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Chapter 821
Finnick had to work hard so that his son would take after him as well.
With these thoughts in mind, he decided to be extra diligent at work.
Some time ago, some classified documents were leaked, causing a crisis for the company. Therefore,
Finnick was doing all he could to fix the problem.
A company of this scale still had to operate no matter what, and it was impossible for him to ignore the
issues at work.
On the other hand, Evelyn was busy trying to form an alliance of her own.
She went to visit Mark who was in prison.
“Hi, I’m here to see Mark Norton,” she informed the police at the prison before walking in.
This was the first time Mark had a visitor in prison, but he didn’t expect his visitor to be Evelyn.
“What are you doing here?” he asked while scrunching his brows.
“Mark, I’m simply here to see you,” she replied in a gentle tone.
Despite what she said, Mark didn’t believe that she would come to visit him without an agenda.
“Just tell me what you’re here for.” He folded his arms on the table and glared at her.
“Alright, since you said so, I’ll just go straight to the point.” Evelyn took off her glasses and looked at
him solemnly.
“I need your help to destroy Finnick’s company and bring him down for good,” she said as her eyes
filled with rage.
Mark couldn’t believe his ears; he thought he had heard her wrongly. After processing her words for a
moment, he realized that what he had just heard was real.
“Why?” he questioned her. Evelyn loves Finnick to death. Why would she want to bring him down all of
a sudden? Is she jilted?
“Because I want to prove that no one else in this world loves him more than I do. Even if he lost
everything, I would still love him the same,” she answered with conviction.
Mark was shocked to know that Evelyn would go to this extent to prove her love for Finnick.
Just how much does she love him to say something like that?
She wants to prove that she is the one who loves Finnick the most by making him lose everything he
has.
That’s absolutely shocking.
“Are you sure?” he questioned her again to make sure she was really serious about her plan.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to help her out. In fact, carrying out this plan of hers was actually to his
benefit.
Mark let out a grin as he thought about this.
If Evelyn is really serious about this, I will definitely help her out. It’s all up to her now.
Since she loves Finnick so deeply, she would want to fulfill this plan of hers.
However, after waiting for some time, he didn’t hear a firm answer from Evelyn.
Just as he thought she had changed her mind, she suddenly said, “Yes, I’m sure.”
She sounded calm and composed as though the plan had nothing to do with her.
“Okay. Since you’re sure, let’s discuss our next steps,” Mark said as he looked at her, admiring her
courage.
Girls rarely have such courage and audacity these days.
Moreover, if her plan gets exposed, she may face severe consequences.
“Okay,” she muttered, then they started coming up with a detailed plan.
In the prison, only the sounds of their whispers could be heard.
“Let’s stick to this for now.” Mark licked his lips then turned to look at Evelyn.
He scrutinized her every gesture, trying to figure out if she actually had the guts to complete the tasks
he had given her.
Nevertheless, the determination in her eyes surprised him.
Mark admired the Evelyn’s courage, but all she cared about was toppling Finnick.
“You seem pretty determined,” he said to her jokingly.
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“Well, if I weren’t, I wouldn’t be here looking for you,” Evelyn said as she packed up her things and
prepared to leave.
“Wait, you’re leaving already?” Mark felt helpless when he saw her packing up.
She comes to me for help, and now she’s leaving just like that?
“You don’t expect me to stay here and accompany you, do you?” Evelyn was rather irritated by him.
What am I supposed to do if I don’t leave? Accompany him in prison?
“No.” He shook his head, then she turned and made a move.
Mark was then sent back to his cell by the prison guard.
The first thing Evelyn did after leaving the prison was stop by Finnick’s office to check on the situation
of the company.
A receptionist greeted her politely as she walked in, “Good day, may I have your name? Do you have
an appointment?”
As soon as Evelyn took off her sunglasses, the receptionist recognized that she was a member of the
Morrison family and allowed her to enter immediately.
Though Finnick happened to be looking for her, he wasn’t expecting her to show up at his office like
this.
She was dressed rather differently today, so he might not be able to recognize her if he saw her.
As Evelyn walked along the corridor, she took a look at the employees who were working diligently.
Finnick was indeed a capable man, but because of his young age, he would frequently overlook certain
issues.
