Tugging on Frank's sleeve, the woman said quietly, "M-My boyfriend and I... slipped. And we heard people outside, so we hid..."

One of the security guards was staring at her sideways. "If you heard people, why would you hide?"

"Uh, well..."

The woman murmured awkwardly. "We came in from the back door. We saw an empty room, so we tried to check it out before we got our own... And then we slipped and hid when we heard you coming." "I see."

The security guards nodded before one of them said, "Wait, did you break the closet in Room 10? I'm sorry, but you'll have to pay for it..."

"What? How much?" the woman asked, her fingers clenching on Frank's sleeve.

"Five grand." The security guard whipped out a price list.

"What?! That's so expensive!" The woman flinched in shock.

Five grand it is-we can afford

strode up and whipped out a check to write down ten grand before slipping it into the security guard's chest pocket and patting it. "Use the change to buy a round of drinks for the boys, and let's put this behind us. There's no reason to blow

This way please. The door's that way..." After shaking off the security guards, Frank pulled the woman along to the lobby. "Okay, you should be fine from here. You can see, right?" "Yes."

"Wait."

took out another

ten grand on it but thought about it and added another zero, making it a hundred

and phone, not to mention that she was so helpful

really gnawed at

compensation for your phone and glasses."

as she stared at Frank's chest. "No, it's fine. I

QUMS

shaking his head and sliding the check into the woman's bag. "Don't

as you're not upset... See you around, then,"

to leave, only to walk right into a glass wall and

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