Free Web NovelChapter 51: Too Beautiful to Ignore
After a brief moment of thought, Lucas reached for the bedside phone and dialed the number for the dedicated room attendant assigned to the presidential suite.
One of the many privileges that came with staying in such an extravagant suite was having access to personalized service twenty-four hours a day. No matter the request, someone would always be available to assist.
The call connected almost immediately.
"Good evening, distinguished guest," a pleasant female voice greeted warmly. "How may I assist you today?"
Lucas got straight to the point.
"Hello. I’d like you to help me purchase a few sets of women’s clothing—both underwear and outerwear."
The attendant blinked in surprise but remained professional.
Lucas continued, glancing toward Mia.
"She’s about five feet three inches tall."
Mia’s cheeks instantly flushed a soft shade of pink. She lowered her eyes, secretly surprised that Lucas had estimated her height so accurately. Was he really that observant?
"Please buy the highest-quality items available," Lucas added. "If my girlfriend is satisfied with your choices, there’ll be a generous reward waiting for you."
For the first time since joining the hotel staff, the attendant was completely stunned.
She had worked at the luxury hotel for years and had handled countless unusual requests from wealthy guests, but this was the first time someone had asked her to personally shop for another person’s clothing—especially both underwear and outerwear at the same time.
Had the call not come directly from the presidential suite, she would have suspected someone was playing a prank on her.
As for the generous reward Lucas mentioned, she didn’t think much of it.
In her experience, even the most generous guests rarely tipped more than one hundred dollars.
After ending the call, she immediately headed downstairs to one of the city’s most prestigious luxury boutiques. After carefully selecting several pieces she believed would suit Mia’s figure and temperament, she purchased three elegant outfits and two sets of premium underwear.
The total came to more than twenty-one thousand dollars.
The moment she left the boutique, however, regret began creeping into her mind.
Why hadn’t she informed her supervisor first?
If the guest refused to reimburse her, that enormous bill would become her personal responsibility.
Twenty-one thousand dollars was nearly three months of her salary.
She couldn’t even imagine spending that kind of money on herself.
Still, she reassured herself that anyone capable of staying in a presidential suite surely wouldn’t hesitate over such an amount.
Even so, anxiety lingered in her heart as she made her way back to Lucas’s suite.
Standing outside the luxurious room, she took a deep breath before gently knocking on the door.
A few moments later, the door opened.
Lucas greeted her with a friendly smile.
"Thank you. Please have a seat in the living room for a few minutes while my girlfriend tries everything on."
The attendant nodded and carefully handed over the shopping bags.
Lucas carried them into the bedroom.
The suite soon fell silent.
Five minutes later, Lucas emerged from the room looking thoroughly satisfied.
"You have excellent taste," he said with a smile. "Everything fits perfectly. How much did it cost? I’ll transfer the money right away."
Hearing those words, the attendant finally felt the enormous weight pressing on her shoulders disappear.
Relieved, she smiled brightly.
"The total was twenty-one thousand six hundred dollars."
As she recited her account information, her mind couldn’t help but wander.
Since he seemed so pleased with her work, perhaps she might receive a slightly larger tip than usual.
At that very moment, her phone suddenly rang with a notification.
"Ding! Payment received: 300,000 dollars."
The attendant froze.
For a second, she wondered if she had heard it wrong.
Slowly, she lowered her gaze to the screen.
The transfer amount displayed clearly before her eyes.
Three hundred thousand dollars.
Her mind went blank.
Looking up at Lucas in disbelief, she stammered,
"S-Sir... did you transfer the wrong amount?"
Lucas merely smiled.
"My girlfriend is very satisfied with the clothes you chose. The remainder is your tip."
The attendant’s eyes widened.
Her entire body went numb from shock.
A tip?
Two hundred and seventy-eight thousand four hundred dollars as a tip?
That amount was equivalent to nearly four years of her salary.
Not only had she never received anything close to it before, she had never even heard of anyone giving such a ridiculous reward.
The more she looked at Lucas, the more unreal he seemed.
Was this what true wealth looked like?
For a fleeting moment, a dangerous thought crossed her mind.
A young, handsome man with limitless wealth...
Should she try to get closer to him?