After today’s discussion with Mark, Evelyn knew where the company’s loopholes were.
Although Mark was in prison, he had been well aware of the company’s shortcomings from the start, so
he disclosed this information to Evelyn without any difficulty.
He knew exactly which issues would cause the company to collapse or to bring it to greater heights.
As a matter of fact, the most important element of a company was its employees. If employee issues
were unresolved, the company would just be an empty shell.
However, the top management of the company were not affected by this issue, so Finnick had not
realized the problems brewing between his employees.
As Evelyn observed the workers, she realized that there was absolutely no engagement or
communication between them whatsoever.
If Finnick noticed this, he would probably think that his employees were quiet because they were
scared of him.
Either that or it was because they didn’t have much to chat about.
Even if they did have common topics to talk about, they would only exchange a few casual words.
In essence, the biggest problem that Finnick’s company was facing was its employees.
Evelyn planned to exacerbate this problem and make it the downfall of the company.
However, this was a difficult goal to accomplish.
She needed to bribe one of the employees before her plan could work.
After circling around the floor, she scouted a skinny man and called him over.
“Hey, are you an employee of Finnor Group?” she greeted him.
“Yes I am,” he answered as he looked at her nervously.
Sensing that Evelyn wasn’t an easy person to deal with, he put on a defensive act.
“Relax. I just need a small favor from you,” she said before taking out a check for thirty thousand.
“Tell me your name.” She pushed the check towards the male employee.
“Peter Zborowski.” His eyes glimmered as he looked at Evelyn. Although he held a decent position at
Finnor Group, he came from a poor family, thus his monthly wages weren’t enough to support his entire
family.
“Now, I need you to help me…” She approached him and whispered the rest of her plan in his ears.
As Peter caught a whiff of Evelyn’s scent, he was immediately captivated by her, and he blindly agreed
to everything she said.
This was exactly what Evelyn hoped for.
In fact, there was a reason why she had specifically picked Peter for the task.
The other employees wore branded clothing and often sat in noticeable places in the office. Peter, on
the other hand, chose to sit by the window.
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It was clear that Peter was nothing but a pawn to Evelyn.
All she needed was an underdog who was in need of money, not someone smart.
People would go to extreme lengths for the sake of money, and she was prepared to lure him with
money.
This was the ugly truth of today’s materialistic society. As long as she could achieve her own goals, she
didn’t care about anything else.
After an entire day of strategizing, Evelyn felt hungry, so she went to a nearby café to grab a coffee and
headed to a restaurant for dinner.
However, she bumped into someone unexpected at the café.
“Mom, what are you doing here?” she asked when she saw Rachel sipping on a cup of mocha.
Evelyn was absolutely stunned. Since when did my mother become so sophisticated?
As Rachel lifted her cup of coffee, it seemed that her complexion had improved tremendously. She was
not pale like what she looked like this morning.
More importantly, she was wearing a branded suit and every gesture she made was simply elegant.
Evelyn called out to her, but she didn’t seem to notice, so she called out louder the second time.
“Mom.” She took a seat in front of the lady and smiled at her.
However, the lady did not acknowledge Evelyn, but instead raised her head and said, “I’m sorry Miss. I
think you got the wrong person.”
Right after that, she placed some money on the table and left.
Evelyn was left sitting at the table dumbfounded.
Wasn’t that my mother? If she’s not Mom, then who is she? Why does she look so much like Mom?
She pondered over these questions for a long time, but she simply couldn’t figure it out.
All she could do was go home and ask if Rachel had a twin sister.
That lady looked quite rich. If she is somewhat related to my mother, maybe I could use her help one
day.
When this thought crossed her mind, she finally left and went home happily.
Meanwhile, Vivian was feeling bored and restless at home, so she vented to Finnick.
Finnick understood that Vivian felt bored being cooped up at home, so he agreed to take her and Larry
on a short vacation.
Upon hearing that they were going on a holiday, she immediately cheered up.
She hadn’t gone for any vacations in a long time, so the upcoming trip definitely made her excited.
“Tell me, where would you like to go?” Finnick offered to let Vivian decide.
He was willing to agree to any destination she suggested.
“I want to visit Summerbank.” For some reason, Vivian really wanted to see the scenery in
Summerbank.
