Riches in Disguise

Chapter 178

With 800 dollars, Louis visibly breathed a sigh of relief. But I knew there was a high chance he wouldn't be able to repay it.

That was because the meal at that hotel was almost 20 thousand dollars, and he had paid most of that with credit cards.

Next month, he would have to pay off the credit cards and spend money on Veronica. There might not even be enough left for himself, so how could he repay Zack?

Their friendship was about to face its ultimate test. Whether they were truly friends would be revealed by this 1,000 dollars.

After school in the afternoon, I took Felicia with me and immediately hailed a cab to the resort, planning to take Mrs. Cylon out for a boat ride and enjoy the night view.

We saw Mrs. Brown and her two companions heading for the exit as soon as we entered the lobby.

Neither Felicia nor I wanted a direct confrontation with them. So, to avoid their unpleasant remarks and unnecessary trouble, we sat on a nearby couch to wait for them to leave.

Just as they passed the front desk and were about to leave, the receptionist suddenly stopped them.

"Excuse me, ladies. Your checkout time was at noon today. We've already called to notify you, but you haven't checked out yet. May I ask if you'd like to extend your stay?"

nothing worth staying for in this shabby hotel! Your

receptionist looked surprised. "Ma'am, you

statement did indeed sound

hotels, they were just

a villa resort. It was a fundamentally different

earlier, I was already speechless at their attitude but couldn't be bothered to explain to them. I couldn't believe that they still hadn't noticed the difference after staying here for so many

shabby, with wildflowers and weeds everywhere. What's the difference between this place and the countryside? Even our garden

loss. "Alright. Then I'll process your

"Wait!"

Mrs. Cylon walked over, nervously glancing at the others as she said, "You don't have to rush to check out. William told me to call him if the rooms lapse, and he'll extend it for

Mrs. Brown's companions angrily interrupted, "What for? Even if you ask him to extend the stay, it'd still be at this shabby hotel. If you want to stay, then go ahead, but we're not interested! Vanessa, ask Louis to book us a room at

to the

when she heard this. She stood there with

said, "Alright. You're checking out, correct? I'll process it now. However, your

sneered. "Fine. We'll pay. Do you think I care about an additional day's fee? How much is it a few