Chapter 268 Embarrassed
If it were something else, Zachary could have checked it himself without Matthew's relay, but in this matter, he really couldn't. Only Winona herself knew her inner thoughts, and besides Rebecca, only Matthew probably knew.
The former was her best friend. The latter was Zachary's brother, also an intermediary between Zachary and Winona.
Taking advantage of his hesitation, Matthew directly reached out and led the person out.
As soon as the door closed, Matthew's hand dropped, and he turned and walked towards his room next door.
Zachary knew it would be like this early on and wasn't angry, raising an eyebrow. "Aren't you supposed to invite me for a drink?"
Without looking back, Matthew replied, "With our tense relationship, I wouldn't invite you for a drink."
He was just finding an excuse to bring Zachary out of Winona's room.
"What impression did Winona have of me back then?" he still remembered this.
"No impression." Matthew was very good at provoking others. "she wasn't familiar with you at all, so of course she had no impression of you."
Zachary fell silent.
The next day.
They checked out of the lobby downstairs.
Matthew asked Winona for the room key. The company reimbursed for this business trip's accommodation, and the money had already been given. Checking out was just about refunding the deposit, and it was more convenient that Matthew do it for her. She didn't think much and directly handed him the room key.
But as soon as she handed it over, a hand snatched it. The two looked up along that arm and met Zachary's handsome but indifferent face. He said, "I'll return the room for Winona, and I'll give you the deposit later."
Winona didn't understand why Zachary did this. There was no need to argue about checking out of the hotel. They just needed to hand the room key to the front desk.
She leaned in close to him, lowered her voice, gritted her teeth, and said, "Zachary, don't be so childish. My colleague is watching."
Bending down, Zachary whispered, "Are you sure you want to let Matthew return it for you?"
Although they were speaking quietly, Matthew was close enough to overhear some of it.
Winona couldn't understand. "It doesn't matter who returns it."
Zachary smirked, hinting. "They check the room before refunding the deposit. If any self-paid items were used in the room, they will deduct it from the deposit."
Of course, Winona knew this, but she had forgotten about the props from the night before. After all, she didn't unpack them, and the trash had already been collected by the cleaning staff. After experiencing such an exciting event last night, Zachary's reminder made her suddenly remember.
She widened her eyes in astonishment, thinking that when the front desk mentioned in front of everyone that room 616 had used a sexy toy, she would definitely be very embarrassed.
Zachary could tell from her expression that she had remembered, and he smiled faintly, "Since you want Matthew to handle it, I won't insist."
"No," Winona took the room key back from Matthew's hand. She was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to look at his face. "I just remembered I left something upstairs. Matthew, can you help me take the luggage to the car? I'll go back up later to check out after I get the item."
Matthew took the luggage from her hand. "Sure."
Instead of going upstairs, Winona stood in a corner near the elevator where no one could see her for a while. She made sure there was no one else at the front desk before going to check out.
Fortunately, the front desk didn't ask directly. They only inquired if there were any additional charges. Winona nodded, and they refunded the balance after deducting the expenses.
Nothing happened on the way back.
Looking through the window at the small city under the clouds, Winona was sure that her mother's death was related to certain people in this city.
Due to Winona's time constraints, she directly found a security company online that ranked first in Mode City. She spent a lot of money hiring their best bodyguards. However, shortly after leaving the city, she was intercepted.
If it wasn't due to the security company's lack of professionalism, then it was likely because the person who kidnapped her had influential connections, possibly from a distinguished family.
Now that she had a lead, she would come back after she finished her business in Dreamopolis.
She also needed to investigate Mrs. Hall. The painting was actually given by her back then. Where did that painting go now? Was it related to her mother's death? If so, why did her mother lose her life over a painting?
Winona closed her eyes in frustration. Things were progressing, but they were extremely complicated. She had no idea where to start investigating or how to proceed.
She sighed sadly. If only she were Sherlock Holmes.
After getting off the plane, it was still early. Matthew gave them a day off, but Winona didn't let him drive her. She took a taxi to the museum. The crown had already been delivered this morning. Caleb asked her to return as soon as she had time to discuss how to repair it.
Although she had seen photos and knew it was severely damaged, the specifics of whether and how it could be repaired would need to be ascertained through a physical examination of the actual item.
Moreover, it was said that the team in charge of this transport this time included a foreign restoration expert. He didn't believe that domestic technologies and talents were capable of repairing it. He had been cursing the businessman who took the crown and transported it back to the country, saying that his shallow vision would ruin this irreplaceable treasure.
The foreign restoration expert insisted on accompanying them, fearing that their actions might inadvertently lead to damage.
While Winona went to the museum, Zachary returned to Dreamopolis. Instead of going home, he went straight to the Bailey Group.
Dylan had returned yesterday and had just received a call from the front desk about Mr. Bailey's package. He came down to pick it up and coincidentally ran into Zachary on his way back to the office. "Mr. Bailey."
The two entered the executive-exclusive elevator together.
Glancing at the document bag in his hand, Zachary casually asked, "What's in the bag?"
"I haven't opened it yet."Dylan used to check Zachary's package before delivering it to him. Now that Mr. Bailey was here, he might open it to see if it was needed. If not, he would throw it away after getting off the elevator, and there was no need to take it back to the office area. "Doesn't seem like documents."
He emptied the contents, and as soon as he saw it clearly, his face changed.
Not just him, even Zachary's expression changed beside him.
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