Chapter 4
Since his flight had reached Saint Louis about forty minutes later than scheduled, he had no time to check in at the hotel first. Instead, he had brought along his small luggage to the meeting with the representative of the beverage company. The four-hour meeting had been a huge success, and he now got himself a brand-new client. Everything turned to shit upon arriving at the hotel. The front desk officer he had talked to earlier that morning had forgotten to lock down the room he had booked several days ago, so the officer on the next shift had relinquished the booking to someone else. At the moment, he was cold, exhausted, drowsy, and enraged. He was waiting to speak to the hotel manager at the moment.
“You can’t be serious!”