8888.”
“I don’t want to see him.” Harmony shook her head, tears welling up uncontrollably.
“Don’t be stubborn. We haven’t taken back the gemstone yet.” Sera urged, “What if that guy leaves tomorrow? How could we possibly find him then? If he goes to another country, we’ll have no options left. Let’s get the gemstone back before the advertising company finds out.”
Harmony took a deep breath. She loathed the man yet still had to ask for his help.
In the meantime, four black SUVs assertively drove into the underground passage next to the flowerbed. The man sitting in the car had just returned after having dinner at the Presgrave Residence.
“Let’s go. There’s no other way. We can only ask Reuben for help. There are no reporters him to take you upstairs. It will only take ten minutes.” Sera grabbed her phone as she spoke and called Reuben.
“Hey, Reuben. I need your help. Could you come to the lobby and take someone up to the presidential suite floor for me?”
“Great! We’ll wait for you.” Sera smiled and then forcefully dragged Harmony into the lobby. When Reuben came over from the elevator, he felt his heart skip a huge beat. Looking at the slender and beautiful figure under the light, he felt guilty yet helpless. While he loved Harmony, he had chosen to betray his love for his ambition and resources.
“Harmony, why are you here?” he asked softly.
“Harmony, be good and go upstairs with Reuben,” Sera persuaded while gently pushing Harmony.
However, Harmony remained unmoved, so Sera could only threaten in a low voice, “If we don’t get that gemstone, we’ll face bankruptcy. Hurry up!”
After taking a deep breath, Harmony turned to Reuben and said, “Please take me to the presidential suite floor. Thank you.”
“W-Why do you want to go there?”
“I have an appointment with that guest!” She walked toward the direction of the elevator. Behind her, Reuben hurriedly caught up with Harmony, asking, “Who’s the guest?”
She remained silent, and he scanned his access card in the elevator before pressing the button for the 88th floor.
“Harmony, tell me. Who did you make an appointment with?”
“Since you abandoned me for a better opportunity, I can do the same to you. The client I have an appointment with tonight is my benefactor.”
“D-Did you offer yourself to someone?” Reuben clenched his fists in anger as though Harmony had initially belonged to him.
On the other hand, she pushed aside her pride just to exact full retaliation against her betrayer. She smiled and nodded. “Yes. I willingly offered myself to him. So, what? Why do you even care?”
Later, a ding was heard as the elevator arrived on their floor. As this was a seven-star hotel with top- notch elevators, it only took them seconds to reach their destination.
As she was about to get out, he grabbed her hand. Annoyed, she quickly pulled away, scolding, “Don’t touch me. You disgust me.”
He also knew he had no right to stop her, but deep down, he still loved her. He dated Catalina on a whim to get what he wanted but had no feelings for her. It was just for mutual benefit.
Raising her head, Harmony searched for Room 8888 and paid no attention to Reuben, who was instinctively trailing behind her.
“Stop following me. I don’t need you to meddle in my business,” she scoffed. Thinking about the video and photos of him and Catalina in the basement garage lot, she felt like her world had collapsed. The man she had loved for five years passionately kissing another woman in the garage was more devastating than being slapped several times.
At this moment, Harmony stood at the door of Room 8888 with Reuben keeping a close eye on her from behind. That resulted in her having no choice but to pretend that she was here to sell herself. Although she was afraid to knock on the door and had no idea what kind of person was inside, she felt like there was a force pushing her, compelling her to go through with this.
Secretly taking a deep breath, she rang the doorbell.
In the meantime, Reuben’s fists were already clenched tightly. He was eager to find out who her benefactor was, curious about their appearance and status in the entertainment industry.
At the same time, he couldn’t help but imagine that the person might be an older or perhaps a wealthy yet ordinary-looking man. Either way, the idea of the woman he’d held dear for five years sharing that intimate moment for the first time was like a painful stab to his heart.
Harmony’s mind was in a mess because she knew the words she had just spoken to the sc*mbag on the phone had deeply hurt him. But what if the man inside opened the door and asked who she was? Wouldn’t that expose her? Then, she would end up being nothing more than a joke.
How she hoped the man inside the room wouldn’t say anything when he opened the door. That way, they could at least pretend to know each other when she entered the door and prevent the sc*mbag from watching her make a fool of herself.
On the other hand, Ezekiel had just returned to the hotel, taking off his coat and unbuttoning his shirt. Just as he was about to sit down for a glass of red wine and relax, he heard his doorbell ringing. Intrigued, he pondered who might be seeking him out at this hour and approached the door. When he looked through the peephole and saw a young woman standing outside, he nearly forgot he had a gemstone that he had found.