“I'm sorry, Sir. Please put your personal items in your own lockers instead of leaving them in the open.”
The attendant, Mike Oaksley, remained smiling when he talked to Donald.
He didn't think he was being offensive toward Donald. In his experience, regular customers would comply with his requests.
However, Mike was taken aback when Donald gave him a calm look and replied, “Please bring this top to the front desk and keep it for me for the time being.”
Despite that, Mike insisted, “I'm sorry, Sir. This is your personal item, so we're not allowed to touch it. If your personal item goes missing under our watch, we'll have to bear responsibility.”
“Then just leave it here. You dare not touch it, anyway.”
Mike's lips twitched when he heard Donald's reply.
Why won't he listen to me? Did he sense something amiss?
Jennifer patted Donald's shoulders and said, “Just do as he says and pick it up.”
With that, she stood up and grabbed Donald's top, hanging it on the railing next to the pool.
This railing was installed for the customers to hang their bathrobes, so it didn't seem strange for Jennifer to hang the top there.
Mike had intended to assist Pietro in diverting Donald's attention, but Donald's reaction had caught him off guard, and it had already consumed too much time.
Pietro was already coming over with the four bottles of drinks.
Knowing he had failed his mission, Mike didn't say anything else and left the pool area.
Jennifer grumbled, “Look, if you did as told, he would stop bothering you. Darling, you need to do something about your temper and stop being stubborn.”
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