Some of the older employees at the hotel were feeling uneasy.
When someone’s dangling above your head, you’re always worried about getting axed.
If Amelia came in and fired them all, they could join forces to file complaints to Mr. Cromwell or expose some unsavory details about the hotel before quitting.
But Amelia wasn’t doing that. She gave them time to make corrections.
This left them caught in an awkward position—neither able to leave nor stay, nervous and indecisive.
This was exactly what Amelia wanted. From the moment she stepped into the hotel, she knew it was riddled with problems that couldn’t be fixed in just one or two days.
But for now, the most pressing issue was her mother.
Amelia needed to learn some things, but Aunt Ashford remained obstinate, refusing to say a word.
