Unfortunately, her words were like rocks sinking into the sea. The receptionist did not seem to hear her voice or even look at her as if she was transparent.
Lifting his head, the receptionist nodded at Ricco and said, "Here you are, Mr. Ricco."
"Give me a standard room."
"Okay." The receptionist smiled but did not register. He then took the key out of the drawer and handed it to Ricco. "It's still the room that you always stay in."
Ricco then took the key and thanked him. "You're welcome," said the receptionist respectfully.
Ariah stared at them with her mouth agape. Did they know each other?
But she had just yelled for help... Wasn't that a joke forthem?
At that moment, Ricco's triumphant smile aroused her impulse to kill him.
"Let's go."
It wasn't until Ricco forcefully pulled her into the elevator that she reacted. Grabbing the cabinet at the front desk, she refused to leave with him, even if she was beaten to death.
"Stop struggling. You are a smart person, so I believe you know what should be done now."
Ricco's face then turned cold. "I don't like to be rude to women, but if you still behave like this, don't blame me for being violent."
Ariah felt a little better after cursing him in her heart. She knew that her resistance would be useless, but she couldn't just do nothing, and she must fight for her own rights.
"Alright! I'll listen to you!" Under Ricco's increasingly impatient gaze, Ariah let out a sigh of relief. "But you have to agree to one condition."
"What is it?"
"I want a room for myself. I'll never sleep in a room with you."
"No way!"
"Then I will never follow you unless you kill me."
Glaring at her, Ricco yelled, "Haven't you given up on your ex- husband? Do you still want to keep your virginity for him?"
"I haven't divorced him yet, so he's not my ex-husband!" Ariah held the cabinet tightly with one hand. "It's none of your business whom I keep my virginity for. No matter what, I'll never sleep in the same room with you."
Her attitude was so firm that Ricco really couldn't do anything. He wanted to knock her out, but it would be inappropriate to do so in front of the receptionist.
After a long time, Ricco gritted his teeth and compromised. "Okay, you can stay in your own room."
In response, Ariah held back the joy in her heart as she said, "Then go get me a room."
Staring at her for a while, he suddenly smiled and let go of her. "Wait a minute."
Then, he went straight to the front desk and got her a room card, after which she followed him up the stairs without uttering a word.
The small inn was certainly not comparable to a five- star hotel. The room was small, and the decoration was also extremely simple. After she entered her room, she bid Ricco goodnight and locked the door.
Placed her ear against the door, she held her breath while listening to the sounds outside. When she confirmed that he had left, she heaved a sigh of relief.
"The phone!"
She fixed her eyes on the phone on the cabinet and hurried to make a phone call.
Luckily, she remembered Jimmy's phone number.
She didn't like to keep his phone in mind before, which she thought was troublesome. There was once when her car broke down on the road, and her phone was dead. After borrowing a phone from a passer- by, she realized that couldn't remember Jimmy's number. As a result, she had to wait on the road for a long time before he brought her home.
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