One Night Surprise

Chapter 34 You’ll Be the One Who Suffers

Courtney looked back and sneered once she got on the escalator. “I have other things to do with my day. I’m not like you—the princess of the Hunter Family—who has nothing better to do apart from scheming to get the family’s inheritance and find yourself a rich man.” Her words left Anna digging her nails into her palms as she fumed with rage.

6 years ago, Anna invested all of her effort into staging an incident that would ruin Courtney’s reputation once and for all. She wanted her father to despise Courtney so that she would lose the rights to inherit any of their family’s wealth. However, Anna hadn’t expected Courtney to escape that night, much less for her to disappear for 6 whole years. I’d been enjoying myself for the past 6 years since her disappearance, but why is she back now? What is she trying to do?

After work that day, Courtney went home and prepared a meal for Tina in the kitchen. Right then, her phone rang in her pocket. She rubbed her palms against her apron before pulling it out and glanced at the screen, but her face fell when she saw the caller ID. It was her father.

“Dad.” She greeted him.

“I heard you were back.” Her father’s voice was deep and quiet from the other end; he sounded a little more worn out since the last time she contacted him years ago.

“Yeah,” she replied softly as she ran her fingers back and forth across the home screen of her phone. She was certain that Anna was the one who had told her father about it, but she didn’t know what Anna had said about her. It’s probably nothing good.

“Why don’t you move home since you’re back here? How can you live alone for such a long time?” he asked.

She frowned upon hearing this. “It’s fine, Dad. I like living outside by myself.”

what happened with your mother, Courtney. We’re still family regardless; it worries me to imagine a girl like you living alone out there. You should—” But Courtney interrupted him before he could go on. “Dad. I’m doing really well now.

no option but to end the call after sending her his regards. Courtney had always been a stubborn girl since she was a child. Unlike Anna, she had never been one to act in a sweet and adorable manner in front of adults. Conversely, she was seen as the ‘unlucky’ child since she lost her mother soon after birth; most of the adults at home didn’t like her as they thought that she was

ended the call. “Mommy.” A sweet, child-like voice brought Courtney back from the depths of her own

at the

and stroked Tina’s hair gently. “Would you like to

girl obediently blinked at her mother. “Do you want to meet him, Mommy? I’ll go back with you if you want to meet him. I’ll follow you wherever you go, Mommy. I’m your little sweetheart wherever we go, anyway.” Her words flowed through Courtney’s chest like a stream of warmth. “That’s right. You’re my little sweetheart no matter where we go,

away from the man who forcefully took her other baby from her. Furthermore, she wasn’t on good terms with her family, and she was afraid that they would all judge and criticize

hide the truth about Tina for much longer, can I? Even if I don’t seek them out myself, it’s only

flashed him a concerned gaze. “You’ve had a lot to drink, Alexander. Let me send you home.” She then glanced at an inconspicuous van that was

covered by her fitting evening gown, were losing its shape

him a while to feel her leaning against him. He frowned as he pulled his hand away. “I’m fine. I

go home alone so late at night. Let me send you home before I leave,” she said. The sound of the camera shutter came from the van as they took a few

usual, as his footsteps were light and wobbly when he got out of the

drink? Anyway, thank you for sending him

as she ran her long fingers across