INTO THE DEPTHS OF LOVE : CHAPTER 21 – 30
The show came to an end, because of what happened. There were longer any guests in the hotel, except for the employees, Richard and Luke.
“Kristin was correct, Richard. It wasn’t lettuce that was served to the guests. She saved your hotel from having a bad name. A lot of people would have died today and you would have be held responsible for it”
“Where’s she?” Richard asked.
“At the bar area, I told her to wait for you there” Luke replied and Richard stood up.
“Have the surveillance cameras checked, The chefs and the caterers in charge of today’s events, bring them all to me, I will be right back” Richard said.
He left and went straight to the bar area.
Kristin was sitting in one of the chairs, crimping her hands, nervously.
Richard looked at her for a swift moment, before speaking.
“Peanut”
Kristin stood up and quickly rushed to him.
“Is everyone okay? Nobody ate the taro leaf, right? Your hotel is in safe hands, right? You won’t be apprehended, right? Nothing will happen to you, right?” Kristin asked so many questions at a time.
Richard just stared at her worried eyes.
“You’re scaring Mr. Grouchy. Everything is okay, right? Answer me so that I won’t be worried about…”
Kristin’s words seized in her mouth, because Richard pulled her into a hug.
His masculine arms covering her slender body.
She tried breaking the hug, but Richard hugged her tightly, preventing her from breaking the hug.
“Mr. Grouchy,” Kristin muttered softly.
“I haven’t said this to anyone before, but…. Thank you. Thank you so much, Kristin” He calls her name, hugging her deeply, his head lowered to her shoulder.
INTO THE DEPTHS OF LOVE : CHAPTER 21 – 30
Kristin stayed stiff as Richard continued hugging her sensing he wasn’t ready to break the hug, she slowly brought her hands to his back, and patted him.
“It was nothing Mr. Grouchy. I’m glad I could help”
Richard broke the hug, and Kristin beamed at him.
“Is everything okay with your hotel?”
“A lot of people would have been rushed to the hospital, others might have died on the way, and even though I have a powerful reputation, the hotel would have been closed down cuz it serves food poisoning to a lot of people. It didn’t happen thanks to you” Richard said.
“I’m sure the taro leaf was served on purpose. Having a reputation in a city like Vegas, calls for enemies. You should informed the police about this”
“I will handle it myself. I hate the police force”
“You do hate a lot of things don’t you, Mr. Grouchy? First I found out you hate smiling, then I find out you hate women, and now the police? What other things do you hate?”
“You won’t understand”
“I can understand your own point of view if you disclose it to me”
“Don’t try to find out about my life, Peanut” Richard said, making Kristin scoff, lightly.
“You called me Kristin and the next second you are calling me Peanut” She mumbled.
Richard pretended he didn’t hear and asked; “How was it easy for you to tell it was taro leaves? It looked so much like lettuce”
“Anyone who grew up in the farmland can easily differentiate lettuce from taro leaves, Mr. Grouchy. When it’s eaten raw, it’s poisonous. Taro leaves can only be served as a meal when it has probably been cooked.
Farming isn’t an occupation here, so I guess the person who wanted to ruin you must be from a town dominated by farmers just like me” Kristin said and Richard nodded.
“Thank you” He appreciated her again, making Kristin smile.
“So am I the first person you said thank you to?” She inquired.
“Why? You wanna announce it to the whole universe?”
“If it’s possible then I’m going to do it. Mr. Grouchy just thanked me, and this time, it’s sincere. Should I capture this moment and frame it?” She grins.
“Go ahead and make a frame out of it, if that will make you taller”
“Mr. Grouchy!” She whines, and Richard chuckled.
“Did you just chuckle?” Kristin asked.
This time she was opportune to see Richard’s slight smile, but Richard quickly denied it.
“I clearly saw you chuckled just now”
“Then it must be your delusions. I don’t know how to smile” Richard said and tightened the coldness of his face on purpose.
“But…”
“I’m taking you home” He cut her short and held her hand.
“What about the person who tried to stain your hotel’s name?” She asked as they walked together.
“I’m going to handle it”
INTO THE DEPTHS OF LOVE : CHAPTER 21 – 30
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