Synopsis

A subtle tension permeated the hotel, a quiet hum of unspoken stories. Joyce, ever the efficient manager, conducted her duties with brisk precision, a stark contrast to the lingering shadows of the past. A new arrival, Mrs. Simmonds, seemed to observe everything with an unnerving stillness, and Joyce found herself striving for a semblance of composure in her presence. The fragile facade of normalcy fractured when Mrs. Simmonds witnessed Joyce’s firm eviction of a disgruntled Kenneth from his