When Larissa opened her eyes, she was still rather out of it.Even so, she could recognize that she was in Room 8888, the place where she had been "fortunate" enough to have spent that fateful night with Kevan.Shock and fear chasing away the last bit of tiredness in her bones, Larissa lifted a corner of the sheets—She was not naked like she thought she would be. However, her current state of dress was not that much better either. The clothes she wore yesterday were gone. They were replaced by a high-end silk dressing gown that the hotel had custom-made for high-profile guests.Moreover, the concealer on her neck was gone too, revealing deep red kiss marks.She could not remember what happened last night and dared not try to recall the events.She was alone in the huge king-sized bed, the space beside her empty. The pillows were stacked neatly at the head of the bed, and the sheets were neat apart from the side that she slept in.Larissa did not know if Kevan had already left t

As Dylan had full discretion in handling the divorce, Larissa—despite being the plaintiff—had pretty much nothing to do.Having two days of leave left, Larissa decided to visit a real estate agency so that she could rent a small apartment near the Regal Dynasty Hotel.The hotel was located in one of the most prosperous locations in Covenford. The area surrounding it had high-end neighborhoods whose properties cost over ten thousand dollars per square foot. Vacant properties in the area were rare, and even if there were any, they were not available for rent to outsiders.She could only settle for the next best thing and fixed the location range of her new home within the distance of three train stations, or a half-hour’s driving distance during non-peak hours.The real estate agent led her around for the whole day to view several properties, but they either had noisy surroundings or were old buildings that lacked elevators.In other words, none of them satisfied her needs.Draggin

Dylan was quite famous in his industry and had been specifically handling divorce cases for wealthy clients in recent years. The remuneration for each case was over a million dollars. In addition to his position as the co-founder of Microworks Corporation, buying a house in Covenford was as easy as pie."I happen to have an empty apartment. It’s just nearby in Foxtail Garden."Foxtail Garden was one of the elite, high-end neighborhoods in Covenford. Those who could afford properties there were either rich or had high social status. Moreover, Foxtail Garden was the closest neighborhood to the Regal Dynasty Hotel, and the surrounding facilities were readily available."Really? You’ll rent it out to me?" Larissa could not believe her luck."Of course." Dylan nodded, his face showing nothing but seriousness. "If you want to rent it, you can follow us to have a look right now.""Great!" Larissa agreed at once.There was a car waiting at the main entrance of the hotel. The moment Kevan

Larissa went downstairs with Kevan. He said he had left something behind at the hotel and wanted to get it back.His legs were much longer than Larissa’s, and she had to jog to keep up with him. Even then, she barely could—due to how fast he was.Although she wore flats, her feet were starting to hurt from having walked around for the whole day. Her leg muscles were getting taut too. Her calf suddenly spasmed, and Larissa hissed, leaning down to put pressure on that spot.Hearing that the footsteps behind him had stopped, Kevan's eyes narrowed. He turned and saw that Larissa was quite a distance away, her body twisted into an odd posture.He quickly made his way over to her and asked, "What’s wrong?"Although Larissa had embarrassed herself several times before him, she still could not help blushing at her latest blunder."My…" She hid her face in the shadows by looking down, keeping her voice as small as possible. "...Leg cramped."Kevan heard her just fine. He knelt down and g

Kevan successfully got Travis to shut up. Choking, the latter managed to spit out, "Shameless bastard!"Kevan was unconcerned. He had lived for 34 years and had heard worse than this. The words "shameless bastard" had no effect on him at all."Is there any use in being modest?" he retorted. "I’m sure the two of you know better than I do that sometimes being shameless is the key to success."His sarcasm was obvious; Travis caught on to it immediately."You!" Enraged, Travis let go of Amber and charged over. His fist aimed for Kevan’s face, but the latter caught it a few inches before it could land."You’re biting off more than you can chew," Kevan sneered coolly as he twisted Travis’ wrist, causing him to turn around.Kevan then kicked the back of Travis’ knee. With a thud, Travis was kneeling on the ground.Covering her mouth, Amber wailed shrilly, "Help! Help! There’s an attack! Someone’s assaulting my partner!"Her voice was rather irritating in the silence of the night.Kev

