Chapter 429
“Who’s that you’re texting?”
Caught off guard, Hadley hesitated.
Elissa chuckled and winked. “No need to be shy, I can guess. Is it the helicopter pilot? Don’t be shy! He’s quite a catch!”
Hadley couldn’t help but laugh, her phone buzzing again with another message from Denver. “I’ve got some things to handle but will call you later!”
“Sure.”
Stowing her phone, Hadley sighed deeply, mixed feelings about her decision swirling inside her.
They entered the bustling hotel lobby.
Elissa, linking arms with Hadley, said, “Ms. Nicolson thinks we might perform tomorrow or the day after, depending on the weather. Everyone’s anxious with the storm going on.”
As they delved deeper into the lobby, a curious scene unfolded.
A group was gathered around the bulletin board, their lively chatter filling the air. The faces around were alight with the unmistakable spark of juicy news.
“What’s that about?” Elissa stretched her neck to see better. “Something’s definitely going on over there.”
She nudged Hadley. “Let’s go see, shall we?”
“Sure.”
They weren’t busy, and it seemed like all their colleagues were already gathered around. They might as well join the fun.
However, before they could get close, a strident female voice cut through the noise.
“Stop looking!”
Everyone flinched.
“Didn’t you hear me? I said stop looking!”
“That voice…” Hadley and Elissa looked at each other and said, “Alita!”
They then saw their colleagues holding what appeared to be photographs.
“They look like photos…”
No sooner had Elissa commented than they witnessed Alita desperately trying to grab the photos from others.
“Give those back! You have no right to look at those. That’s an invasion of my privacy!”
“Invasion of your privacy?” one of the colleagues asked, holding up a photo. “We’re not the ones who took these!”
“That’s right. They were just left out in the open here for everyone to see,” another added, waving a photo in the air. “Wow, check this out!”
“Can’t believe it… She looks so different from how she appears in these outfits!”
Alita was on the verge of exploding as she darted back and forth. “Return them to me! Now!”
In the commotion, several photos flew out of people’s grasp, fluttering to the floor.
One fluttered down near Elissa.
She stooped to retrieve it. “Look at this, Hadley.”