“Mommy, are you sure that we are going to stay here tonight?”
Neo asked, a little bit scared by the weirdness of this hotel.
Yet he could not tell why he thought so, so he asked Clara to make sure of their plan.
“Well, don’t you like it?” Noticing Neo’s worry, Clara asked.
If Neo did not like the place, they would just find a new hotel.
It was not difficult for them to find another hotel there since they were now in a resort city.
“I think that I can stay here,” although Neo did not like the hotel, he still found it too troublesome to find another hotel.
Neo just felt that the hotel was strange, yet he did not hate it.
“Well, now that we have got our room card, why not have a look?”
When Clara was searching online, she was attracted by the photos of the delicately designed rooms of this hotel.
Therefore, Clara could not wait to have a look at those attractive rooms.
The stairs were made of wood, which would squeak when you stepped on it. This special vintage sound made Clara feel good.
Then, they continued to walk upstairs. Their dreamy bubbles about this hotel broke when they plugged the room card into the key hole and a wave of moldy smell dashed into their noses.
Once in the room, they realized that the moldy smell would only exist when the room had been deserted for a long time. Clara was nearly choked by the smell and coughed.
“What?”
Clara was taken aback. This room was not the least similar to the well-designed rooms in the photos.
The dusty floor, the dirty tables and the moldy air altogether left a terrible impression on Clara.
And there was even a piece of red underwear hanging on the lamp.
Clara was rendered wordless.
She was shocked by the tremendous difference between the reality and the online description.
Clara began to regret that she should read the comments about this hotel online before they came.
She was now convinced that the explanation of the receptionist was absolutely an excuse.
She was also confused about its five-star title online.
Yet she was sure that some people would bribe the online websites to give them positive comments in order to make money.
This I-DO hotel must have bribed the websites to increase its exposure so that customers like Clara would be lured into the trap.
Moreover, Clara believed that she was not the only victim.
Therefore, Clara was not the only one to blame for choosing a bad hotel since, although she indeed did not learn the information of it well, she was also a poor victim tricked by it.
Clara was so furious that she rushed back to the reception and shouted, “Where is your boss?”
She wanted to meet the boss to see why he could manage the hotel in such a terrible way.
What an irresponsible boss! Clara must talk with the boss.
After all, she was so angry that she wanted to question the boss about his intention of posing fake photos online but managed the hotel infuriatingly poorly.
“I’m the boss. How can I help you?” Who would’ve thought that the receptionist was exactly the boss!
Clara was shocked. Yet she soon understood why the hotel was poorly-managed. This girl was the only staff running the hotel.
Clara squeezed a bitter smile, “Well, since you are the boss, I believe that you’d better run it in a better way. If you don’t want to be a good boss and have your hotel well-repaired, then please don’t pose those fake photos online to trick us, or both you and your hotel will be doomed.
“This is fraud. I could’ve sued you.”
Then, Clara threw the room card on the table and left with Neo.
Horace followed them smilingly.
It had been a long time since he saw her anger last time. She was cute even when she was angry.
“Mommy, don’t be angry. We can go to live in another hotel.” Realizing that Clara was infuriated, Neo slightly grabbed her shirt and shook it.
“Well, it is fine. Let’s find a new hotel.”
Clara smiled at Neo and Horace, and then, holding their hands, headed for another hotel.
This was the first trip they had after they reconciled, so they won’t care too much about the small incidents.
On their way to a new hotel, they walked hand-in-hand, which attracted so many people’s, especially girls’, attention.
Some girls were attracted by the lovely Neo.
The other girls were attracted by the handsome Horace.
Clara had gotten used to it since her man and her boy were always attractive. She rolled her eyes upwards and signed helplessly.
She could do nothing but walk faster.
They chose a hotel which was not five-star but looked relatively much better. After booking a presidential suite, they headed for their room to take a rest.
They had had a long airline journey, so if they did not take a rest, they would be exhausted.
Even though Clara and Horace were still able to continue their trip, Neo was too tired to walk.
He was so young that he would easily be tired.
Therefore, Neo was allowed to take a nap before dinner.
Neo agreed and took a short nap.
At night, the family sleep together with Neo lying between Horace and Clara.
Neo had already fallen asleep while Horace and Clara were lying there, staring at the ceiling.
Turning over the hotel incident, Clara thought that she should be much more careful in the future.
If not, something bad would absolutely happen.
It was fortunate that they could find a new hotel this time.
What if they could not find a solution next time?
After pondering for a long while, she made up her mind to work harder.
Clara asked Horace whether she had done something really stupid. Horace looked at her and comforted her with a grin, “Of course not, my sweetie.”
Clara was only a girl, so it was natural that she could not do everything perfectly.
We all made mistakes and the most important thing was to learn to change.
Then, Clara bid Horace good night and fell asleep.
They slept dreamlessly that night.
Although they had experienced something unpleasant that day, they did not have bad dreams.
Clara was trying her best to forget the incident, yet there was still a long way to go.
Time was the best antidote to every painful memory.
Time would help to fix every problem.
The next morning, Clara and Horace woke up early. After a morning greeting, they heard Neo’s voice.
“Good morning, daddy, mommy.”
“Honey, you woke up so early.” Clara checked the time and found it was only half past seven.