Mr. Jordan whipped around to face Lily, barely keeping it together.
“Lily, care to explain? Didn’t I specifically say the hotel was closed to the public all week?”
“I… I thought it’d be fine since they’re only using the lobby and kitchen. It’s not like they’re up in the rooms…” Lily stammered, clearly caught off guard. She shot me a resentful look, muttering, “Besides, you just said closed to the public. You didn’t say it was fully booked.”
She threw me another look, dripping with contempt. I mean, it’s not like she needs the whole hotel to herself.”
“Enough!” Mr. Jordan cut in, his face going dark. “I want all unauthorized people out. Now.”
Before Lily could reply, Tina and others jumped in.
“What do you mean, ‘unauthorized people‘? We paid, too!” Tina huffed, crossing her arms.
“Actually, the hotel has no record of any payment from you,” Mr. Jordan said coolly. He’d been running this place long enough to know better than to risk the hotel’s reputation over a double–booking.
Tina scoffed, clinging to Mona’s arm with this smug little smirk. “Oh, please. My mother–in–law is rich. She could buy this entire hotel if she wanted to! Mona, show him the payment record! Let’s see who the real fool is.”
I couldn’t help but grin, keeping my eyes on Mona. “Yeah, go ahead. If there’s a record, let’s see it. Maybe the hotel did mess up.”
Honestly, I was a little curious myself–how had she managed to book it?
Mona’s face went pale, her confidence slipping fast. Her voice lost all its edge.
“Let’s just… drop it,” she muttered, avoiding eye contact. “This is all just a big misunderstanding. No need to ruin the wedding. Let’s be the bigger people and go.”
It was pretty clear she had something to hide, but Tina, totally oblivious to Mona’s nerves, just got more fired up.
