The delicate sound of the piano drifted melodiously through the elegant white hotel lobby…
Alice Robinson was immersed in the beautiful music of the piano, unaware that at this very moment a tall man in an ink-black suit, exuding an air of indifference from head to toe, had just stepped out of the hotel elevator.
The hotel's general manager followed obsequiously at the indifferent man's side, saying respectfully, "General Laurence, this is the latest design for the hotel lobby. It's mainly in a classic, simple European style… Many guests say they like the elegant environment here, and the occupancy rate has risen by thirty percent compared to before."
Claud Laurence, owner of sixty percent of the five-star hotels in Paris, with properties under his name that enjoyed great renown in many countries. His precise vision and astute business mind had long been the talk of the industry, but he kept a low profile and rarely appeared in public, so he was little known to the outside world.