Though it was now summer, the weather in Summerbank was still relatively cool, making it an ideal
destination for a summer holiday.
Finnick gave it a quick thought and agreed without saying anything.
“When should we book our flight tickets then?” she asked as she started planning for the trip in her
mind.
“You don’t need to worry about the planning. I’ll take care of it.” He found her expression rather
amusing.
Since Vivian had been cooped up at home for so long, the thought of going on a vacation excited every
bone in her body.
“Don’t just pass all the planning to Noah. Let me handle some of it too.” She simply couldn’t take
another day of boredom at home.
Ugh, Finnick still wants to let Noah handle everything.
How much longer do I have to stay at home doing nothing?
As Vivian started to complain, Finnick had no choice but to give in to her and allow her to take charge
of the planning.
Nevertheless, the condition was that Noah would be around to assist her.
The next morning, Finnick found Vivian having breakfast downstairs after he freshened up.
He quickly sat down and joined her for breakfast.
After grabbing a quick bite, he prepared to leave for the office.
He usually brought Noah along with him to the office. But since Vivian had planning to do, he decided
to leave Noah at home today.
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“No way. Just take Noah with you.”
Vivian had decided to do this on her own. Nobody else should meddle in this matter. There’s no place
for Noah in this house.
The man was on the brim of tears. What should I do now that nobody wants me?
Finnick’s helpless voice rang just when Noah was still contemplating his options. “Alright, I’ll take him
with me.”
Right then, Noah thought that all was not lost. So, I’m not totally useless.
Finnick took Noah away, leaving Vivian at home to pack the stuff needed for their vacation.
Noah had sent Larry away for school early in the morning. Hence, Vivian could enjoy some quiet time
to pick out everything she needed at her own pace.
First, she needed to pack some clothes. After picking out a few outfits of her own, she proceeded to
pick out a few of Finnick’s.
Since she did not know what the man would wear, she simply picked out those to her taste.
And at last, she picked out Larry’s and packed them all into a suitcase.
Then, she proceeded to book the flight tickets online.
However, to her dismay, there were no seats left. Every flight was fully booked.
How are we going on a vacation then?
Finnick knew that the woman would have thought of everything. Hence, he did not ask if she needed
any more help.
Since she had promised to do the hard work, Vivian vowed that she would toughen her scalp and walk
her talk.
She tried to contact other airlines but to no avail.
The woman started to get exasperated at this point. Now that there are no more flight tickets, do we
have to cancel the trip?
There’s no freaking way I’m going to do that. I’d better think of a better solution.
The woman browsed online for solutions to her problem. Then, she stumbled upon someone trying to
sell three round-trip air tickets to Summerbank.
Vivian hurriedly contacted the seller after coming across the advertisement.
“Hi there. I’d like to ask if the tickets are still available?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
She had thought that it would take the seller some time to confirm the availability. Unexpectedly, the
seller replied her in a heartbeat.
“What about the price?” The woman thought it was better to ask for the price upfront.
It was normal for the prices to get marked up during this peak travel season. She was planning on
aborting the plan if the prices were ridiculously increased.
Just when Vivian was racking her brains on how to negotiate a better price, the seller replied to her
immediately.
“We are offering the same price as the airline itself.”
There’s nothing else to consider. I should just get it right away.
“Do you support cash on delivery?” Vivian asked.
She wanted to play safe since there were a lot of scammers around.
“Yes, ma’am.”
Vivian sent over her address, phone number and name to the seller afterward.
“Please deliver them as soon as possible. Thank you.”
It’s going to be meaningless if this arrives after the consecutive holidays.
“Don’t worry, we will deliver them tonight.” The seller reassured her.
Vivian was taken aback by the efficiency of it all. They’re going to deliver it on the same day?
She thought the seller was just joking and did not pay heed to him.
Everything else was ready, except the air tickets.
She fetched Larry home in the afternoon and started to brief him about the things to look out for on
their trip.
Larry was attentive to his mother and was thrilled about the vacation. Soon, night fell.
Vivian had put Larry to sleep, but Finnick was still not home.
The woman started to get worried about her husband. Where is he? Why isn’t he back yet?
I’d better call him and ask, rather than sitting around and worrying about him.
