A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 417

Jasmine POV Room 355

Jasmine POV

Leo’s location turned out to be a hotel, and not just any hotel-an Asher hotel. I stared at the name above the entrance before looking at Noah. “Of course it is.” When he asked if I knew they owned this one, I shook my head. Amber owned enough property that I had stopped trying to keep track of every building attached to her family

name.

We crossed the lobby without drawing attention. Noah was still wearing the disguise he used while serving, looking nothing like the famous idol people would recognize onstage. At reception, he handled the check-in while I stood beside him, pretending to be interested in my phone.

“We’d like a room,” he said.

The receptionist smiled as she entered the information. “One bed?”

“Yes.”

I slowly turned my head toward him, but Noah didn’t even look at me. He continued checking us in as though registering us as a couple and requesting one bed was the most natural thing in the world. Fine. I could kill him later.

While we waited for our key cards, the receptionist beside ours answered the phone. I barely paid attention until she straightened in her chair and said, “Yes, Mr. Asher.”

That got my attention immediately, and judging by the slight change in Noah’s expression, he’d heard it too. There were plenty of distant relatives connected to the Asher family, but only Amber and her grandfather carried the Asher name in the main family. Amber was unconscious in the hospital, and Mr. Asher was there with her, which meant whoever was on that phone wasn’t Mr. Asher.

The receptionist continued typing as she spoke. “Yes, sir. Your reservation is confirmed. Suite 355 is ready.”

I stared at her. She had just announced a guest’s room number loudly enough for anyone standing nearby to hear it. Noah accepted our key cards, and we headed toward the elevators before I leaned closer to him. 1

“Remind me to tell Amber and Mr. Asher their front desk needs retraining.”

“Because someone is impersonating Mr. Asher?”

“That too, but she just announced a guest’s room number in an open lobby. That’s a major privacy violation. Nobody standing nearby should be able to overhear enough of a phone call to know exactly where someone is staying.”

Noah gave me an amused look. “You’re auditing the hotel while investigating attempted murder?”

“It’s Amber’s hotel.”

“And if I’m able to hear that someone is in room 355, so can a stalker, journalist, abusive ex, kidnapper or anyone else standing in the lobby.”

His amusement disappeared.

“Fair.”

“Remind me.”

“I will.”

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We took the elevator to the third floor and walked casually down the hallway. Room 355 wasn’t difficult to find, hut-the open door wasn’t what I expected. A man sat on the floor just inside the entrance, leaning drunkenly against the frame with a bottle hanging loosely from one hand. His clothes were disheveled, his eyes barely focused, and judging by his condition, standing without assistance was probably beyond his current abilities.

I recognized him almost immediately. Adrian’s younger brother. I’d seen enough family photographs online to be certain..

Noah looked at me, and I gave the smallest shake of my head. We didn’t know why Adrian’s brother was there, whether he’d been invited or even whether he had anything to do with the conversation Leo overheard. Being completely drunk in a suspicious hotel suite wasn’t proof of anything, so there was no reason to engage him.

Instead, I slipped my hand through Noah’s arm as we approached the open doorway. “Wrong floor,” I said casually.

“Told you,” Noah replied, playing along without hesitation.

We passed the room without stopping. As we did, Noah’s hand dropped briefly to his side, and something tiny slipped between his fingers. The microphone landed silently on the carpet and disappeared through the open doorway before either of us looked back. 1

We continued to the end of the corridor and turned the corner. Only when Room 355 was completely out of sight did I glance at him.

“Show-off.” 1

“You noticed.”

“I notice everything.”

“You didn’t notice me following you to the restaurant.”

I glared at him, and Noah smiled as he pulled out his phone. I already knew I was never going to hear the end of

that.