Chapter 155: The Call from Bellagio Grand
Chapter 155: The Call from Bellagio Grand
After lying in bed for a few more minutes...
Lucas finally climbed out of bed.
He stretched until his back gave a satisfying crack before making his way into the bathroom.
A long, refreshing shower later, he stepped back out feeling like a completely different person.
His hair was still slightly damp as he casually changed into a fresh set of clothes before heading downstairs.
The moment he reached the first floor, the aroma of breakfast drifted into his nose.
In the kitchen, Debbie and Daisy stood side by side, chatting happily while preparing breakfast. From time to time, bursts of laughter echoed through the villa, making the entire place feel unusually warm and lively.
The moment they noticed Lucas walking over, both sisters turned around together.
Beautiful smiles immediately appeared on their faces.
But...
Those smiles carried a completely different meaning than before.
Almost as if they were silently saying,
"You’re such a bad man."
Lucas naturally understood exactly what they meant.
The corner of his lips lifted into a grin.
Without saying a word, he quietly walked behind them.
Smack!
Smack!
His palms landed lightly on both of their hips at the exact same time.
The crisp sound instantly echoed through the kitchen.
"Aah!"
Both sisters jumped in surprise.
Debbie spun around with a flushed face, glaring at him.
"Lucas!"
Beside her, Daisy hurriedly covered her backside, her cheeks turning bright red.
"Y-You..."
Lucas simply laughed.
"What?"
"I was just saying good morning."
The sisters exchanged helpless looks before rolling their eyes almost simultaneously.
"...Pervert."
Lucas pretended not to hear them.
Leaning casually against the kitchen counter, he folded his arms with a smile.
"So..."
"What are my two beautiful chefs cooking today?"
Debbie let out a soft snort.
"You’ll see."
"You’ll definitely like it."
Not long afterward, the three of them gathered around the dining table.
Just like always, Lucas barely had a chance to touch his own chopsticks.
The two sisters kept placing food into his bowl one bite after another.
"Try this."
"This one’s good too."
"No."
"You haven’t eaten enough vegetables."
"And don’t ignore the soup."
Before Lucas even realized what had happened, the rice inside his bowl had disappeared beneath a mountain of food.
He stared at it in disbelief before looking back at the sisters.
"...Am I your boyfriend..."
"...or your pet?"
The sisters burst into laughter.
Even so...
Neither of them stopped feeding him.
By the time breakfast finally ended, Lucas leaned back in his chair with an exaggerated sigh.
"...I’m done."
"If either of you feeds me one more bite..."
"I might actually explode."
The sisters only smiled with obvious satisfaction.
For some reason, watching him eat seemed to make them happier than eating themselves.
After breakfast, Lucas slowly stood up.
"I’ll be upstairs for a minute."
Returning to the master bedroom, he picked up the phone resting on the bedside table.
He planned to call Max and ask him to cover attendance again.
After all...
What was university life without occasionally skipping class?
Just as he unlocked the screen, his eyebrows slowly rose.
Six missed calls.
"...Who was trying this hard to reach me?"
Before he even had time to check the number, the phone suddenly began vibrating again.
The same caller.
Lucas stared at the unfamiliar number for a brief second before calmly pressing the answer button.
"...Hello?"
"Were you looking for me just now?"
His voice still carried the relaxed laziness of someone who had only recently climbed out of bed.
A brief silence followed.
Then...
A pleasant female voice cautiously spoke from the other end.
"Excuse me..."
"Is... is this Chairman Lucas Gray?"
Lucas raised an eyebrow.
"Yes."
"Who’s speaking?"
The woman immediately answered respectfully.
"I’m terribly sorry for disturbing you, Chairman."
"My name is Connie Blue."
"I’m the general manager of Bellagio Grand."
"You can simply call me Connie."
Hearing the hotel’s name, Lucas immediately remembered the system reward from earlier that morning.
"So fast..."
He honestly hadn’t expected the management to contact him this quickly.
Meanwhile...
Connie was far more nervous than she sounded.
Earlier that morning, she had received an official email from the former owner of Bellagio Grand.
The message itself wasn’t long.
Ownership of Bellagio Grand had officially changed.
Effective immediately, every decision regarding the hotel would belong solely to its new owner.
Attached to the email were only two things.
A name.
Lucas Gray.
And a phone number.
That alone had left Connie staring blankly at her computer for several minutes.
As the general manager of Bellagio Grand, she understood better than anyone what buying the hotel actually meant.
Bellagio Grand wasn’t just another luxury hotel.
It was one of Silvermont’s most prestigious landmarks.
Anyone capable of purchasing it...
Could never be an ordinary businessman.
More importantly...
There was an unwritten rule throughout the luxury hotel industry.
Whenever ownership changed, management usually changed with it.
Most new bosses preferred replacing the previous leadership before gradually bringing in people they personally trusted.
It was simply how business worked.
After all...
Every emperor preferred ruling with his own ministers.
Very few people wanted to inherit employees who had spent years working under someone else.
To many owners...
Those employees would always carry traces of the previous boss.
Connie understood that reality perfectly.
Which was exactly why she had been uneasy ever since reading that email.
She had spent years climbing to her current position.
Starting as an ordinary receptionist...
Moving through one department after another...
Working countless overtime shifts...
Enduring sleepless nights...
Until she finally became the general manager of Bellagio Grand.
She genuinely loved both the hotel and her job.
If she lost this position...
Finding another opportunity with the same salary, prestige, and future anywhere else in Silvermont would be almost impossible.
That thought alone made her stomach tighten.
After hesitating for nearly an hour...
She finally gathered enough courage to make the call.
At the very least...
She wanted to know what kind of person her new boss was.
And if she truly had to leave Bellagio Grand...
She hoped she could at least negotiate a respectable severance package before walking away.