Chapter 803



Then, she handed Belinda a key card. “Here you go, Miss Wright.”

Belinda took it with a curt nod. “Thanks.”

As Belinda and Bethany made their way to the elevator, Belinda pulled out her phone and quickly dialed Catherine.

She believed Catherine needed to be the one to open the door to that hotel room.

“Hello, Belinda,” Catherine said upon answering the phone.

“Catherine, I need you to come to the Sagemont Hotel on Marble Road immediately. I’m talking right this instant. Get here as fast as you can,” Belinda’s words were rushed, and her tone was urgent.

Catherine paused, momentarily caught off guard. Then she said, “Uh… Okay. I’m actually in the vicinity. I’m heading over now. But… Did something happen, Belinda?”

There was a twinge of apprehension in her voice as she asked the question.

“It’s hard to explain over the phone,” Belinda said. “You’ll understand once you get here.”

“All right, I’m on my way.” Catherine didn’t ask any further questions. Since she was nearby, it only took her about fifteen minutes to arrive at the hotel.

Belinda and Bethany were waiting for her in the lobby.

“Belinda! Bethany!” Catherine called out as she hurried over.

“Come on, let’s go.” Belinda stood up and led the way to the elevator. She swiped the card the receptionist had given her and pressed the button for a specific floor.

No one spoke as the elevator moved up.

galnovℯℓs․com keeps you updated They exited when the elevator doors opened, then walked down the hallway until they reached Room 1431. Only then did Belinda turn to Catherine. Her expression was grim, and her tone was heavy as she said, “Listen, Catherine. While Bethany and I were having lunch earlier, we happened to run into Leland. He was carrying Hailee out of a private room in the restaurant. Now, I can’t say this for certain, but judging by the way Hailee looked at the time, it seemed like she had been drugged. We followed them all the way here, and we learned that they’d checked into this room. I believe they are inside now.”

She then handed the card to Catherine. “Here’s the key card. You can open the door and see what’s happening inside, or leave the hotel without confronting them. The decision is yours.”

Catherine’s face went deathly pale after hearing that.

She felt as though a boulder was lodged in her throat, making it hard for her to utter a word, let alone breathe.

For a brief second, she even thought she had gone deaf from the shock of it all.

Truth be told, a part of her had already guessed that Belinda’s call had something to do with Leland.

A couple of minutes passed as Belinda and Bethany waited for Catherine to make up her mind.

When Catherine took the key card, they assumed that she would open the door with it. To their surprise, Catherine raised her hand and calmly pressed the doorbell.

Catherine chose to do this for two reasons. First, she didn’t want to cause trouble for the hotel staff. Handing out a guest’s key card to someone else would surely get the receptionist fired and ultimately damage the hotel’s reputation if word of the incident got out.

Second, and perhaps the most important point, was that she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to bear the sight waiting for her inside if she just opened the door.

So, the three women stood in the hallway, holding their breaths as they waited for the door to open.

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