Vega almost forgot to blink when she stared at the man on their way up. The man did not seem bothered at all because a high school girl looked at him curiously.
"Uncle, you don't work here," Vega said suddenly. She finally concluded that the man was not a hotel staff in terms of his behavior and appearance. But she wondered why this person had a key that could open all floors. "But why can you open all floors?"
Finally, the man turned to Vega and tilted his head slightly. "Because I have a magic key."
DING!
When Vega was about to open her mouth to say something, suddenly, the elevator stopped, and the door opened. The man tilted his chin toward the door, giving Vega a signal to get out.
The girl finally stepped out with a frown.
"A magic key?" She asked, but the elevator door had moved shut. She could still see the man waving a little toward her before the elevator was completely closed and moved up. For a moment, Vega stood stunned in front of the elevator with a baffled look.
She decided to contact Uncle London to tell him that a mysterious person was hanging around his hotel with access to various floors. If that person had evil intentions, the Nobel Hotel could suffer losses.
Vega then went looking for the door number 2525 and knocked several times until JM opened the door for her.
Not long after, JM appeared on the doorway with a fresh face. She just cleaned up from makeup and now looked very fresh.
"Hey, why don't you use the key I gave you?" JM asked in surprise.
Vega entered and plopped herself on the sofa. The suite was spacious, with two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchenette, and a spacious balcony. She answered in an apologetic voice. "I accidentally left the key in the lounge. I'll bring it back to you later."
"Oh ... it doesn't matter then." JM closed the door and immediately picked up the phone to call the receptionist. "Bonjour, Mademoiselle. Please get my room key for me. I think I dropped it somewhere in the lounge near the lobby. Thank you."
"Sorry to bother you," Vega said. She glanced at her brother, who was sitting nicely at the end of the sofa. "Hey, I met a mysterious guy on the elevator."
"Mysterious how?" Altair asked. He was intrigued.
"He is not a staff of this hotel, but has a key that can open all floors," Vega answered.
"How do you know he isn't the hotel staff?" Altair asked again.
"I just know. Besides, he didn't wear a uniform. He also looked too cool to be a hotel employee." For a moment, Vega smiled broadly. Her gaze wandered, and she tried to recall the man's appearance from earlier. "Anyway, he is just cool."
JM and Altair looked at each other in surprise. They knew Vega very well and realized the girl wasn't used to behaving like this.
"You're like someone in love," JM said with a laugh. "How cool is that guy?"
Altair coughed and reminded his sister, "Remember our father's words, you can't fall in love before you are a hundred years old."
The three of them exchanged glances, and after a while, laughed heartily. They knew very well how the men in their families were overly protective of their children.
"Sshh... I was just admiring the beauty of God's creation," Vega said lightly. "I'll tell Uncle London about that person so they can watch him. What if he is a bad guy and he could have such access! What will he do??"
"Just call Uncle London, then," Altair nodded.
Vega pulled out her cellphone and called London Schneider, her uncle, who now lived in Berlin. London Schneider was in charge of all of the Schneider Group's businesses in Europe and Asia, while Uncle Terry was in charge of their businesses in America, Australia, Africa, and the rest.
"Hey, what's up, my most beautiful niece?" asked London as soon as he picked up the call from Vega. The man was relaxing in the family room with his daughter, Lily, who was learning to play the piano from her mother, a very famous singer, L.
London always greeted Vega as his most beautiful niece because all his sister's other kids were all boys, except for her.
"Uncle ... I am now at the Nobel Hotel to meet JM. Earlier in the elevator, I met a suspicious man who had access to all floors ... I don't think he is a staff, and he was quite suspicious. You might want to check the CCTV and find out who that person is and what he is doing here," Vega said. "The man has blond wavy hair, he is tall and very handsome. If I'm not mistaken, I also saw that he has a tattoo on his chest. I could see a little since his shirt's top buttons were unfastened. I don't know what kind of tattoo, though. I think it's some sort of leather strap with round silver thingy..."
Altair and JM looked at each other when they heard Vega mention the man's description in such detail.
"Hmm ... is that so?" asked London. He seemed to be trying to imagine the person described by Vega just now, and he chuckled a moment later. "Oh ... I guess I know who it is. It's okay. He's not a bad person. No need to worry. Thank you for letting me know."
Vega frowned in surprise. She had no idea that London's reaction would be like this. "So you know the person? Is he really a staff here?"
"No. He's not a staff, but an acquaintance of mine. It's okay. Next time you meet him, you don't need to be afraid of him."
"I wasn't afraid," Vega said.
"Well, you can just say hello and tell him that Uncle London is sending him my regards. Are you all good? Is there anything I can do for you from here?"
"No. Thank you, Uncle. Say hello for me to Auntie L and Lily..."
"They said hugs and kisses for you and Altair and Jean-Marie too."
"Thank you, good night."
After Vega hung up, she could only shrug. "Looks like I'm wrong. Uncle London knows the man. He says the guy is not a bad person, and we don't need to worry."
"Who is not a bad person?" Suddenly a woman's voice came behind Vega. When the girl turned around, she saw Marion, JM's mother, just come out of one of the bedrooms in the suite. "Hey ... Vega and Altair are here, I'm sorry, I was talking on the phone with my husband to check on Jean-Henri's condition. Have you been here for a long time? And who do you mean isn't a bad guy?"
Vega went to hug Marion then shook her head. "That was my mistake. Earlier in the elevator, I met a man who had keys that could access all floors. I thought he was a bad person, so I called Uncle London. But it seems my uncle knew him. He said the guy isn't a criminal."
Marion frowned at Vega's explanation. "He has keys to all the floors? How interesting."
She was able to get a master key that could open all floors and all doors in any building, if she wanted, while she was still working as a professional thief. If London hadn't clarified that the man Vega met wasn't a bad person, Marion would have rushed out and hunted him down.
Hmm ... who was that person? As far as Marion was concerned, only professional thieves and killers usually had such access. She became curious.