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    As Kallie studied the scarred man’s expression, she saw it clearly—he felt no remorse, only resentment at his own misfortune. He wasn’t reflecting on his actions or questioning the choices that had led him here. He was the kind of man who only regretted getting caught.

    People like him, Kallie believed, deserved to face the consequences. Turning to Jake, she spoke with quiet resolve. “Don’t go easy on him. But don’t go too far, either.”

    Jake didn’t need further exnation. He understood her meaning instantly, nodding without hesitation. “Don’t worry. After what he tried to do to you, I had no intention of letting him walk away unscathed.”

    Nearby, the once-arrogant hotel manager was now a broken mess. The same man who had smugly thrown Kallie and Linsey out not long ago was now on his knees, drenched in sweat, his body trembling as he clung to thest shreds of his dignity. His voice, hoarse from desperation, cracked as he pleaded. “Miss Nixon, Miss Brooks, please… I was blind. I didn’t realize who you were. If I had known, I would never have dared to act that way!”

    Kallie let out a sharp, humorlessugh. “So what you’re saying is that if Linsey and I had been just ordinary people, with no power, no one to stand up for us, then we would have deserved the way you treated us?”

    The hotel manager’s face drained of color. He shook his head frantically, his voice stumbling over itself. “N-No! That’s not what I meant! I swear—I’ll never do anything like this again!”

    Desperate to prove his sincerity, the hotel manager bowed so low that his forehead pressed hard against the ground.

    Kallie watched him in silence.

    Jake caught Kallie’s silent message and turned his gaze to the hotel CEO standing beside him.

    The hotel CEO, sensing the weight of the moment, quickly stepped forward. “Mr. Reeves, Mrs. Reeves, please rest assured. I won’t keep someone like him on my staff. Not only will he be fired, but I’ll also ensure he returns everyst cent of the bribes and kickbacks he’s taken from guests over the years. And if the authorities require my cooperation, they’ll have it fully.”

    Hearing this, Kallie’s expression eased slightly, though the coldness in her eyes hadn’t entirely faded. She turned to Jake and spoke in a tone that was both light and final. “Let this manager join the scarred man in prison. I never want to see either of them again in this lifetime.”

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    The hotel manager’s body crumpled as despair overtook him. He understood the moment Kallie uttered those words—his fate was sealed. A lifetime behind bars awaited him. But in truth, even without Kallie and Jake’s intervention, he would have ended up in the same ce. His crimes had stacked up for years. It was only a matter of time before they crushed him.

    Still, despite the walls closing in around him, despite the inevitable downfall, the hotel manager refused to see himself as the viin. Even now, he clung to his own twisted sense of justification.

    With the matter settled, Kallie exhaled and turned her gaze toward the elevator. Themotion they had caused—there was no way Caitlin and yton hadn’t heard it. Thinking back to Caitlin’s indifferent attitude earlier, she couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart.

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