She Stuns the World - Chapter 88: Chapter 88
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Lucas was utterly humiliated by the recording Athena played, but he still refused to admit defeat.
"These recordings are fake!" He stood up, flushed with anger, and pointed accusingly at Athena. "The background noise is so loud—there's no proof that voice is mine.
"My fiancée is perfect, a true lady from a prominent family. Why would I waste my time on someone like you?"
Athena scoffed. "Oh, I've got video too. Want me to play that for everyone?"
Lucas's face went pale. "Y-You know falsifying recordings and videos is illegal, right?"
He thought, 'The bar was pretty dim that night, and since Athena recorded everything secretly, maybe... it didn't clearly capture my face? As long as my face isn't visible, or if it is blurry, I may still have a way out. Or maybe I should figure out how to destroy her phone right now?'
Athena taunted him, "I'll connect my phone to the big screen right now and let everyone see what you really look like."
She made a show of standing up, ready to head toward the stage. In reality, she only had the audio recording—there was no video at all.
But Lucas fell for it. He turned as white as a sheet, cold sweat forming on his forehead. "Athena, this is Zoe's graduation party. Do you really want to ruin it like this..."
Before he could finish, a group of uniformed hotel security guards suddenly walked in. With polite smiles, they asked, "Is Mr. Harper and Miss Harper here?"
Lucas felt a surge of hope. "That's me. What's going on?"
At this point, he didn't care who they were as long as they could stop Athena from exposing him further.
The head of security stepped forward and respectfully said, "Mr. Harper, Miss Harper, our headquarters at Vission Group issued an internal notice a few days ago, banning any Harper family members from entering any of our properties.
"Due to the large number of guests tonight, we didn't realize that members of the Harper family had entered the hotel, which violates our company's policy. That oversight is on us.
"So we must now formally request that you and Miss Harper leave the premises immediately, and refrain from ever entering this hotel again."
The crowd, already shocked multiple times tonight, was thrown into yet another uproar.
"What's going on? Can hotels just kick guests out like that now?"
"The Harper family is a major power in Kitmore City. And the hotel's just throwing them out? Where's the Harper family's dignity?"
"Vission Group and the Harper family don't have any known issues, so why would Vission Group issue a ban like this?"
"This is crazy! I've never seen a five-star hotel publicly expel high-profile guests like this before..."
"Wow, is Vission Group picking a fight with both the Kennedy family and Harper family? Are those two families going to team up and drive Vission Group out of West End?"
The room buzzed with chatter as people tried to make sense of what was happening.
Lucas, who'd never been humiliated like this in his life, slammed the table in rage. "Is this how your hotel treats its guests? I'll be filing a complaint with your management!"
The head of security remained calm and polite. "We're simply following orders from our management. Please, don't make this harder for us—or for yourself."
Lucas turned to the reporters, raising his voice. "Did you see this? This is how Vission Resort treats its guests. Make sure you report this everywhere so the whole city knows what kind of service they offer!"
But he didn't need to say a word. The reporters were already snapping photos and recording videos like mad. Some were even excitedly posting on Twitter, Facebook, and live-streaming the drama in real-time.
"These recordings are fake!" He stood up, flushed with anger, and pointed accusingly at Athena. "The background noise is so loud—there's no proof that voice is mine.
"My fiancée is perfect, a true lady from a prominent family. Why would I waste my time on someone like you?"
Athena scoffed. "Oh, I've got video too. Want me to play that for everyone?"
Lucas's face went pale. "Y-You know falsifying recordings and videos is illegal, right?"
He thought, 'The bar was pretty dim that night, and since Athena recorded everything secretly, maybe... it didn't clearly capture my face? As long as my face isn't visible, or if it is blurry, I may still have a way out. Or maybe I should figure out how to destroy her phone right now?'
Athena taunted him, "I'll connect my phone to the big screen right now and let everyone see what you really look like."
She made a show of standing up, ready to head toward the stage. In reality, she only had the audio recording—there was no video at all.
But Lucas fell for it. He turned as white as a sheet, cold sweat forming on his forehead. "Athena, this is Zoe's graduation party. Do you really want to ruin it like this..."
Before he could finish, a group of uniformed hotel security guards suddenly walked in. With polite smiles, they asked, "Is Mr. Harper and Miss Harper here?"
Lucas felt a surge of hope. "That's me. What's going on?"
At this point, he didn't care who they were as long as they could stop Athena from exposing him further.
The head of security stepped forward and respectfully said, "Mr. Harper, Miss Harper, our headquarters at Vission Group issued an internal notice a few days ago, banning any Harper family members from entering any of our properties.
"Due to the large number of guests tonight, we didn't realize that members of the Harper family had entered the hotel, which violates our company's policy. That oversight is on us.
"So we must now formally request that you and Miss Harper leave the premises immediately, and refrain from ever entering this hotel again."
The crowd, already shocked multiple times tonight, was thrown into yet another uproar.
"What's going on? Can hotels just kick guests out like that now?"
"The Harper family is a major power in Kitmore City. And the hotel's just throwing them out? Where's the Harper family's dignity?"
"Vission Group and the Harper family don't have any known issues, so why would Vission Group issue a ban like this?"
"This is crazy! I've never seen a five-star hotel publicly expel high-profile guests like this before..."
"Wow, is Vission Group picking a fight with both the Kennedy family and Harper family? Are those two families going to team up and drive Vission Group out of West End?"
The room buzzed with chatter as people tried to make sense of what was happening.
Lucas, who'd never been humiliated like this in his life, slammed the table in rage. "Is this how your hotel treats its guests? I'll be filing a complaint with your management!"
The head of security remained calm and polite. "We're simply following orders from our management. Please, don't make this harder for us—or for yourself."
Lucas turned to the reporters, raising his voice. "Did you see this? This is how Vission Resort treats its guests. Make sure you report this everywhere so the whole city knows what kind of service they offer!"
But he didn't need to say a word. The reporters were already snapping photos and recording videos like mad. Some were even excitedly posting on Twitter, Facebook, and live-streaming the drama in real-time.
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