A woman’s voice rang, “The person you’re trying to call is unavailable. Please try again later.”
Vivian hung up and decided to just wait for her husband to come home.
“What’s the matter with Finnick? I can’t seem to reach him these days.” Vivian’s brain went into
overdrive to come up with a viable explanation as to why her husband was not responding.
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Vivian thought back to the time when she couldn’t find Finnick back then. It was the time when he was
planning to propose to me. What is he trying to pull this time?
Is he preparing some sort of surprise for me?
He had just promised to bring us to Summerbank for a trip. What other surprise could he come up
with?
I’m probably overthinking this. Finnick might really have something else to deal with right now.
Vivian then recalled a post that she saw online: Your man is probably shacking up with someone if you
can’t find him.
Even though she had considered that a possibility, she dismissed the notion right away, ridiculing
herself for entertaining that stupid idea. Finnick is not that kind of man.
I should just wait for him right here since I can’t reach him anyway.
She watched TV on the sofa for some time. Then, the doorbell rang.
Furrowing her brows, she remembered that Finnick had brought his keys before he headed out today.
Besides, they only required fingerprints to unlock their door anyway.
She glanced out the window and noticed that a man was standing outside. He had a cap on and was
wearing a mask. It was difficult to discern his features.
Vivian was thinking whether she should open the door for the man, and asked who he was from the
gap of the door.
“Delivery,” the man replied with an odd voice. However, Vivian paid no heed to him.
No wonder they can promise same-day delivery for the air tickets. They’re working day and night to
deliver to their customers!
Vivian opened the door to let the delivery guy in.
“Let me check the tickets.” Since the seller supported cash on delivery, Vivian thought it was better for
her to check and verify the tickets received before paying.
“Vivian…” Just when she asked the delivery guy to let her check the tickets, the man called out her
name.
Stumped, she eyeballed the delivery guy before her.
How does he know who I am? I did not reveal my real name to the seller.
His voice sounds so familiar…
She snapped out of her thoughts and knew exactly who the man was.
Vivian took off his cap and face mask, and a disarmingly handsome face appeared before her.
The woman knew who the man was already, but was still stunned after taking off his face mask.
“Finnick, why…” Vivian thought she had gotten the tickets all on her own.
However, she did not expect that the seller was actually Finnick.
She looked at the man, waiting for him to offer an explanation.
“I noticed that you couldn’t get the tickets, so I just thought I should help you out.” Finnick changed his
shoes by the shoe cabinet and led her to the living room to sit on the sofa.
“You promised to let me handle everything this time.” Vivian was initially overjoyed for taking care of
everything on her own but was slightly let down by the truth.
“There, there. Everything is alright now.” Finnick coaxed her.
“Actually, Noah bought these tickets. So, I didn’t actually buy them myself.” Finnick cast a glance at
Noah at one side and winked at the man.
Noah, who was standing aside, tried hard to hold in his laughter. Vivian actually knew Noah would be
the one getting the tickets but did not wish to say anything about it.
“Then, you handle the rest of the trip.” She had packed everything that she could, and thought it was
best to let Finnick handle the rest.
“Sure.” Finnick nodded and ordered Noah to take care of it.
Despite Noah’s past mistakes, the man had not done anything wrong recently. Hence, Finnick decided
to move on and put everything behind his head.
Meanwhile, Evelyn’s plan was going on smoothly. A carefully planned ‘accident’ was in place.
Soon, Vivian’s long-anticipated holiday arrived, and Larry had gotten three days off from school as well.
The little family had gotten up early in the morning to prepare for their ten o’clock flight to Summerbank.
Finnick initially wanted to book first-class seats. However, Finnick had deliberately booked economy
class to let Vivian better enjoy the experience instead.
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Vivian was very pleased with Finnick’s arrangement.
She showered him with praises, and the man accepted it all graciously.
“Daddy, Mommy, look. What are the two dogs doing?” Larry noticed two dogs in heat on their way to
the airport and asked his parents out of curiosity.
Stumped, Vivian did not know how to answer her child. Helpless, she turned to look at her husband for
help in the matter.
“Dogs, like us humans, like Mommy and Daddy, will find someone they love when they reach a certain
age, and that’s what we do when we fall in love. Larry, you will find your girl, and you will fall in love
with her when you grow up.”
