novelraw Chapter 1041 - 536: Extra Story: Wanting to Be With Her_2
Chapter 1041 - 536: Extra Story: Wanting to Be With Her_2
Keith Antony shook his head, as gentle as ever, "It’s not your fault, I acted on my own and got you into trouble."She gave him a slight smile, "I didn’t expect him to come."
Keith Antony said, "The boss is a prudent person; no matter what, he wouldn’t let the Robinson estate be seized by someone as despicable as Robinson."
She nodded.
Suddenly, Keith Antony said, "Miss Alice, the boss will be staying here for a few days."
"Ah?" Alice Robinson was taken aback, "You mean he’s going to stay here?"
"Yes, there are issues with the French branch that require the boss’s personal attention, so..." Keith Antony’s voice began to show some difficulty, "Miss Alice, you know the boss’s attitude, he’s probably not going to want to see you here..."
Alice said solemnly, "This is my home."
"But at the moment the court made its ruling, seventy percent of this estate belonged to the boss..."
"I understand." Alice nodded and calmly said to Keith Antony, "I can take Rachel to a hotel for a few days."
Keith Antony looked down very apologetically, "I’m sorry, Miss Alice, I couldn’t help you..."
Alice smiled slightly, "Don’t say that, you’ve already helped me a lot... I’ll pack up my things and move to the hotel before he arrives."
Keith Antony said, "The inheritance case is over; even if Robinson wanted to overturn the decision, he has no chance, so you don’t need to be afraid anymore. Robinson won’t act out again, especially since the boss has sent someone to warn him."
"Okay, thank you."
"No problem."
In the hotel lobby, Rachel held Alice’s hand, curiously asking, "Mommy, why are we staying here?"
Alice picked up Rachel and walked into the elevator, answering, "Because Mommy wants to take Rachel to have some fun for two days... Doesn’t Rachel like it?"
"I like it."
Alice kissed Rachel’s pretty little cheek.
Rachel also said, "But Mommy... there’s no craddie here..." The craddie Rachel mentioned refers to the cradle she sleeps in at night.
"It’s okay, Mommy will hold you to sleep tonight."
"Okay."
Rachel snuggled close to Alice, very well-behaved.
After arriving in the room, Alice let Rachel play by herself while she organized the belongings she brought along...
Rachel rarely went outside, so she was very curious about new things.
As Alice was hanging her clothes in the wardrobe, suddenly, there was a "clatter" sound.
Alice was startled and quickly searched for Rachel’s figure...
She found Rachel in front of a low cabinet.
At the moment, Rachel was terrified, frozen in place because she had broken a glass ornament in the room.
Alice rushed over, picked up the frightened Rachel, and asked anxiously, "Rachel, are you okay?"
Rachel was so scared her face turned pale, her chubby little finger pointing at the broken glass ornament, "Mommy..."
"It’s okay, Mommy will have the lady clean up the glass shards later... but you can’t touch the things in the room anymore, it’s very dangerous, understand?"
Rachel obediently nodded.
Alice gently touched her daughter’s tiny head, then placed Rachel on the bed and instructed, "Sweetie, play on the bed for a while, Mommy will call the lady to clean up..."
"Okay."
Shortly, the hotel cleaning lady came in.
The cleaning staff intended to tidy up, but upon seeing the glass fragments on the floor, she frowned.
Alice was still organizing her things and didn’t notice the expression of the cleaning lady until she heard her summon the hotel manager.
Alice asked the cleaning staff, "What’s wrong?"
The cleaning lady replied, "Miss, you broke our hotel’s most expensive Italian KKJ handmade crystal swan, so we need to ask you for compensation."
Alice smiled, "It’s alright... Just tell me how much, and I’ll pay when I check out."
"But... this crystal swan is very expensive."
Alice frowned, "How much?"
The cleaning staff said, "The last time a guest accidentally broke this crystal swan, they compensated ten thousand dollars."
"Ten thousand?" Although she never lacked money growing up, Alice was not unaware of the concept of ten thousand dollars.
A hotel room costing only a few thousand dollars a night, yet a decoration cost ten thousand, this...
This was clearly taking advantage of people!
Alice said seriously, "Alright, I’ll wait for your manager."
As soon as Alice finished speaking, the hotel manager had already walked in.
The manager’s gaze first landed on the broken crystal swan in the room, then looked at Alice.
The cleaning staff began explaining the situation to their manager.
The manager smiled at Alice, "Miss Robinson, are you dissatisfied with this compensation?"
Alice calmly said, "Manager, having a ten-thousand-dollar piece of decor in a hotel room is not unheard of, but in a hotel like this where a night only costs a few thousand, I don’t believe breaking a glass ornament costs ten thousand."
"But Miss, that’s handmade by Italian KKJ..."
"I don’t know what brand that is, but if you want me to pay ten thousand, please show your hotel’s original purchase invoice for this item." She admitted, ten thousand dollars wasn’t much to her, and in the past, she probably wouldn’t have cared about these small amounts of money, but after Rachel was born and having experienced family inheritance disputes, she had a newfound understanding of finances.
The manager’s previously gentle face began to show some impatience, forcing a smile, "Miss, does this mean you’re unwilling to compensate?"
"I am willing, but I don’t accept this price."
In the hallway, a pair of handsome eyebrows slightly arched, "What’s going on?"
The hotel’s general manager, who was following the boss, quickly told a subordinate, "Go check it out."
After the subordinate ran off, the general manager immediately stepped forward, stammering to the boss, "General Laurence, it’s nothing, probably just some minor issue."
The man responded with a simple "Hmm," not saying anything else.
A moment later, the subordinate returned to the general manager, murmuring a few words.
The general manager, fearing any mishap in front of the boss at his managed hotel, instructed the subordinate to resolve the issue.
Unexpectedly, before the subordinate could handle it, the noise escalated once again.