One Night Surprise

Chapter 28

“Jordan! Are you studying here too? What’s with that sad face? Are you still half-asleep?” Courtney quickly kneeled down to see Jordan shaking his head in an upset manner.

Meanwhile, Tina was filled with joy the moment she saw Jordan appear beside her, so she quickly held onto his arm. “You’re here too! That’s great! I have a friend, then! I’ll take care of you from now on!” Alexander and Britney walked side-by-side toward them. Once Britney saw how close Jordan was with the mother and daughter, she glared at Courtney for a long while. This woman looks familiar.

“Nice to meet you, Miss Price.” Courtney immediately straightened herself after she saw Britney

“You know me?” Britney raised an eyebrow.

“Who wouldn’t know the award-winning actress?” Courtney chuckled. “Also, I was the one who greeted you when you stayed in the Sunhill Hotel previously.”

You work for Sunhill Enterprise?” Britney froze for a moment as she seemed to have recalled something then. “Is ‘Hunter’ your surname?” she asked.

Courtney didn’t realize anything odd about Britney’s question, she simply nodded and beamed happily. “So you still remember me, huh, Miss Price.”

“What’s your daughter’s name?” Britney didn’t respond to her statement. She glanced at Tina’s smooth and innocent face before she felt a sudden jolt in her heart. Why does this young girl‘s face resemble Alexander’s? No way, she thought.

You can call me Tina.” The young girl abruptly interrupted their conversation as she glanced up at Britney, as if she was analyzing the

had seen in Alexander’s office that day, and she

therefore pulled Tina closer toward her as she replied in a less friendly tone, “Tina grew up in America, so I don’t think she understands your question since she’s only

when she saw Jordan hiding himself behind Courtney as well. Her tone took a more hostile turn. “It’s fine to take either parent’s surname; I was just curious because a school like Sapphire Kindergarten isn’t a place that anyone can just enrol their children into. You’re just a manager under probation in the Sunhill Enterprise; I don’t see how you can have the ability to send your child here apart from having

one who provoked Britney to begin with, yet the latter’s tone of voice sounded hostile and rude. Furthermore, Britney’s words had

Tina to such a school if she didn’t have help. Courtney therefore didn’t

said Alexander as he interrupted Britney to get Courtney out of her embarrassing situation. “Does everyone here have to inform you of how they got enrolled into this school? You’ve

 he speak up for this woman? He even shamed me in front of her. “I was just asking for Jordan’s sake, Alexander. I thought it’d be better to clarify things as | was worried that the environment at school

cold; he didn’t even look at her. Since he had given his orders,

she watched Alexander and Courtney walking in together. They didn‘t even bother to turn around and check on me, she thought furiously. Tina and Jordan strolled around

in all the pictures uploaded online, but now that Tina saw her in person, she simply pursed her lips in dissatisfaction. She probably just dresses in a trendier manner. But her face and the mean and harsh way

 to my own mother! Mr. Alexander has

Do you want her to be your stepmother?” Tina asked with a look of surprise on her face. Jordan shook his head even

you’d like it better if my mother became your stepmother instead? The food that Mommy and I make is delicious,” she said with her eyes widened. Jordan nodded his head with all his might. When she saw this, she jumped around with joy, as if she had just found a sliver of hope. She then held onto Jordan’s hand in a formal manner as she stared at him with her big eyes. “You’ll be

while before he suddenly shook his head. He then looked down and began to write on his drawing board before he held it up to show her. Tina didn’t know a lot of words, so she frowned when she