Riches in Disguise

With 800 dollars, Louis visibly breathed a sigh of relief. But I knew there was a high chance he wouldn't be able to repay it.

That was because the meal at that hotel was almost 20 thousand dollars, and he had paid most of that with credit cards.

Next month, he would have to pay off the credit cards and spend money on Veronica. There might not even be enough left for himself, so how could he repay Zack?

Their friendship was about to face its ultimate test. Whether they were truly friends would be revealed by this 1,000 dollars.noveldrama

After school in the afternoon, I took Felicia with me and immediately hailed a cab to the resort, planning to take Mrs. Cylon out for a boat ride and enjoy the night view.

We saw Mrs. Brown and her two companions heading for the exit as soon as we entered the lobby.

Neither Felicia nor I wanted a direct confrontation with them. So, to avoid their unpleasant remarks and unnecessary trouble, we sat on a nearby couch to wait for them to leave.

Just as they passed the front desk and were about to leave, the receptionist suddenly stopped them.

"Excuse me, ladies. Your checkout time was at noon today. We've already called to notify you, but you haven't checked out yet. May I ask if you'd like to extend your stay?"

"Extend? There's nothing worth staying for in this shabby hotel! Your hotel can't even compare to the Hilton!"

"Hilton?" The receptionist looked surprised. "Ma'am, you must be joking, right?"

That statement did indeed sound like a joke.

Although Hilton had five-star hotels, they were just hotels.

This, however, was a villa resort. It was a fundamentally different class from regular hotels.

Before, when they questioned this resort and kept insisting on Hilton earlier, I was already speechless at their attitude but couldn't be bothered to explain to them. I couldn't believe that they still hadn't noticed the difference after staying here for so many days.

"Joke? Don't you know the standard of your own hotel? There's not even an elevator! It's shabby, with wildflowers and weeds everywhere. What's the difference between this place and the countryside? Even our garden at home is bigger than this!"

The receptionist was at a loss. "Alright. Then I'll process your check-out now."

"Wait!"

Right then, Mrs. Cylon walked over, nervously glancing at the others as she said, "You don't have to rush to check out. William told me to call him if the rooms lapse, and he'll extend it for us. Let me give him a call—"

One of Mrs. Brown's companions angrily interrupted, "What for? Even if you ask him to extend the stay, it'd still be at this shabby hotel. If you want to stay, then go ahead, but we're not interested! Vanessa, ask Louis to book us a room at the Hilton instead."

"Yeah! Let's move to the Hilton today."

Mrs. Cylon was embarrassed when she heard this. She stood there with her phone, not knowing what to do.

The receptionist smirked at their words. Chuckling, she said, "Alright. You're checking out, correct? I'll process it now. However, your stay has exceeded the time limit, so we'll charge an additional day's fee."

Mrs. Brown sneered. "Fine. We'll pay. Do you think I care about an additional day's fee? How much is it a few hundred for the day?"

Her companion snorted. "A few hundred? This seedy place shouldn't cost more than a hundred dollars per day!"

The receptionist gritted her teeth

before stating, "You exceeded the time limit for three rooms, all premium suites with meals and full service That's 9,999 dollars per room per day, totaling 29,990 dollars for three rooms.

"Additionally, a guest who stayed in our Brilliance Suite broke one of our glass bowls worth 1,300 dollars. In total, you need to pay 31,297 dollars."

When this amount was announced, not only did the three of them look shocked, but even Mrs. Cylon, standing nearby, turned pale with fright.

Felicia's eyes widened in shock, and she nearly jumped up. After I pulled her back down, she turned to me, gritting her teeth and saying, "Why did you book such an expensive hotel?"

Chuckling, I said, "Considering the service, the price is quite fair. Besides, if the booking had been under my name, the cost would have been much cheaper or even free.

"However, because they've been causing trouble for your mom these past few days, the hotel manager no longer considers them my guests and charged them the standard market rate."