Chapter 282

It was unclear whether it was a coincidence or not, but Lambert could not be reached on his phone at the moment. Ariana suspected that he might be in a meeting. After all, they've been working a lot on their game recently, and he seemed to be doing overtime quite often, so much so that the duo had less time to speak lately. Thus, after a bit of thought, Ariana decided not to attempt another call but to wait for a while longer at the front desk. She planned to call again after guessing his meeting had ended. Her only hope was that the thermal box she held would keep the food warm, so it wouldn't be cold when she went up. And so, Ariana began her quiet wait. Little did she know, her reluctance to trouble the front desk or interrupt Lambert's meeting led the receptionist to mistakenly believe she must be a lover who had long fallen out of favor. Seeing her state, the receptionist thought, she must be here to reconcile today. At this thought, the receptionist's smile faded a bit. She glanc