Chapter 5

As I expected, after Shannon's online narrative backfired, unable to gain relatives' sympathy, she was planning another big move.

Three days later at noon, Shannon brought her mother-in-law Edith, who suffered from severe asthma, and swaggered into our hotel lobby, ordering a table of the cheapest dishes.

I figured this wasn't just a simple meal, so I quietly sent a message to my friend who was deputy director of the emergency department at a major hospital, asking him to drive over immediately.

At the same time, I called the security captain to my office.

"Prepare two of the most concealed hidden cameras for me. Follow and film those customers comprehensively with no blind spots. Don't miss a single fly."

Sure enough, after they quickly finished eating, they walked straight to the center of the hotel's revolving door.

Edith plopped down on the ground and started wailing.

"There's no justice. A five-star black-hearted shop bullying honest people."

"There were bugs in the food and they won't refund the money, and they even hit an old woman."

"They promised to host a wedding banquet here before, now they suddenly broke the contract."

" If you don't agree to host my daughter-in-law's wedding today, I'll throw myself against this wall and make sure you get sued and let you lose all your business."

It was peak lunch hour, and more and more diners and passersby gathered to watch.

Shannon took the opportunity to crouch down next to Edith, pretending to comfort her, while secretly slipping a small white medicine bottle to her mother-in-law.

Edith immediately threw one pill into her mouth.

At first, the old woman was still throwing a tantrum on the ground, and the onlookers were pointing and watching the excitement.

But in less than a minute, after wailing twice, she suddenly convulsed violently all over and collapsed on the ground.

Edith's eyes rolled back, clutching her chest tightly. A wheezing sound came from her throat. She looked like she was dying from an acute asthma attack.

Martha, who had been hiding outside the crowd, immediately rushed in, screaming at the top of her lungs.

"Murder. A black-hearted five-star hotel drove my in-law's mother to death."

"Everyone look. This restaurant has poisonous food."

This sudden turn of events attracted a large number of internet celebrities who had been camping nearby, all holding up their phones and starting live streams.

Shannon, with red-rimmed eyes and the appearance of a wronged, filial daughter-in-law, pointed at my nose and cursed.

"Lily. My mother-in-law just ate at your hotel, and now she's dying."

"If someone dies today, your hotel is fully responsible. Compensate us. If you don't pay several hundred thousand, this isn't over."

I quickly calmed down.

I arranged for security to maintain order while having my emergency department friend rush forward with a first aid kit.

At the same time, I dialed 911 to report.

I led the doctor through the crowd.

"Everyone move. This is a deputy director physician from the emergency department. Let her perform first aid."

Seeing the doctor arrive, Shannon's eyes instantly panicked, and she reached out to block.

"We don't need your fake kindness. Don't touch my mother-in-law."

I was quick-eyed and quick-handed, fiercely grabbing Shannon's wrist.

With my other hand, I pulled out the white medicine bottle from Edith's pocket.

Shannon was shocked and wanted to scream and snatch it.

But I had already quickly handed it to security to take to the hospital for drug testing.

Just then, the piercing sound of police sirens roared in.