After boarding the elevator, Elloise brought her to the 30th floor.
The room was still at its peak.
Amber could tell that this place had still been maintained despite the difficulties. And when she shook Elloise's hand a while ago, she could feel the calluses a rich lady like herself shouldn't have.
She already has an understanding of how much Elloise and her family are currently facing.
That gave her an even more positive outlook on this hotel owner. And it made her want to help them even more. Well, that shall be set in stone once she meets the other family members.
Elloise, seeing how tired Amber looks, decided to bid her farewell and that the food would arrive once she gave the call. To which Amber replied that it would be delivered, if possible, in half an hour.
Elloise looked at Amber more positively for this young one talks so politely and respectfully despite the status their family is currently in.
She never looked at anything with disgust. And Elloise could feel that everything Amber was showing was not an act at all.
After the door closes, Amber looks at the enormous room, which has its own kitchen and living room, there's another door for two bedrooms, and another for the bathroom.
She settled her suitcase in the bedroom and opened it, without taking a bath first or changing.
She took out a sky-blue colored laptop, opened it, and typed a few keys before several CCTV shots were displayed. She searched through it and clicked on one.
That one was the CCTV that had the clearest view of what had happened a while ago in the other hotel.
Yes, that's right, these CCTV shots are from the Fire Empire Hotel.
It didn't even take her 5 minutes to get through its security. As a renowned hacker, this is like child's play.
Amber was able to start her journey in hacking at the tender age of ten. Her parents at the beginning were unaware, and she really didn't like using it to earn anything.
A lot of people tried to take her service but were rejected.
They couldn't trace her, so no one knows that she was actually still so young. Her code name was 'Pianist', they said that the way she types those codes and executes them, it was like she was playing a piano.
Typing on the keys so smoothly and leisurely.
She saved the video of what had transpired a while ago in the hotel lobby and placed it in a folder, adding the date and what had happened.
She has a wonderful memory, but this shall serve as her reminder, for she will deal with this at a different time.
'An eye for an eye' after all.
Just after she shut down her laptop, her doorbell rang.
Opening it, she was welcomed by the aroma of the food and a bright, smiling teen, who looked like she was the same age as her.
"Hi, I'm Hayley Coleman, daughter of Elloise Coleman. I came to bring your food and meet our benefactor. I am also thanking you for helping us. Then I shall be going now," she blurted out.
And without waiting for Amber's reply or before she could even react, she left.
Amber blinked in confusion at what had just happened and shrugged. She felt like a whirlwind had just gone by.
She placed the food on top of the kitchen counter and noticed that medicine was there as well.
That's when she remembered that she was not left unscathed back then. She could only smile self-deprecatingly upon remembering those events once again before she went for a long, warm bath.
She'll just reheat the food after that.
Meanwhile, Hayley arrived at the ground floor and happily approached her mother.
Her mother told her that their benefactor was of the same age as her, but she didn't believe her and insisted on bringing the food up herself.
Seeing that girl who hadn't changed yet and still looked like a beggar, she could finally imagine what her mother said, that this girl was told to leave the Fire Empire Hotel.
But she is also happy because that hotel actually threw out gold within a stone. Seriously, the 'You can never judge a book by its cover' applies so much to them.
"Mother, mother," she happily skipped towards her mother.
"So, have you seen her? Your curiosity sometimes is truly too much."
She just grinned.
They can finally heave a sigh of relief.
A three-month debt was paid off because of what Amber had just done.
Their family was once known in this city as a rich family. Even other cities have heard of Snow Fall Hotel. But when that Fire Empire Hotel came into the picture, somehow, people started thinking badly about them.
Rumors about their hotel being infested by pests, and that they are serving food with insects, and so much more.
Even words about them not taking proper care of their guests were spread. But in reality, it was the guests who were suddenly being unreasonable.
There were even proofs that caused their hotel to go down. All those so-called friends finally showed their true colors.
Even the Phillips family, which was her paternal family, suddenly turned a blind eye.
Her father, who begged them for help, was actually married off to someone else. Her mother didn't even know that she had agreed to a divorce.
The Phillips family's business leans on clothing. They have their own clothes shop in five cities.
She was the only daughter, and so her paternal family didn't care. She is a daughter after all. At first, her father was still secretly sending money to them and was assuring them that he would return.
But that did not last long. Soon he, too, was gone.
She saw him once across a road, and her heart was completely shattered. He was walking with his new wife and holding a son in his arms, and he completely ignored her.
That day, she vowed that she would bring her maternal family to great heights and make all of them regret that they had turned their back on them.
The Coleman family was of a humble background. It was her mother who persevered to establish their hotel and gained Adam Phillip's affection. But before it could expand, Fire Empire Hotel emerged.
"Don't worry, mother, soon we will be able to pay all our debts, and this hotel will flourish once again. I will definitely use my fashion design skills to do that."
She then raised her hand into a fist, making a promise to herself. That she shall climb that ladder no matter how difficult it is.
Somehow, the fire deep within her that was about to be extinguished flared up once again. She was losing hope due to the fact that the hotel was about to reach its limit. Despite working part-time, it will obviously never be enough to support the hotel.
She was even thinking of ways to pay the next interest on their bank loan as she walked home a while ago. Her mood was clearly affected, and she was completely down.
Who would have thought that upon coming home, her mother had good news for her?
She then thought back to the look that girl had once she opened the door.
She was completely dirty, and she really looked like a beggar, but why?
What had she encountered before coming here?
Something terrible must have happened on her way here.
But to think that she was actually a rich young lady.
Surely, once those Fire Empire staff find out about this, they would look for the closest wall to bang their heads.
Just thinking about it made Hayley's mood even brighter.
Her hatred towards that hotel was so deep that not even a simple apology could placate it. Especially since she found out that the woman her father married was the daughter of one of the major shareholders of Fire Empire Hotel.
She was fuming inside when a warm hand was placed on top of her head, snapping her out of her thoughts.
"I can clearly tell that your mind is going astray once again. Stop thinking about revenge, let them have their life, and because of no longer being part of their family, our lives are even more peaceful. Without needing to curry favor with that old woman, I feel so free right now."
Elloise said upon noticing her daughter's behavior.
She would be lying if she said that she's no longer hurt because who wouldn't?
The man you trusted to be there at your worst suddenly disappeared halfway. Then by the time you realized it, you were no longer married to him, and he already had a new family. She could only smile bitterly back then upon finding out.
"Don't worry, mother, our hotel will rise back to its feet. It will become much, much better than the Fire Empire Hotel. We will open different branches in different cities, and then we will even open branches abroad. Soon, Snow Fall Hotel will become renowned all over the world."
Hayley grinned as she spoke of her plan.
The mother and daughter happily chatted more regarding this matter, as if they were not facing bankruptcy. The mood was positive, and the atmosphere was a happy one.