Chapter 12
Catherine got up to her feet. She returned to the house to pack up her belongings and left.

2:00 a.m.

She did not want to disrupt her friend’s sleep, so she drove to the nearest five-star hotel right away.

In the lobby, she retrieved her credit card and handed it to the receptionist. It was returned into her hands a few seconds later. “I’m sorry to inform you that this card can’t be used.”

Startled, she received it and gave the person another card.

However, she failed to make the payment even after several tries with her other cards.

It finally dawned upon her that the Joneses had suspended all of her credit cards.

Although she had earned a few million dollars in the past couple of years from working on several projects, she had handed over the money to Sally without keeping any for herself.

She normally used the credit cards given to her by Jeffery for her daily expenses, but those cards were all currently suspended. All she had left was a pay card that only had a little over 10,000 dollars.

The receptionist got impatient. “If you can’t afford to stay in our hotel, there’s a guesthouse about 300 yards away after taking a left turn by the main entrance.”

She was offended. “Is this how you treat your customers?”

come to

now. She did not expect herself, a young lady from the affluent Jones household, to one day be subjected to such humiliation. “I can very well afford it,

her pay card but started

dollars a night. Given the current situation, she really could

she survive

stop pretending. Leave. This is not somewhere you belong,” the receptionist said

the hotel with her suitcase

 

not have spare rooms at this hour of the night. She wandered around

her entering the cheap hotel

had arrived at the veterinary hospital, was personally greeted by the head

waiting by the door with his lips tightly

he pondered over

door of the

Lewis. Shaun stepped forward immediately, his face

Lewis readjusted his glasses before revealing a smile. “Your

“…”

was at a loss

Lewis smiled. “For the new addition to

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