Summer just couldn't shake off the urge to head back to Vista Town to catch up with Bella.

But paparazzi, they're like bloodhounds sniffing out fresh news.

There was no guarantee she could sneak out of the hotel unnoticed.

For now, she was stuck waiting.

"I'm starving. Run out and grab me something to eat, will you?" she snapped.

Gwen swallowed her pride and nodded, though her hand barely touched the doorknob when a sudden knock made her jump.

Summer was spooked too, quickly ducking out of sight, signaling Gwen to check who it was.

Peering through the peephole, Gwen saw a man in a security uniform, but she didn't make a sound, letting him knock.

"What's with the silence?" Summer hissed, impatient.

Gwen barely had time to hush her.

The man outside ceased knocking, raising his voice instead, "Hello, hotel security here. We've had complaints about noise from this floor. Could you please open the door?"

It was a sensitive moment.

the savvy of a manager, but they knew enough to be on

to the person downstairs for us. We admit it was our fault, and it won't happen again," Gwen managed to

security guard persisted, clearly aiming

not security, you're a journalist. Keep this up, and

hasty retreat, already

golden opportunity to score a scoop on Bella's

Gwen sighed in relief, yet Summer's gratitude was nowhere to be found. "How could a journalist even get up here?

lived in

for resources, public relations, and more. But with Bella unreachable, what

muster a

less glamorous sides of their jobs. Today, the chatter was all about

on Summer

She's not even

about 'my mom this, my mom that,'

could her daughter lag so far behind? Turns out, she

doesn't give birth to a

calm, Gwen processed the

ignoring me now?" Summer's

with regret

choosing Bella's assistant instead.

do anything

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