After saying that, Fabian spun around and left without even waiting for Hannah's reply.
As soon as Hannah heard the door clicking shut, she stalked out of the bathroom while lambasting in stark fury, "You're a liar! You're an incorrigible liar! You've got business to attend to, yet you took advantage of me and forced me to utter such a mortifying remark! Argh! I'm your lawfully wedded wife! Is there a man who would dupe his wife like this..."
Disregarding the fact that he couldn't hear her, she continued her tirade until she seemingly grew a tad tired. She poured herself a glass of water and guzzled it down in a single go. Then, she snapped angrily, "You want me to take a stroll, huh? Well, I'm just not going to do so! Instead, I'll stay in my room and watch television! Hmph!"
Meanwhile, as the car zoomed along the road, the air outside the window kept whizzing past. At this time, Fabian was holding a stack of documents that contained everything on Regina in his hands.
"We're here, Mr. Norton,” the driver prompted cautiously since he noticed that Fabian seemed to be contemplating something.
Nodding at his reminder, Fabian asked, "Which room is it?"
"Room 5, Mr. Norton."
Click! Fabian swung open the car door and walked away.
Since he was a regular patron of the cafe, many of the servers recognized him. As such, a server amicably greeted him the moment he stepped in and inquired, "Do have a reservation, sir?"
"Room 5. A friend of mine made the reservation," Fabian answered mildly.
Giving him a slight bow, the server politely murmured, "In that case, please follow me, sir."
Thus, he led Fabian to Room 5. After knocking on the door, he then left.
In the next moment, Fabian pushed open the door and entered without considering whether the person inside responded. After all, he wasn't willing to stand there and wait outside.
As soon as he walked in, he caught sight of a middle-aged woman sitting before him. While the woman was slightly plump, her skin was fair. She held a woman's cigarthat was flickering between her fingers, and wisps of cigar smoke wafted out between her teeth from time to time.
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