Perhaps if she played her cards right—
But before the thought could fully form, the bedroom door opened.
A breathtaking figure stepped gracefully into the room.
The attendant instinctively turned her head.
Then she froze.
Mia stood there like a fairy descended from a painting.
The carefully selected outfit perfectly highlighted her delicate figure and natural elegance. Her beauty seemed almost unreal, radiating a charm that instantly drew every gaze toward her.
Compared to Mia, the attendant suddenly felt completely ordinary.
The bold thoughts that had occupied her mind moments earlier vanished without a trace.
There was simply no comparison.
No wonder a man like Lucas was already taken.
Realizing this, she immediately abandoned every unrealistic fantasy she had entertained.
With sincere gratitude, she bowed repeatedly toward Lucas.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you so much."
Unable to hide her excitement and disbelief, she quickly excused herself and hurried out of the suite, clutching her phone tightly as if afraid the unbelievable payment might disappear at any moment.
Lucas couldn’t help but laugh.
"Mia, your aura is becoming far too powerful. You scared that poor young lady away the moment you walked out."
Mia puffed out her cheeks and shot him a playful glare.
"It’s a good thing I came out when I did," she replied. "Didn’t you notice the way she was looking at you? She practically wanted to throw herself into your arms."
Lucas coughed awkwardly.
Thinking back to the attendant’s expression before Mia appeared, he suddenly realized she might not have been entirely wrong.
Perhaps being excessively generous wasn’t always a good thing.
Seeing his guilty reaction, Mia’s lips curled into a victorious smile.
She checked the time on her phone and gently tugged on his sleeve.
"Lucas, you should take me back to school first. My afternoon classes are about to start."
Lucas nodded immediately.
No matter how much he enjoyed spending time with her, he would never selfishly ask Mia to neglect her studies just to stay by his side. Her education and future were important, and he respected that.
The two left the presidential suite together and rode the elevator down to the hotel lobby.
Despite having access to the hotel’s exclusive luxury transportation service, they chose not to use it. Instead, they hailed an ordinary taxi from outside the hotel.
For Lucas, traveling with Mia in a simple taxi felt surprisingly comfortable. There was something refreshing about enjoying an ordinary moment together.
As the taxi merged into traffic, Lucas glanced at her and suddenly asked,
"Mia, have you ever thought about learning how to drive? If you want, I’ll buy you a sports car."
Mia turned toward him with an amused smile.
"A sports car?"
She tilted her head slightly.
"I don’t even know how to drive yet. If you buy me one, are you planning to be my personal chauffeur?"
Lucas immediately found himself speechless.
After a moment, he could only laugh helplessly.
Although he possessed a driver’s license, the truth was that he had never been particularly interested in driving.
Besides...
With his current abilities, cars no longer seemed very impressive.
He had never actually tested his limits, but he was confident that if he pushed himself to his maximum speed, even the world’s fastest supercars would struggle to keep up.
Of course, he wisely kept that thought to himself.
The taxi soon arrived at the university.
After paying the fare, Lucas personally accompanied Mia toward the Dance Academy.
The campus was especially lively at this hour.
Students flowed through the walkways in groups, chatting and laughing as they hurried toward their next classes. The warm afternoon sunlight filtered through the trees, casting golden patches of light across the pathways.
As Mia walked beside Lucas, countless eyes gradually turned toward her.
At first, people merely glanced in her direction.
Then they stared.
And stared even longer.
Many students from the Dance Academy rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
Some even stopped walking entirely.
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"No way."
"That’s definitely Mia!"
"What happened to her overnight?"
The whispers quickly spread through the crowd.
Everyone knew Mia was already considered attractive before, but the girl standing before them now seemed like a completely different person.
More importantly, she carried herself with a newfound confidence that made her impossible to ignore.
It was as though a rough diamond had suddenly been polished into a dazzling gem.
Students who passed by couldn’t help stealing second and third glances.
Even several female students looked at her with surprise and admiration.
Mia naturally noticed the attention she was receiving.
Feeling slightly embarrassed, she instinctively moved a little closer to Lucas.
Meanwhile, Lucas enjoyed the shocked expressions around them.
After all, seeing everyone stare at his girlfriend in amazement gave him an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.