Finnick thought that it was no need to beat around the bush, and dished it out straight to Larry without
stammering.
Larry will know about birds and the bees sooner or later, and it’s best that he hears it from us anyway.
After listening to her husband’s explanation, Vivian nodded and let him be.
After all, Vivian was confident that Larry would turn out to be someone with great achievement in the
future.
Vivian could not help but wonder if she was the only mother thinking so highly of her own child. Do all
mothers think the same of their own children?
Soon, the plane took off. Larry knew that it was his second time on a plane.
He had been on a plane when they came back from A Nation.
The boy enjoyed these rides, thinking that the view out the window was like a giant TV, and the
greeneries down below were like candies to his eyes.
“Daddy, Mommy, why do we have to turn off our phones?”
Larry started to ask questions after listening to the stewardess’ announcement.
The boy still could not speak when he was on his first ride from A Nation back to Sunshine City.
However, now that he had grown up to be a curious little boy, it was normal for him to ask questions.
“Because we don’t want the radio interferences of cell phones to affect the navigation system of the
plane,” Finnick replied Larry with language that he assumed the boy would understand.
Afraid that his son still did not understand, Finnick asked again, “Do you understand what I said?”
“Yes.” Larry gave Finnick an OK gesture, indicating that he understood what his father meant perfectly.
Vivian burst into a chuckle at her son’s gesture as she found it much too adorable.
Larry had even winked at them both.
This made Vivian wonder if she had mistaken Larry’s gender.
Is he secretly a little girl?
However, it was just a silly little notion. Her little pumpkin was indubitably a little boy.
She cast a glance at her husband and noticed that he was laughing too.
Unknowingly, her husband was actually stealing a glance at her too.
His next sentence made Vivian roll her eyes at the man.
“Why? You cannot go without staring at me for one second?”
A hint of mischievous glint fleeted across the man’s face as he asked.
It was so brief that Vivian was not able to catch onto it.
“Yeah, right.” Vivian fished out the magazine that she had brought from home and started to flip through
it afterward.
Vivian knew she could not use her phone on the plane, and she wanted some time off from her phone
screen anyway. Hence, she brought along a few magazines to kill time.
She was thinking that maybe she could even read some of the good ones to Larry as his bedtime story.
Noticing that his wife was flipping through her magazines, Finnick hugged Larry and shut his eyes to
take a rest.
Since Larry was way too little to stay in his own seat, Finnick thought it was best for his son to stay with
him.
The man thought that the seatbelt was not sufficient to stop his son from tumbling down in his sleep.
The three of them spent some time on the plane and had only realized that they had reached their
destination after the plane had landed.
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When Vivian was immersed in an interesting article, it was already time to get off the plane.
The plane landed safely. After they had gotten all their stuff, the little family alighted the plane.
With their luggage in their hands, the little family headed to their pre-booked hotel.
It was booked by Vivian. She had no idea which was a better stay, and in the end, the woman decided
to go for a five-star hotel that looked quite decent and clean.
However, to their dismay, Finnick and Vivian could not seem to locate the hotel after some time.
In the end, Finnick called a cab and the cab driver became their GPS.
“Mister, we’d like to head to I-DO Hotel.” Vivian carried Larry and got into the car as she told the driver
where they were headed.
“You guys are heading to I-DO? Really?” The cab driver was visibly taken aback by Vivian’s request as
he looked at her like she was an alien.
“What’s the matter with I-DO Hotel?” Vivian asked. She had never been to Summerbank, and the
woman had only booked the hotel out of a whim.
Why is the cab driver’s reaction so odd?
Vivian could not help but think that the hotel that she had booked was infamously worn-down or
something.
“No- nothing,” the cab driver stammered and replied. He stepped on the pedal and headed toward their
hotel.
“Daddy, Mommy. What are we going to do later at night?” It was only noon as they had been on the
plane for a few hours.
What are we going to do at night if we take an afternoon nap later?
Larry knew that he wouldn’t be able to fall asleep later at night if he were to take a nap in the afternoon.
“What about if we don’t take a nap later and just take a rest at the hotel? That way, we can sleep better
at night.”
Vivian knew what was on her son’s mind, and suggested a solution that would suit everyone.
