Alma quivered a little when she heard Nathan's words.
“Are you sure you want to book our entire hotel?” she reiterated.
Kylie retorted angrily. “Are you deaf? How many times must Nathan repeat himself? He wants to rent the whole hotel to celebrate my cousin's birthday!”
Rage seared through Alma.
She still thought Nathan was acting tough. Let's see if he can afford to pay for this.
With a sneer, she replied, “Fine. My superior isn't here. Also, to rent the entire hotel, you'll need to make the reservation a week earlier.”
“But, since you're being insistent, I'll make an exception.” “It cost ten million to rent our hotel for one day. If you can't afford it, scram. Poor and pathetic people like you should just eat fast food!
Ten million!
Everyone, including the hotel staff and hotel guests, parted their lips in disbelief.
In normal circumstances, renting the whole hotel would only cost around three million per day.
The price Alma stated was a few times more than the normal price.
All eyes turned to Nathan, wondering if he was rich enough to pay the rental fee.
However, an unexpected scene soon happened.
Nathan nodded without a word and whipped out his Amex Black Card. “Swipe my card!”
Alma and the rest were so astounded at the sight that their eyes almost popped out from their eye sockets.
With trembling hands, she took the card and stuttered, “M-Mr. Cross, are you sure?”
“Yes!” came Nathan's curt reply.
Alma proceeded to check out the payment with uncertainty. After Nathan entered his pin number and the payment went through, she felt like crying.
Only the richest people in the world had the right to own an Amex Black Card.
As Nathan had just paid ten million to rent the hotel just to celebrate his wife's birthday, he was clearly filthy rich.
Alma couldn't help but recall how she ridiculed Nathan for being a poor chap the moment he stepped into the hotel.
Right now, she finally understood Nathan had always been out of her league.
I can't believe how arrogant I was back there!
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