Chapter 76

As soon as they stepped inside, a lobby manager in a crisp suit came over with a warm smile. The hotel staff quickly loaded their luggage onto a cart. The manager chatted with Matthew. After a bit of small talk, the manager handed over a keycard and led the way toward the VIP elevator. Matthew held tightly onto Serena’s hand, their fingers interlocked, following behind. "Wait... just one keycard?" Serena blurted out nervously as soon as they got into the elevator. She’d noticed earlier there was only one keycard, and it had been bugging her ever since—but she’d held back, worried she’d sound silly. Matthew raised his eyes to the panel above, watching the floor numbers change, lips curving into a light smirk. "Why not?" "But didn’t we agree we'd each have our own room?" "Ms. Dawson, we're overseas in a seven-star hotel now. Rooms here cost a fortune. Let's not be wasteful." Matthew said it with a cheeky grin, and Serena instantly knew she’d been played again. This guy—who flies private