“Sure.” Larry smiled at Vivian and snuggled in her embrace.
It only took them less than half an hour to reach the hotel as the cab driver had stepped on the
accelerator.
The hotel was not at all worn down as Vivian had expected.
The woman smiled at the sight of their stay and tipped the cab driver.
The driver seemed like he wanted to say something but in the end, he bit his tongue and said nothing
before driving away.
After getting to the lobby, Vivian could not help but notice that the crowd was not at all to her
expectation. It was an underwhelming crowd considering that it was actually peak vacation season due
to the consecutive holidays.
Both Vivian and Finnick had noticed the odd crowd at the hotel which was what they did not anticipate.
Could it be that the hotel is a stay that is too luxurious for many? Or that not many people know about
the hotel?
Their questions could only be answered by the hotel receptionist.
Vivian walked over to the reception to clear her doubts but soon noticed that there was no receptionist
on duty.
She looked around but still there was no one in sight.
Stumped, she turned around to her husband, hoping that he could help solve her trouble.
However, her husband appeared to be quite surprised and rushed to her side and held her hands.
“Vivian, are you alright?” Finnick eyeballed his wife but noticed nothing odd with her.
He heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that she was alright. Vivian, however, was stunned by her
husband’s odd demeanor.
What’s the matter with Finnick?
Just when Vivian cast a doubtful glance at Finnick, her husband stared at the reception area, saying
nothing.
Tracing his gaze, Vivian glanced in the same direction and was taken aback.
There was nobody around just moments ago. Where did she appear from?
Startled by the sudden appearance of the receptionist, Vivian could not help but think that her eyes had
tricked her.
Of course, her eyes did not fail her because Finnick did not see anyone previously as well.
“I’m sorry for startling the two of you. I was picking up something under the desk just now and did not
notice you guys coming in.”
The receptionist apologized for her abrupt appearance and felt guilty for frightening them.
Vivian thought she was imagining things. However, the sight of the thick powder on the receptionist’s
face still made her feel uneasy.
Vivian was not one to poke into other people’s business, let alone commenting on other people’s
choices of styles.
Finnick tugged at her hand and shook his head at her. Vivian merely smiled and strode forward.
“Hi, I’m just curious as to why there is not much crowd here at your hotel since it’s the peak season for
travel?”
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Compared with other hotels which were bustling with people, it was not an understatement to say that
I-DO Hotel was deserted without a soul in sight.
“It’s considered normal here, Miss. Our hotel is a five-star hotel after all, and not many people who visit
Summerbank are willing to splurge on a luxurious stay here. Besides, our hotel is in a rather secluded
location. Miss, I don’t suppose that you’ve seen a five-star hotel being crowded with people. Am I
right?”
The receptionist explained the phenomenon that Vivian found odd, but she found her explanation quite
viable.
“Yes, the ones we’ve seen crowded with people were not five-star hotels, I suppose.” Vivian recalled
the hotels that she had seen on the way here. Even though the hotels looked decent, they were not
five-star hotels as advertised online.
“Yes, that’s why our hotel is not as crowded as you’d expect, Miss.” The receptionist managed a
reassuring wide smile, a standard smile that a receptionist would give customers.
“Please book a deluxe suite for three nights, then.” Vivian handed over her card to the receptionist.
“Sure.” The receptionist gave Vivian another smile and proceeded with the booking.
“It’s done. Your room number is 55218,” said the receptionist as she handed over Vivian’s card back to
her.
“Mommy, are you sure you want to stay here?” Larry asked, as he found the place to be quite peculiar.
However, he could not seem to pinpoint what was wrong.
“Yeah, what’s wrong with this place?” Vivian asked, well aware of what was on her son’s mind.
She was planning on staying at a different hotel if I-DO Hotel was not to Larry’s liking.
Since Summerbank was a tourist hotspot, it would not be difficult to look for a place to stay.
“It’s fine.” Even though Larry found the place to be quite strange, he did not detest the idea of staying
there. Besides, it would be troublesome to look for another place to stay anyway.
“Alright, then let’s take a look at our room since we’ve already gotten the card.”
Vivian had browsed through the different types of rooms the hotel offered online, and she had found all
the rooms aesthetically pleasing.
