Sneak Back In?

Lisa and her brothers were stunned. Hotel security officers grabbed their arms and dragged them towards the side door of the ballroom.

"Let me go! This is extortion! Let me go!" Lisa screamed, struggling against their grip.

The security officers ignored her, showing no special consideration because she was a woman.

Lucas and his two younger brothers exchanged worried glances, silently questioning what they should do. But no one offered a solution.

The four of them were pulled out of the ballroom, and, as Wales had instructed, the security officers continued dragging them until they were outside The Majestic Grand.

"Get out of here! Don’t ever show your faces around here again!" one of the officers said, shoving Lisa so hard that she stumbled onto the sidewalk.

Lucas and his brothers met the same fate. The scene caught the attention of nearby pedestrians, who watched Lisa and her brothers with puzzled expressions, but that was all they did.

The security officers returned to the hotel;