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The Global Hotel scandal had already dragged down the company’s name and hit their stock hard. 

The shareholders were furious. 

This time, they didn’t even bother with subtlety. 

The board meeting was set up right across from the tech department, in full view. 

As soon as the news dropped, sweat trickled down Janice’s temples. 

“Director, they’re coming for us. No doubt about it.” 

Chloe was pacing nearby, her nerves stretched tight. 

“I worked all night, pulling data from the past three years. If they spot even one error, we’re toast.” 

Alice glanced at both of them, puzzled. 

“You two didn’t sleep?” 

Janice and Chloe exchanged a look. Their eyes were ringed with heavy shadows. For a second, they both cracked a tired smile. 

Alice shook her head, half amused. “Didn’t think you’d be this loyal to the job.” 

These days, most folks just tolerated work. 

Chloe took a closer look at Alice and suddenly froze. 

“Wait… You already have a plan, don’t you?” 

Alice gave a calm smile. 

“Not yet. I’m still waiting on updates.” 

Chloe stared at her like she’d grown another head. 

“You’re not even sure yet? And you’re still this calm?” 

Janice groaned and grabbed his laptop. 

“I’ll talk to PR. Maybe they’ve got something useful.” 

Alice tilted her head. 

“I don’t get it. This is clearly a marketing issue, so why are you two panicking so much?” 

Chloe looked more defeated than ever. 

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“You’re our boss now. If this blows up, we go down with you.” 

Alice went quiet for a second. 

She didn’t remember applying for that role. 

If someone else wanted it, she’d happily step aside. 

Just then, someone rushed over with a phone. 

“Director, the meeting’s starting. They’re asking for you.” 

Alice picked up her folder, stood straight, and nodded. 

“I’ll head over. You two focus on your work. It’s really not as bad as it seems.” 

Chloe and Janice glanced at each other again. 

They didn’t buy it. Not one bit. 

To them, this felt like a disaster. 

Inside the boardroom, the tension was already thick. 

Alice stepped in to hear the shouting. 

Unlike the usual empty chatter, today’s fight had weight. 

They were arguing over how to keep the hotel from sinking. 

The girl’s suicide couldn’t be brushed aside anymore. 

Public outrage had hit full blast. 

“We need to auction the place. Get back whatever we can.” 

“It’s a lost cause. Better off turning it into something else.” 

“Maybe a school. Or an office complex.” 

“Sure, but who’s going to pay for it?” 

“Exactly. No company has the cash to gamble on a money pit.” 

“So what now? Just let it sit there and rot?” 

In the midst of the debate, Alice found a seat and sat quietly. 

The debate went on, and no one even bothered to acknowledge her presence. 

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Eric was already in the room. 

Technically, he still held control of the hotel. 

And to her surprise, Irene had shown up too. 

Ruby stood beside her, steadying her as they walked in. 

They looked calm, even peaceful. 

Alice watched them and figured things with Michael must be going well. 

Otherwise, Ruby wouldn’t be wasting her time here. 

“Now that everyone’s here, let’s get started,” someone said. 

“First, we need a strategy. The backlash can’t be silenced, so we need to redirect it. 

“Second, we need to decide what to do with the hotel itself. 

“Throw your suggestions on the table.” 

Ruby said her piece, then leaned back and went quiet, clearly enjoying the show. 

The room broke into chaos again. 

Most wanted to sell, but no one had found a buyer. 

One shareholder even upped the stakes. 

Whoever brought in a buyer would get a 20% cut. 

It was a rare offer, but no one bit. 

Buyers weren’t lining up for a property under fire. 

When the noise died down, Ruby spoke again. 

“The hotel is run by Eric and his wife. Let’s hear from them.” 

Eric turned his head toward Alice. 

“I’ll follow her lead.” 

All eyes shifted. 

Alice rose from her seat slowly. 

“If everyone trusts me that much, I’ll say a few words. 

“But before I do, I want you to watch something.” 

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She nodded to Daniel. He moved to the screen and played the clip. 

A girl’s face appeared. It was the same girl who had tried to end her life. 

“This is a live stream, Alice said. “Since no one here can agree, maybe it’s time we listen to the one genom who matters most 

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“I want to paint all the beautiful scenery in the world. 

“In the end, I still want to thank Global Hotel. 

“If your security hadn’t been good, or if your patrol measures hadn’t been in place, I might not be able to see today’s beauty. 