Hence, she was excited to see how the room that she had booked would turn out.
Vivian found the wooden floorboards that creaked under her steps reassuring and pleasing.
The moment she opened the door to the room, a pungent smell filled their noses.
It was apparent that the room had not been occupied for some time.
Stumped at the sight of the interior of the room, Vivian shrieked, “What the hell?”
The photos she had seen online were a far cry from the actual room that she had booked.
Vivian found the dirty floorboards, dusty desks, and repulsive odor repugnant, to say the least.
There was even red underwear hung over the lamp…
The woman was rendered speechless.
Why is there such a huge discrepancy between the actual hotel stay and the photos?
I should have read the reviews before deciding to come here.
I don’t think that the underwhelming crowd is due to this hotel being a five-star hotel either.
How is this labeled as a five-star hotel on the Internet anyway?
However, Vivian knew that some devious businessmen would actually collude with review sites online
to falsely advertise their business.
This hotel was the perfect illustration of a fake advertisement between the hotel owner and the booking
site that Vivian was on.
Besides, there had to be more victims like Vivian out there.
Vivian could not be blamed entirely in the matter anyway. Of course, she had not done due diligence in
looking for a stay, but the booking site also had to take responsibility for being deceitful.
Furious, she dashed downstairs and demanded for an explanation from the receptionist. “I want to see
the manager.”
Vivian could not help but wonder what kind of person would manage the hotel so poorly.
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I’d really like to see the genius who is managing this God-forsaken hotel.
Vivian was burning with fury for being toyed with and had to meet the manager to vent her anger.
“I’m the manager. Is there anything I can help you with?” Unexpectedly, the receptionist just now was
actually the manager of the hotel as well.
Vivian was bemused. With the manager looking like this, it’s no wonder that the hotel is in this kind of
quandary.
Her lips curled into a mocking smile. “Since you’re the boss, I’d like to ask that you manage your
business properly. Please don’t resort to trickery. It does no good to anyone, including yourself. You’re
actually scamming people with the huge discrepancy between your advertisement and the actual room
that you’re providing. I can report you, you know.”
Vivian slammed the hotel card that the manager handed over to her and turned on her heel, taking
Larry with her.
Finnick’s lips curled into a slight smile as he trailed behind his wife.
It had been a while since his wife had thrown a tantrum like this. She looks so adorable today.
“Mommy, don’t be so angry. Let’s go to another hotel.”
Noticing that his mother was in a fit of rage, Larry tugged lightly at the corners of her shirt.
“Alright, I’m okay now. Let’s head to another hotel.”
Vivian managed a smile at Larry and Finnick. Then, she took Larry’s hands in hers and decided to look
for a new place to stay.
Since this was their first trip after getting back together, Vivian thought it was best to just put this behind
them.
The little family garnered a lot of attention from onlookers, especially women.
Some of them were charmed by Larry’s cute demeanor, but the majority were actually beguiled by
Finnick’s charming look.
Vivian could not help but roll her eyes. Feeling helpless, she noticed that Finnick had always managed
to enthrall women everywhere he went.
Hence, she could only speed up to get away from the women’s swooning stares.
In the end, they settled for a stay that was not a five-star hotel but was leaps and bounds better than I-
DO Hotel. They booked a presidential suite and headed upstairs to unpack their luggage.
It had been a long flight, and the little family was in need of a really good rest, especially Larry.
Since he was just a child, the boy was most susceptible from being tuckered out from the long flight.
Hence, his parents decided to just let him take a quick nap before having their dinner.
At night, Larry was sandwiched between Vivian and Finnick.
The little boy had fallen asleep while Finnick and Vivian were still awake as both of them stared at the
ceiling.
The woman replayed the incident that happened during the day and decided that it was time for her to
be more attentive in small details.
Otherwise, I can really set myself up for serious trouble.
It’s only a hotel this time. What about next time?
What if it’s something very important?
With the thought in mind, the woman vowed to be more vigilant in the future.
All of a sudden, Vivian asked her husband if he thought she was dumb. Finnick cast a glance at his
wife and smiled, “Of course not, silly.”
To err is human, Vivian. No one is perfect.
After listening to her husband, Vivian said no more and went to sleep after muttering goodnight to him.
