As the security guard crawled toward Melody Summers’s feet, about to grab her leg, the security captain rushed over.
The captain landed a fierce kick on the security guard, sending him flying!
The security guard slammed into the wall with a dull THUD.
The captain ran over and kicked him several more times, roaring, "Leopold Lowell, have you lost your goddamn mind? How dare you treat a hotel guest like that? You were about to attack a guest? Do you have a death wish?!"
Leopold Lowell wailed as the captain kicked him, but he didn’t dare to even try to dodge.
Facing his superior, all the insolence and arrogance he’d shown toward Melody Summers and Lucy White vanished. He was as docile as an innocent lamb.
He let the captain kick him while begging incessantly, "I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! I thought Supervisor Walsh and Miss Walsh were important guests, so I was just trying to help her... I’ll never do it again! Please, just give me one more chance!"
Just then, a man in a casual suit who had been standing silently behind the other guards slowly stepped forward.
He was young and handsome, with a high nose bridge and a pair of charming, almond-shaped eyes.
Looking at Leopold Lowell, who was on the ground crying with his head in his hands, the man scoffed. "Since you’re so eager to help Miss Walsh, why don’t you go work for the Walsh family? There’s no place for you here."
Leopold Lowell’s body jolted as if he’d been struck by lightning.
His face turned pale as a sheet, and his lips trembled as he spoke in a desperate tone, "Mr. Jennings, I really know I was wrong! Please, just give me one more chance. I swear I’ll never make this mistake again!"
"Mr. Jennings, I can’t lose this job! My whole family depends on it to survive! I’m begging you, please give me a way out. I promise I’ll never do it again!"
Leopold Lowell’s eyes were filled with terror and pleading, but Carter Jennings didn’t even spare him a glance.
He shot the security captain a look. The captain understood, stepped forward, and kicked Leopold Lowell one more time. "Enough of your crap! Pack your things and get lost!"
Ignoring Leopold Lowell’s pleas and struggles, two or three guards came forward, clamped a hand over his mouth, and dragged him away like a dead hog.
After Leopold Lowell was hauled away, the security captain wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and bowed his head to Carter Jennings. "President Jennings, this is all my fault. I’ll be sure to discipline my men properly from now on."
Carter Jennings waved his hand impatiently. "Alright, that’s enough. All you guys do is embarrass me... Use your heads from now on and don’t cause this kind of trouble for me again!"
The security captain continued to wipe away sweat as he bowed and scraped his apologies, then led the other guards away.
After the guards had all left, only three people remained on the scene: Ronan Rhodes, Carter Jennings, and Melody Summers.
Melody Summers looked at Ronan Rhodes and Carter Jennings, a little embarrassed. "Sorry," she said. "I’ve caused you trouble."
Carter Jennings shook his head and replied with a smile, "Not at all. It’s my failure for not managing my staff properly. I’m sorry you were frightened."
Ronan Rhodes added, "Don’t say that. It was our oversight. We should have had bodyguards stationed here. I..."
Ronan Rhodes trailed off, stopping abruptly.
His gaze fell on Winnie Summers’s dress. He could clearly see the priceless Blue Diamond brooch pinned to it.
Ronan Rhodes was stunned for three seconds before understanding dawned on him. ’That’s my uncle for you,’ he thought. ’He even knows that to win over the wife, you have to win over the mother-in-law first...’
’But why give such an expensive gift to win her over? This thing is worth billions! That’s way too extravagant...’
Melody Summers didn’t notice the stiff expression on Ronan Rhodes’s face. Recalling what Zara Walsh had said, she asked with some concern, "Is this really not going to cause you any trouble? I heard from Zara Walsh that her aunt is about to marry your uncle. Doesn’t that mean your families are about to become in-laws? The way you just handled that... wasn’t it a bit harsh?"
Hearing Melody Summers say this, Ronan Rhodes immediately panicked.


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