Chapter 2 - The Secondary Tab
Patrick scoffed loudly, rolling his eyes as he looked over at Karl, the junior front-desk agent in a gray suit who stood behind the main terminal.
"Did you hear that, Karl?" Patrick mocked openly. "Another weary walk-in claiming she booked the Grand Regent on a holiday weekend without a confirmed credit card. Ma'am, our rooms start at eighteen hundred dollars a night. Look at yourself."
Karl shifted uncomfortably, glancing from Patrick’s arrogant face to the tired mother holding her sleeping child.
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