A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 715 715

Lilian Taylor clearly didn't know Dirk Carter's identity.

Seeing Javier Summers being so respectful to him and hearing him called Secretary General, she was actually quite unsettled inside.

However, she didn't show it.

Instead, she took Javier Summers' arm and walked to the side.

She lowered her voice and whispered something softly in his ear.

Javier Summers listened and was stunned.

He paused, walked up to Dirk Carter, and managed to force a smile of apology.

He said, "Secretary General Carter, I'm really sorry, this was a mistake on our hotel's part. How about this: the hotel is willing to add fifty thousand on top of the original compensation, and in the future, whenever Secretary General Carter visits our hotel, whether it's for lodging or dining, you'll get everything at half price. Secretary General Carter, what do you think?"

Honestly.

Javier Summers was much more respectful than Lilian Taylor.

Moreover, the conditions he offered were quite sincere.

But Dirk Carter was here to find out what had happened, and had no interest in the compensation he proposed.

"President Summers, you're insulting me,"

said Dirk Carter.

Upon hearing this, Javier Summers' expression became even more worried.

He waved his hand and said, "Secretary General Carter, that's not what I mean. Let me be honest with you, The Celebration Hall has already been given to someone more important. You know, our hotel is in business, and there are some guests we really can't afford to offend."

"So you mean Secretary General Carter is someone you can afford to offend,"

Arlo Yarbrough asked somewhat indignantly.

Javier Summers quickly denied it.

At this moment.

Lilian Taylor said cynically from the side, "Guests do have different levels, and of course, the hotel will prioritize more important ones. It's only human nature. So what if you're a leader; does that mean leaders can be unreasonable?"

"Manager Taylor, what are you saying?"

Javier Summers reprimanded her.

Lilian Taylor raised her eyebrow, defiantly saying, "I'm not wrong, leaders don't have special privileges; we are a five-star hotel."

The two were singing in harmony.

Dirk Carter could see through it.

Javier Summers had actually known about this all along.

They were just putting on an act in front of him.

One playing the red-faced role, the other the white-faced.

If Dirk Carter could have accepted a hundred thousand in compensation to begin with, they would have let it go. If he couldn't accept it, they would simply add fifty thousand more, but The Celebration Hall wouldn't be given to him regardless.

"Arlo, let's go,"

seeing the two were still in disagreement, Dirk Carter turned to Arlo Yarbrough and said.

"We're just letting it go like this?"

Arlo Yarbrough asked.

Dirk Carter smiled and said, "It's a joyful day, don't let it spoil the mood. Since Sterling Hotel has made up its mind, let's not ask for trouble."

"Secretary General Carter, I'm really sorry..."

Seeing Dirk Carter about to leave.

Javier Summers quickly nodded and bowed, following along.

Just as the group reached the lobby,

the revolving door swung open.

A young man swaggered in with a few others.

Following them, Lilian Taylor's face immediately lit up with a smile. She ran up to them obsequiously and said, "Mr. Houseman, you've arrived? The Celebration Hall has been prepared for you."

Mr. Houseman?

How convenient, Dirk Carter also knew a Mr. Houseman, Elihu Houseman, who had suffered a significant setback at Dirk Carter's hands and had returned to Argentum, not daring to go out for the time being.

The Mr. Houseman in front of him looked younger, about twenty-four or twenty-five.

Wearing a luxury T-shirt, his walking posture seemed quite arrogant.

He also saw Dirk Carter moving directly towards him.

A wicked smile appeared on his face.

He paused and said, "Oh, this must be the famous Secretary General Carter of Rexton City. A pleasure, a pleasure indeed."

He actually knew him?

Dirk Carter was momentarily stunned.

He asked, "Who are you..."

Before Mr. Houseman could respond, Lilian Taylor said ingratiatingly, "This is the honored guest who reserved The Celebration Hall, Mr. John Houseman."

John Houseman?

Dirk Carter hadn't heard of him.

Seemingly noticing the puzzlement on his face,

John Houseman said with some pride, "Hello Secretary General Carter, my father is Vernon Houseman."

Vernon Houseman?

Upon hearing this name.

Dirk Carter already understood most of it.

After Elihu Houseman suffered a setback in Rexton City, he slunk back to Argentum.

Next, the Houseman Family sent Jeanette Houseman here to take charge.

Unexpectedly, Jeanette couldn't manage Dirk Carter either.

Thus, the Houseman Family dispatched a general to Kenning Forestry University for the position of principal.

And that person was the third sibling of the Houseman Family, Vernon Houseman.

This shows how much the Houseman Family values Janton State.

And the John Houseman in front of him is Vernon Houseman's only son.

At this critical juncture, it's clear that John Houseman taking the reserved wedding banquet hall from Dirk Carter implies some kind of animosity and deliberate intent.

"Oh, turns out it's Principal Houseman's son. Congratulations, congratulations,"

Dirk Carter replied with a smile.

John Houseman was startled and asked, "Congratulations for what?"

Dirk Carter said, "Mr. Houseman took the wedding banquet hall from me, so I'm guessing there's a happy occasion coming up, right? So, congratulations from me, there's nothing wrong with that."

"Oh, that matter? You've misunderstood. Reserving The Celebration Hall was actually just to have a casual meal, there's nothing significant happening."

John Houseman said, sticking out his neck.

"A casual meal? Mr. Houseman goes to such lengths for that?"

Dirk Carter asked.

John Houseman burst into laughter upon hearing this, gave Dirk Carter a contemptuous glance, and said, "It might not be just a casual meal; it could simply be that I didn't want Secretary General Carter's wedding banquet to proceed smoothly. Secretary General Carter, I'm not sure if this answer is satisfactory to you. Ha ha ha..."

His laugh.

The people following him also erupted into laughter.

Lilian Taylor stood nearby.

She too accompanied them with a smile on her face.

"Oh, so the important guest Manager Taylor mentioned earlier was you, Mr. Houseman?"

"Yes, that's me. Can't help it; I'm a black gold member at this hotel. Offending me would result in much greater losses than offending Secretary General Carter."

John Houseman said arrogantly.

Sterling InterContinental Hotel is a nationwide chain of five-star hotels.

The black gold membership he mentioned is a type of membership tier within the hotel.

Black gold members need to spend over five million a year at the hotel to qualify, and for such clientele, the hotel naturally pays greater attention.

No wonder Lilian Taylor held little regard for Dirk Carter.

After all, the tips and commission from black gold clients are enough for her to work for several years.

"Oh, I understand. The hotel sacrifices the interests of small clients like us to serve major clients like you, right, President Summers?"

Dirk Carter turned to Javier Summers and asked.

Maybe wanting to prove a point.

Lilian Taylor quickly said, "Secretary General Carter, as President Summers mentioned earlier, the hotel wants to make money. Whoever makes us more money, we listen to them. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"