The hotel manager looked completely conflicted. "Well..."
He wasn't blind or deaf. The moment the people in the room heard Beasley's name, every single one of their expressions had soured.
Lionel smirked. "Did you not hear her?"
The hotel manager immediately blurted, "Yes, sir!"
He hurriedly spun around and backed out of the room.
He didn't forget to pull the door completely shut as he stepped out.
Terence had been standing right by the door, so he naturally heard the entire exchange loud and clear.
Especially the very last comment muttered inside: "What a buzzkill."
Of course, that wasn't the Mrs.... oh, wait, that wasn't Ms. Sheffield's voice.
When Terence thought about having to relay all of this to Beasley shortly, it was his turn to break out in a cold sweat.
As the two stepped into the elevator, the hotel manager finally couldn't hold back his gossiping urges. "What exactly is the relationship between Mr. Windsor and this Ms. Sheffield?"
Mr. Windsor had sent her such an expensive gift, yet she hadn't even bothered to look at it.
Even though he didn't know what kind of jewelry was inside, it certainly wasn't cheap.
Terence just shook his head and offered a single phrase, "Curiosity killed the cat."
Hearing that, the manager instantly shut his mouth.
A few minutes later, they stepped out of the elevator and arrived back at the black sedan.
This time, the hotel manager didn't wait for Terence to open the car door for him. He opened it himself and respectfully handed the undelivered gift back to Beasley.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Windsor. Ms. Sheffield did not accept it."
He didn't even dare to use the word "rejected."
Nor did he dare look up to see the expression on Beasley's face.
Terence had never met Willow's best friend before, so he didn't recognize Juliette.
Beasley finally broke his silence and asked, "What did she say?"
Terence glanced at Beasley through the rearview mirror before replying, "The Mrs.—Ms. Sheffield didn't say anything."
After three years, Terence had grown so accustomed to referring to Willow as his boss's wife in his head that it was hard to break the habit on short notice.
Beasley's eyes darkened. "She didn't say a single word?"
"Right," Terence nodded. "But a young female friend sitting next to Ms. Sheffield spoke up on her behalf and said to send it back."
"A young female friend was sitting next to her?" Beasley pressed eagerly.
"Yes, sir." Terence had only caught a glimpse, but he had seen that much clearly.
"And what about her dad..."
"Ms. Sheffield's father was sitting on her left, and her female friend was on her right," Terence considerately filled in the blanks.

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