Riches in Disguise

I was about to give up and just call Charlotte to ask for her room number myself when suddenly, the receptionist's expression became serious as she looked

behind me.

"Mr. Hart!"

I turned around and saw a man in a suit walking in. I recognized this man. He used to be my dad's driver.

"Victor?"

"Mr. White!" Victor looked shocked to see me. He approached me, eyes wide open. "When did you come here? You should've called me!"

"I just came with my friends. I didn't even know you owned this place."

Victor chuckled, "What do you mean I own this place? Don't you know? This hotel belongs to Mr. White Senior. I'm just managing it for him."

This was my dad's hotel all along? I was confused.

Honestly, my dad owned way too many businesses. He loved trying everything. At this point, I had lost count of how many enterprises he had under his name.

"Mr. White, if you bring your friends over in the future, just give me a call, and I'll arrange the best rooms for you. Brenda, upgrade Mr. White and his friends' rooms to the best ones!"

The receptionist looked pale. She looked at me apologetically before processing Victor's request.noveldrama

I stopped her. "Don't worry about it."

Suddenly, the receptionist rushed toward me and grabbed my arm.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. White. Please forgive me. I... I made a mistake. I shouldn't have said all that to you. I'm sorry! I really am!"

I was stunned. "I didn't say I was going to do anything to you. You don't have to act like this."

I was actually annoyed at her earlier, but I didn't think it was worth using my privileges against her.

"You... You forgive me?"

"It's nothing. I just don't think it's necessary to upgrade our rooms. My friends don't know about my background, and I want to keep it that way. Otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen to stay in the dorms in the first place."

Victor slapped his forehead and said, "Right! I almost forgot! You're attending a public university and even chose to stay on campus to experience life there."

"Yeah, so let's not be too high-profile and just keep things as they are. Brenda, please check Charlotte Hayes's room for me."

"Right away!" She hurried back to the desk and found Lucas's information.

I immediately rushed upstairs, but I hesitated as I stood outside the room. I was worried that I was just butting in and that my help wouldn't be appreciated at all.

However, I realized that this simple decision of mine could directly affect Charlotte's fate, so I knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Lucas asked frustratingly.

I tried to calm myself down and replied, "It's me. I need to see Charlotte for something."

Moments later, the door opened. Charlotte was standing in front of me. Fortunately, her clothes were still intact.

She crossed her arms, scanning me up and down in frustration. "You wanted to see me?"

"Yeah. Charlotte, I want to ask you a question, and you have to be honest with me. Do you actually like Lucas and want to be with him?"

She was stunned at my question. She stared at me for a good five seconds and let out a scoff. "William, you can't actually be interested in me, can you?"