The little family fell into a deep slumber without dreams.
Despite the unhappy incident earlier in the day, they were able to enjoy a peaceful night of rest
unplagued by nightmares.
Vivian was trying hard to forget the even more embarrassing incident. All she needed was time.
Time was the best antidote to forgetting someone.
Just give it some time.
The next day, Vivian and Finnick woke up early in the morning. After greeting each other, Larry’s voice
rang.
“Good morning, Mommy and Daddy.”
“Good morning, little pumpkin.” Glancing at the time, Vivian realized that it was only seven thirty in the
morning.
“Yes, you guys are up early too.” Larry’s school time was around eight o’clock, and the boy had already
cultivated the habit of waking up early.
Chapter 830
“Let’s wash up and have breakfast then,” said Finnick as he glanced at his son. Just when the man
wanted to change Larry’s clothes, he was rejected by his son.
“The teacher at school said that we have to do things on our own. I want to change myself.”
The little boy dismissed his father’s hand and proceeded to put on clothes on himself.
Finnick was proud of Larry for taking the initiative.
His kindergarten teacher’s effort was not in vain.
“Alright, little pumpkin. Your mom and I will go wash up then.” The man headed to the bathroom after
seeing that Larry could handle himself perfectly well.
Vivian was already brushing her teeth in the bathroom. The man circled his wife from behind and said,
“Vivian.”
“Uh-huh.” The woman was brushing her teeth and mumbled her response.
“Let me help you,” Finnick said as he grabbed her toothbrush and started to brush her teeth.
He was really good at it, and Vivian felt like it was a pleasure.
Soon, they were done brushing her teeth. After rinsing her mouth, Vivian planned to head outside.
However, she was stopped by Finnick. The man cast a hopeful glance at her.
“What’s the matter?” Vivian was still in a daze after just waking up from a good night’s sleep. Naturally,
she was oblivious to her husband’s signals.
Upset from her wife’s lack of response, Finnick looked dejected.
Noticing that his wife truly did not understand what he meant, Finnick said helplessly, “I mean, I’ve
helped you brush your teeth.” The man then thought he made himself clear.
However, what Vivian was about to say rendered him speechless.
“So?”
“So, you have to brush my teeth too.”
Finnick decided to cut to the chase. Otherwise, he would have to keep the little woman guessing all
day.
“Oh, I see.” Vivian finally caught up with her husband.
Excited at the prospect of Vivian brushing his teeth, Finnick’s face split into a wide grin. However,
Vivian’s words dampened his mood yet again.
“Brush it on your own.”
The woman turned around to leave right after, leaving Finnick despondent as he glanced at his wife’s
back.
At the thought of their upcoming schedule that day, the man regained his composure and hurried up.
After Vivian bathed Larry, the three of them went down for breakfast.
“Vivian, what are you planning to do later?” Finnick asked as he glanced at his wife, excited for what
was coming up.
“I’m thinking of going to the amusement park.”
Finnick’s face sank after listening to Vivian.
“Vivian, how about if we go horse riding? There’s an amusement park everywhere we go. Why are we
coming so far just to go to an amusement park?”
The man was trying to talk his wife out of going to the park as he cast a glance at his son.
Finnick winked, signaling at his son to help him out.
Vivian did not know how to ride a horse, and he was thinking to bond with her when riding the horse
later.
“Alright, horse riding it is,” Vivian said, echoing with her husband’s opinion about going horse riding.
Larry was going to back his mother up, but bit his tongue when he heard Vivian agreeing to Finnick’s
suggestion.
The little family had a scrumptious breakfast to fuel themselves for the horse riding activity later on.
“Finnick, let’s book that car there,” suggested Vivian when they were looking for a ride to the horse
riding place. She had her eye on a carriage ride.
The woman had always fancied everything antique, and the carriage ride struck a chord with her
immediately.
Finnick had already taken a look at the map in the morning. Their hotel was actually quite near to the
grassland. Hence, the carriage ride could be a viable option.
The man was thinking of killing two birds with one stone—hitching a ride to the grassland while fulfilling
his wife’s wish.
A carriage ride was starkly different from that of a car.
Carriages would sway from side to side while cars bumped up and down. It was normal considering
carriages were pulled manually after all.