I had no choice but to head to my bedroom.
But the moment I pressed the wing on my necklace, a hand grabbed the back of my neck.
“Weren’t you going to work? Why did you return to your bedroom? Planning to take a nap? Dream on! I-”
Before she could finish, the world spun around us.
When I opened my eyes, she was standing right beside me… in the haunted hotel.
My mom was speechless.
She hadn’t realized what had happened yet, her expression shifting between shock and anger. “What kind of place is this?!”
Meanwhile, the hotel boss was waiting at the entrance. The moment he saw me, his eyes almost filled with tears.
“Oh, you’re finally here! I’ve been waiting forever!”
He quickly pinned the “Receptionist” badge onto my chest
Then, noticing my mom, he froze for a moment.
After I introduced them to each other, his face lit up in understanding, a broad grin spreading across his face.
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Chapter 10
“You have no idea how amazing your daughter is! Her performance is outstanding. Our hotel can’t function without her!”
My mom stared at me in silence, muttering something under her breath that I couldn’t quite catch.
+25 BONUS
The hotel boss pushed me into my chair at the front desk. As the players began to arrive, I immediately switched into work mode, flashing a bright smile that showed all eight of my teeth.
“Hello there, cutie. Welcome to the haunted hotel.”
The player stared at me, stunned, and then suddenly burst into tears.
“You’re finally back at work! I almost got crushed to death by those game bosses the past few days!”
I was completely baffled.
As soon as other players saw me, their expressions changed instantly. One of them excitedly turned to the crowd behind them and shouted, “She’s here! She’s finally here for us!”
Another player confirmed it, equally thrilled. “Yes, it’s really her!”
From the back, someone gasped in disbelief, “Oh my god, what kind of luck is this? Lady Luck herself just showed up!”
Another player cried out, “Thank goodness! Maybe we won’t die today!”
It was like a wave, spreading through the crowd from front to back.
Within five minutes of starting my shift, it seemed like the entire hotel already knew that the receptionist was back!
The atmosphere was so overwhelming that a few people even broke down in tears.
Meanwhile, I sat there completely dumbfounded.
With so many players cramming into the hotel, and the crowd only growing, I had no choice but to recruit my mom to help out at the front desk.
