Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Art of Revenge: Kabanata 131 - Kabanata 140

“Hello, this is Hotel Security,” a respectful male voice answered.“Hi, I’m a guest in Room 3601.”As soon as he heard ‘3601,’ the security operator's eyes widened, and he immediately became highly attentive.His tone became even more cautious and deferential. “Miss, how can I assist you?”“There’s a crazy person banging on my door, seriously disturbing my rest. I’d like to request that security send someone over to handle the situation.”“Understood. I’ll dispatch someone immediately. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.”“It’s fine. Just get someone to drag her away quickly.”“Rest assured, Miss!”The moment the call ended, the operator jumped up and ran out.“Captain! Captain!”Inside the head of security’s office, right next to the operator’s desk,

“Yes, sir! A female guest said someone was banging on her door nonstop, disturbing her rest. When I got up there, I did find a woman outside the door. She wasn’t just knocking—she was shouting insults at whoever was inside. I asked for her name, but she refused to tell me. That’s why I detained her for questioning.”A dangerous glint flickered in Xavier’s eyes. “What exactly was she saying?”“She said…”Thinking back to the string of expletives Karina had just unleashed, Brody—a grown man—was almost too embarrassed to repeat it.He took a few steps away to put some distance between himself and Karina, then carefully picked his words for Xavier.“She didn’t seem to care who lived there. Kept shouting things like ‘cheap little tramp,’ said she had no shame, didn’t deserve to live in a place like that, and told her to get the hell out… s

“No need, really! There’s no need!” Karina was still struggling to make a final effort.But Xavier’s tone was unusually firm. “No, this matter must be thoroughly investigated both emotionally and rationally! Not only to give you an explanation, Miss Carter, but also to provide one to the entire hotel staff and every guest staying here!”“Brody is someone I personally selected and transferred to be the team leader. If he did mishandle things, then I also bear responsibility, and I must apologize to all our employees!”“Moreover, this is a matter of public order! If not properly investigated and it spreads, other guests might begin to doubt the hotel’s security, which could affect our business!”“So, I hope Miss Carter will stop obstructing me and allow me to carefully finish watching this surveillance footage, alright?”Every word he spoke was reasonable and left Karina speechless.

The man first gave her a thorough once-over, and after confirming she was fine, he offered a polite, businesslike smile and replied, “Miss Knowles, I brought Miss Carter here to apologize to you.”“Apologize?!”Serena was genuinely surprised and turned her gaze to Karina.At this moment, Karina was standing stiffly, her face stern and brows furrowed, looking arrogant and domineering—nowhere near an apologetic attitude.Originally, Serena didn’t need or even care about her apology.But Karina’s haughty posture really rubbed her the wrong way.So she crossed her arms, raised a brow, and with a sweet yet sarcastic smile, said, “Sir, look at Miss Carter! Does she look like someone here to apologize? Someone who didn’t know better might think I was the one in the wrong and owed her an apology!”Xavier turned back at the sound of her voice, just in time to catch a flicker of irrita

Back in her room, the moment the door closed, Karina couldn’t hold it in any longer.Leaning against the door, she screamed at the top of her lungs to vent her fury.She only stopped when her throat began to hurt.Lifting her head, she glared in the direction of Serena’s room above and growled viciously, “Serena Knowles, how dare you humiliate me like this—I won’t let you get away with it! Just you wait!”Outside the presidential suite on the 36th floor.After Karina left, Xavier waved his hand and said to Brody, “Keep all the footage from today safe. It might come in handy later.”Brody asked in confusion, “Sir, didn’t Miss Knowles promise just now that the videos wouldn’t be made public? If that’s the case, what use would they be?”With a slight frown, Xavier’s lips curled coldly, “When did you become so talkative?”Brody’s f