“I was able to be reborn, all because of your kindness. 

“But I also know that my matter brought a lot of trouble to the hotel, and I am very sorry. 

“Although I really want to compensate, I don’t have the financial ability. I’m truly sorry, 

“Also, thank you to everyone for listening to me say all this. 

“Goodbye.” 

The video instantly went black. 

That girl ended the livestream. 

Although the livestream was gone, the popularity of Global Hotel reached an unprecedented level. 

Alice looked at everyone. 

“Does no one have anything to say?” 

Only then did the shareholders come back to their senses. 

“Although she apologized, it really doesn’t help much.” 

“It can still be considered indirect proof that the suicide incident was real.” 

“That’s right. Instead, even fewer people will go stay at the Global Hotel now.” 

Alice listened to their noisy discussion. 

It was the first time she had seen the shareholders so united. 

It seemed that this matter had truly touched their interests. 

“So, this hotel is destined to undergo reform. 

“The funds that Levi injected earlier are just enough.” 

Instantly, it fell silent. 

Alice’s words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone. 

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But very quickly everyone reacted 

No wonder Levi had previously been unwilling no release the furth 

So this was what he had been wanting five 

Even if the bone mended reform in would not require 200 million 

That amount of money could even directly build a new borel 

Alice smiled faintly: What’s wrong? No one is talking anymore?” 

Ruby looked at her and could not help but s KEL 

“Alice, I know you want to create a territory that belongs to you, but don’t act recklessly. 

First, the company’s finds belong to the company and cannot be used aastally. 

“Second you’ve also seen the situation with the Global Ford The bored bas ateady lost any need to be salvaged so you don’t have to keep forming in 

Third even if funds are to be tranferred everyone saree. Such a large amount of money cannot be moved casuals 

Alice smiled. “Is it that it can’t be moved, or that it has already been m recovered? 

ropriated and can’t be 

Once interests were involved the shareholders all instantly looked toward Rubr. 

Each gaze was ferce and menacing 

As if they wanted to see straight through Ruby’s exterior and into her heart 

Ruby’s expression showed no panic at all. 

“The money is all in the finance department. Whether expenditures or income, there are detailed recordk Everyone can investigate.” 

Only then did the shareholders feel reassured. 

They then looked back at Alice again. 

“Looking at me is useless.” 

Alice wore a trace of a disdainful smile. “Solving the hotel’s problems now is the real priority 

“Oh, right. Levi said the funds must be used for their designated purpose. I won’t manage the rest. His money is transferred to the hotel,” 

Ruby’s face darkened. 

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“If Ms. Randall is unwilling, you can talk to Mr. Quinn about it. That’s all” 

“Wait!” 

Irene suddenly stood up and shouted. 

“You still haven’t said how you plan to reform it. No matter what, we need to discuss it. 

“Don’t treat Nolan Group as your one–person rule!” 

Alice smiled and said, “Sure. Everyone can just look at Nolan Group’s official website.” 

The shareholders were shocked and hurriedly opened the website to check. 

An announcement appeared on the site. 

It was about the hotel suspending operations for rectification. 

This rectification was a complete renovation. 

And this style… 

A shareholder could not understand it. “Did you design this?” 

Alice was very satisfied with her design. “Yes.” 

“This is nonsense!” 

Irene slammed the table in anger. “What kind of underworld style is this?” 

Alice did not get angry, but instead reminded them. 

“You can look at the netizens‘ comments first, and then criticize my design later.” 

The reason they called her design an underworld style was not an exaggeration at all. 

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Because the room where the girl attempted suicide had actually been renovated in a black color scheme. 

And inside were mostly materials taken from ghost stories. 

If a few NPCs were added, it would absolutely become a haunted house. 

Moreover, the hotel’s name was changed to Global Theme Hotel. 

The bottom three floors were themed as Hell. 

As for the themes of the upper floors, they had not yet been announced. 

Netizens assumed she had not thought them through yet and began offering suggestions one after another. 

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And these underworld designs did not provoke any resistance at all. 

On the contrary, everyone wanted to try them out. 

[Very scary? Great, I actually want to see how scary it is.] 

[Is this going to be a script–based murder mystery game? I love it!] 

[Nolan Group finally sees the profit in this, beautiful!] 

[I want a Conjuring theme!] 

[Why not design the other themes as Heaven?] 

[I think elements of Stranger Things could also work.] 

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