Eudora was taken aback and felt that Harleyâs words were fishy.
However, her mind was occupied with the situation happening inside now. She didnât have the mood to think about it and spoke firmly.
âMr. Louis, I am the general manager here. Now that something has happened in our hotel, I must go in and have a look. This is my right!â
Harley immediately rolled his eyes and turned to the police officer, ordering, âLet them in!â
After they went in, Harley called Amos on the phone.
âDonât blame me for not telling you, but that d*mned woman of yours appeared again! If it wasnât because weâre good brothers, I would definitely not care if she lives or diesâ¦â
Amos frowned and interrupted him directly.
âWhere are you?â
âHoltâs Hotelâ¦â
â¦
When Eudora went in, she saw two negotiation experts negotiating with Shawn at a glance.
Shawn was asking for an exorbitant price. Not only did he want his groupâs assets returned to him, but he also wanted the head of the Holt Group to kneel down and apologize to him.
Leslie was infuriated, âHow does he know who bought over his business? Why does he blame it on us? He even wants Miss Granger to kneel down and apologize to him? He doesnât even have any proof.â
Samuel frowned and spoke to the negotiation experts.
âI am the person in charge of this place. Let me talk to him!â
The negotiation experts were already at witsâ end and nodded, âYou must be careful. Donât provoke him!â
If he was provoked and did something wrong, they would be in big trouble!
âIâll go with him!â Eudora suddenly said.
The expert was taken aback and asked, âWho are you?â
âIâm the general manager here! Iâm also the head of the Holt Group, the one that he wants to kneel down and apologize to him.â
The expert paused for a moment, then re-examined Eudora. He didnât think that such a small girl would have such courage and charisma!
âThen, you must be careful!â
Samuelâs expression was unaltered as he said, âMiss, this is an important matter, itâs not a joke! If something happens, not only will you be hurt, but the Holt family will be affected too!â
Eudora snorted, âI know this better than you do!â
Samuel smirked when she snorted at him. Back in the Holt Manor, she was all smiles, but now, was she exposing her true self?
Just as he was thinking about it, Eudora had already walked forward. Samuel hurriedly caught up and said, âMr. Carter, right? Didnât you say that you wanted a negotiation? We are here now. Could you please come out? Letâs have a good talk, shall we?â
There was a moment of silence. After a long while, they saw Shawn poking his head out from behind the hotel lobbyâs reception counter.
âWho are you?â
Samuel hurriedly replied, âIâm the person in charge of this hotel!â
The next second, they heard a blood-curdling scream coming from inside the room. Samuel raised the blood-stained tip of his knife and pointed it at them.
âTell your boss to come! Youâre just the person in charge! Itâs not like you can make important decisions!â
Samuel gritted his teeth and wanted to say something, but Eudora had already stopped him from continuing, âStop!â
âButâ¦â Samuel gaped.
âI said stop!â Eudora glared at the blood dripping from the tip of the knife. It was evident that a hostage screamed just now. If something happened to the hostage, the consequences would be unimaginable.
She spoke after taking a deep breath.
âIâm here! Didnât you say you wanted to speak to the head? Iâm the one.â
Upon hearing this, Shawn once again poked his head out and asked, âYou?â
âYes, itâs me!â Eudora replied, âIâm Tyler Holtâs daughter. After my father passed away, he left all of the Holt familyâs assets to me for the time being. If you donât believe me, you can watch the news. There are reports about me all over the news!â
The Holt family had created such a colossal commotion yesterday. Needless to say, everyone had seen it.
Shawn finally believed her and he grew even more excited.
âYes, itâs you! Itâs you! Give my assets back to me!â
Eudora didnât know what was going on, but she couldnât say that she was completely oblivious to what had happened. Otherwise, Shawnâs mood might be unexpectedly triggered again.
The most important thing right now was to calm him down.
The negotiation experts behind her whispered, âItâs best to save the hostage first.â
Eudora took a deep breath and said, âMr. Carter, Iâm sorry. Itâs my fault. I didnât know that you cared so much about your property, so I apologize to you. How about this, Mr. Carter? Letâs sit down and have a good chat, shall we?â
Shawn had been a nuisance for several hours. Everyone was saying that he was being unreasonable.
Finally, someone was admitting their mistakes. All of Shawnâs attention was on Eudora and he glared at her with hatred. He spat, âIt was you. You! I was only absent for the funeral. Why did you have to take such extreme measures?â
Eudora deliberately followed his words and continued.
âYes, it was me, I did it on purpose! My father passed away, and he did so many good things when he was alive. He should have been respected. Why didnât you go? I had to teach you a lesson for not attending his funeral!â
Eudora walked forward as she spoke.
Shawn was so exasperated that he didnât notice her walking over towards him.
â¦
After Harley made the call, he entered the hall and immediately saw what was unfolding. He felt a chill run down his spine and asked the police officer beside him subconsciously.
âWhatâs going on? We have negotiation experts here, donât we?â
The police officer shook his head and admitted, âI just came in as well. Whatâs wrong, Officer Louis? You seem concerned about that person. Is she your friend?â
Harley was dumbfounded and quickly turned his head away with a disgusted look.
âWhat friend? That sort of person doesnât deserve to be my friend!â
The police officer smiled thoughtfully and replied, âOfficer Louis, you look like you care about her a lot, donât you?â
Harley frowned and wanted to approach them. Shawn soon noticed that Eudora was already walking over. Terrified, he raised the knife in his hand and swung it towards the hostageâs throat.
The people who were escorting the hostages shrieked. Even Samuel glared at Eudora angrily.
Oh no! The Holt familyâs business was definitely done for!
Although he didnât like Leslie, he also played a big part in building the Holt familyâs business bit by bit from a young age!
The next second, there was another wave of exclamations from the crowd. Samuel was stunned and raised his head, only to find that Eudora had grabbed the dagger with her own hand!
Samuel was stupefied. He couldnât believe his eyes. How could such a powerless young lady be so bold? She was holding the tip of the blade with her bare hands.
Meanwhile, Eudora grabbed hold of the foreign visitor who was scared out of his wits and pushed him out of the room.
However, Shawn had already come back to his senses. He pulled back his dagger and placed it against Eudoraâs neck.
âIf you move again, I will kill you!â
Harley held his breath, and Eudora glanced in Harleyâs direction. She smiled when she saw that the hostage had been brought out for treatment.
âIâm here to have a face-to-face negotiation with you. Anyone who doesnât have anything to do with you has already left. Letâs talk now!â