Larissa knew that Travis would not give up that easily. But after that call, he and his family did not cross paths with her even until she had signed the contract with Dylan and moved into Foxtail Garden.She dared not let her guard down, however. Even if she was close to her workplace, she chose to drive back and forth from work to minimize the chances of being caught alone.Two days later, she was called into the general manager’s office. His expression was quite solemn.Larissa recalled her work for the past two days—she was sure she had made no mistakes.Mr. Compton asked her, "Do you know Mr. Skylar Fox of Soaring Corporation?""Soaring Corporation?" Shocked, Larissa tensed up at once.This was not a nationally unfamiliar name—it was a conglomerate that had made its fortune in real estate since the 70s. As time passed, the company got bigger, and its business expanded into various sectors. They could be considered one of the main pillars of the economy.Larissa had left Bar

The worries in her heart dissipated one by one, and for once, Larissa slept soundly.After the morning meeting, she was once again asked to stay behind by the general manager.Larissa thought he was about to tell her to leave immediately. Unexpectedly, the general manager's expression was a picture of happiness when he told her, "You don't have to leave.""But why?" Larissa hardly mirrored his joy, but she was curious, all the same, regarding the reasoning behind his words.She did not think that Travis and Amber would let her off the hook so easily. Furthermore, Mr. Fox had a much higher rank than the general manager of the Regal Dynasty Hotel. Mr. Compton should not have had the courage to ignore his demands."I've reported the entire incident to Mr. Rogers, and he said that he will take care of everything. Mr. Rogers instructed that your position should be reinstated and for you to return to work as normal.""Mr. Rogers? Kevan Rogers?" Larissa was a bit surprised.The general

Andrew's voice was so loud that it immediately drew the attention of the other guests."I've gone above and beyond just to bring my girlfriend here for a visit, and now you can't even pay for two nights of my stay for me? How much would it cost you? This is nothing compared to your salary!" Andrew reproached her with great conviction.One night in an executive suite was almost five thousand dollars. Andrew had booked the suite for two nights, amounting to ten thousand dollars in total.That amount of money was hardly nothing to Larissa. Rather, it was an amount she would not spend without a great amount of consideration beforehand.If Andrew's attitude toward her had been better, she might have gritted her teeth and taken the loss without another complaint. However, the way he was speaking to her now—Larissa suddenly regretted her decision.She should have told Andrew about her divorce from his brother. If she had done so earlier, she wouldn't have been caught in this dilemma—

Her assistant's tone was urgent as she spoke. "There's an emergency at the hotel. You need to come over and handle it in person."Reluctantly, Larissa climbed out of her bed and changed. She hadn't even gotten the time to put on her makeup before she hastily drove to the Regal Dynasty Hotel.Her assistant was waiting for her in the parking lot. As soon as she saw Larissa's car, she immediately stepped forward and opened the car door for her."What's going on?" Larissa asked before she had even stepped out of her car."One hour ago, the guest who checked into room 2510 last night, called and said that she had lost one of her gold necklaces and that she suspected that it was stolen by one of our cleaning staff. I asked the two cleaning staff who were responsible for cleaning up the room and they said that they never saw any gold necklace when they were in the room. The guest called the police and they're now upstairs, trying to make sense of the situation," the assistant explained as

Andrew's response was exactly what Larissa had expected, so she did not waste her energy getting mad."We have cooperated and fulfilled each and every one of your requests," she said. "Now that we've proven that the necklace wasn't stolen by our cleaning staff, your accusations naturally fall into the category of defamation. As your actions have compromised the reputation of our hotel and its workers, causing negative implications to all parties involved, we will sue you for defamation."Kara and Andrew's faces fell instantly.Larissa watched their horror and smiled gently. She even comforted them, "Of course, your offense is not severe enough to warrant imprisonment. At most, you'll be asked to pay a certain sum as compensation."Andrew was so angry that his face turned red. He gritted his teeth noisily. Suddenly, he grabbed the crystal ashtray on the coffee table and hurled it in Larissa's direction.Larissa was completely caught off guard. The ashtray hit her shoulder directly.