"Welcome. I've been waiting for you to come!"
When the general manager heard the news of my arrival, he greeted me sharply.
Even though I deliberately chose a quiet time and visited on a weekday afternoon, the hotel was full of people.
It was not even comparable to the branch in Turin.
The Erendis Hotel Headquarters was famous for the fact that the best artists of the time participated in its construction.
As if it were preserved, the hotel was dazzlingly beautiful.
I carefully looked around the hotel.
I wondered if Calix might be here.
It wasn't in a place where I could see him, but I still didn't feel relieved, so I asked the manager.
"Is Duke Altemir visiting or planning to visit the hotel today?"
"What? Nope."
He shook his head from side to side.
"I haven't received any communication from him to visit separately. Is there anything else you need to discuss regarding the transfer of ownership?"
"No... It's nothing."
Now that the ownership has been transferred, I am the manager's employer.
In such a situation, he wouldn't lie from the beginning.
I finally relaxed my body.
"First of all, let me introduce the employees. Then take a tour of the hotel."
Perhaps because the news that I was going to visit was announced in advance, the staff came out in advance and waited.
I felt that there were many guests at the hotel, but there were more employees.
"That's a lot of staff."
"Apparently, summer and autumn are the peak seasons for hotels, so we have recently hired a lot of additional personnel. If you include outsourced workers who have short-term contracts, it will increase even more."
I greeted them one by one.
After that, I looked around the hotel under the guidance of the manager.
As I was doing so, I suddenly remembered that it was because of this hotel that I first met Calix.
Nathaniel had caused trouble by staying here, and Calix had come to the top of Pierre to protest and ran into me.
'...At that time, I tried my best not to look bad to the men.'
I wasn't sure who Rosenia was dying to, so I thought I should be careful and careful.
'But now it's the opposite.'
The person I used to notice is now looking at me.
As if he were longing for my forgiveness.
'Why?'
Do you really love me on the subject of a liar?
"This is the best suite in our hotel. The entire 5th floor is occupied, and only very special guests can book this room."
Before we knew it, the hotel's guidance was almost over, and we arrived in front of the last room.
"As you saw in the general rooms earlier, the Erendis Hotel redesigned all the rooms earlier this year. Among them, this suite was particularly well cared for."
The manager opened the door to the suite with a proud face.
The first thing I smelled good about was good.
Then I saw the interior decorated in a calm ivory color.
The room was very elegantly decorated.
While following the classical art style outside the hotel, it was noticeable that it emphasized simplicity
The light poured brilliantly through the large glass windows, giving off a calm atmosphere overall.
I thought of the room I had stayed in Turin.
The view of the room was filled with red and gold.
I said without taking my eyes off the interior.
"I don't think the Erendis Hotel Suite had this kind of atmosphere... I think a lot has changed."
"Yes, the Duke said that the interior of the existing room was too gorgeous and not aesthetically pleasing, and ordered that the interior be changed to be neat."
"The Duke?"
"Yes, the main hotel has been completely remodeled, and we plan to change the branch to the same style sequentially."
The manager, who was explaining proudly, suddenly hardened his face as if he realized something.
"Don't you like it? Shall we call a plenary meeting to regroup?"
"No. I don't."
I like it. So I was even more confused.
There was something that came to mind when I saw the inside of the room.
'I think the Duke has a fancy taste this time.'
'...Is Miss Rosenia bad?'
'Yes, I don't like flashy things.'
When I stayed at a hotel in Turin at the end of last year, I told Calix that I didn't like the fancy way the rooms were.
I said this because I didn't know that Dominic was Calix.
Then, earlier this year, the interior of the Erendis Hotel was completely changed.
To be honest, the previous interior was not to my liking, but objectively, it was at a great level.
From the manager's point of view, this means that there is no need to pay a huge amount of money to change the interior.
Nevertheless, Calix changed the entire interior of the hotel.
'...Because I don't like it.'
Just because I didn't like it, he changed all of this at once.
Suddenly, my chest tightened.
I wanted to be alone for a while.
I said to the manager.
"I want to look around the room. Please go down first."
'I'll show you around."
"No, it's okay. This is the last room anyway... I would like to take a closer look. You don't have to worry about it."
I instructed the manager to take all the other employees who had followed me down.
My firm attitude finally made the manager bow down.
"I will not let anyone come here until you call me. No guests have booked a suite today, so please feel free to look around."
He quietly closed the door and left.
The sound of footsteps faded away.
I was left alone, and unlike what I said about looking into the room, I sat on the couch and sighed softly.
'What the hell, Calix...'
What was the man thinking?
I wish I would pay attention to every word I said and change every little detail in the room.
...Why didn't he have the courage to reveal the truth until the end?
I felt it while looking around the hotel all day today.
Calix has been managing this hotel with great care.
I could see that he had carefully managed even the smallest details that were difficult to notice unless he paid special attention.
And he handed over the hotel to me without any hesitation.
"Hah."
I buried my face in my hands.
"Calix is a liar, I don't have any sincerity."
Repeating the same words as if brainwashing himself.
I sat down for a long time to calm my stomach.
When I looked up, a lot of time had already passed.
The outside of the window was already dyed red with the sunset.
The color was redder today, and it looked like there was a fire.
I looked up at the sky in a daze and muttered.
"Let's go back now."
Stayed here for too long.
If you stay too long, you will feel more miscellaneous.
I arranged my clothes.
Suddenly, I heard someone open the door behind me.
Startled, I looked back.
A maid was pulling in a cart loaded with cleaning tools.
The manager said he would definitely prevent anyone from entering.
"Is it cleaning time?"
I asked a little prickly.
But the other person didn't have an answer.
Since there were only two people in the room, she should have realized that I was asking her, but she didn't even look at me.
"Hey?"
I thought my voice was too small, so I raised my voice a little.
It was then.
Creak.
The other person closed the door instead of answering. No, it was locked.
I felt something was wrong, and my face hardened.
The other person covered her hair perfectly with a white bandana and wore a mask on her face.
At first, I thought it was for hygiene.
But looking back, I don't think the other employees I met today were wrapped up that tightly.
I felt ominous.
At the same time, I was about to leave in a hurry.
"Die!"
The other person screamed and rushed at me.
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