Tim rushed to drive his car to the hotel and it was only five minutes later that he realized that he hadn't told Alice yet. Hurriedly, he picked up the phone and dialed her number.
"Hello, Tim, what happened, any news?" Alice's anxious voice could be heard clearly on the other end of the phone.
"Come to my hotel directly right now! Greg is there!" Tim told her curtly.
"Is he with Cassie in that hotel?" asked Alice. She was surprised because Violet had told her that Greg was in a bar, she found it unbelievable that Greg would go to a hotel with Cassie.
"Yes, and I am going there right now," Tim replied.
"I got it! I will reach there soon!" Saying that, Alice hung up the phone.
Inside the underground parking, Cassie parked the car and saw that a man was watching them from not far away with a video camera. That man gave her a gesture of okay and Cassie immediately recognized that he was the husband of her friend.
Cassie got off the car and walked towards the door of the passenger's seat. She opened the door and assisted?Greg?to come out?of?the?car. She deliberately shot a glance at the journalist hidden in the darkness and then closely snuggled her head into Greg's chest and in a lusty voice, whispered in Greg's ear,"Greg, we are now at your friend's hotel. Let's get into the room to rest, okay?"
Still passed?out, Greg looked around confused and mumbled,"Is this Tim's hotel? Are you sure?"
"Exactly! I've done as I said and I am sure that this is Tim's hotel." Cassie hooked?Greg's?arm?around?her shoulder?and?they staggered?towards the elevator.
When they arrived at the lobby, Cassie supported Greg at the reception desk. Just when Cassie was about to take out her ID card to check in, a woman in a black suit stopped her.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Tim's friend?" The woman said in a respectful tone and she was Tim's assistant. She had received the call from her boss earlier. He had given her a set of instructions and she had to follow them without any mistakes.
"Yes, I am. What's the matter, is anything wrong?" questioned Cassie, feeling a little surprised at the turn of events. She planned to use her own ID card to get a room for her and Greg. The news would be all over the newspapers tomorrow and everyone would know that she and Greg had spent a night together. When Violet would get to know about that, she would surely give Greg a divorce and her path would be clear.
Tim's assistant took a look at Greg and then smiled at him, saying,"Hello, Mr. Greg! I am the assistant to Mr. Tim. Do you recognize me?"
Under the influence of liquor, Greg was feeling very heavy. He lifted his eyes to look at the assistant and recognized her. With his finger pointing at her, he muttered,"Oh yes, I know you. Once you had poured a cup of tea for me. I remember you..."
Cassie suddenly realized that her plan might be foiled since the woman was Tim's staff, who came here with intention.
The assistant then turned her head towards Cassie and politely said,"Our boss had told us once that Mr. Greg is one of our distinguished guests and so we should treat him respectfully. May I ask, will you also check into the hotel tonight with Mr. Greg?"
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