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.”

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. I… I have a job, and I live really close to the company. Alright, I have to end the call now as I have other stuff to handle. I’ll

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.

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

in and pointed at the phone.

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

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

Furthermore, she wasn’t

can I? Even if I don’t seek them out myself, it’s only a matter of time before someone finds me. Melrose isn’t exactly a huge place;

“You’ve had a lot to drink, Alexander. Let me send you home.” She then glanced at an inconspicuous van that was parked a distance away from them. A number of high-quality cameras recorded

breasts, covered by her fitting evening gown, were losing its shape as it was pressed tightly against

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

a good idea for you to go home alone so late at night. Let me send you home before I leave,” she said. The sound of

that day was a lot stronger than usual, as his footsteps were light and wobbly when he got out of the car.

Anyway, thank you for sending him back, Miss Price,” the

to be family now, so it’s my job to take care of him.” Britney sat herself down on the side of his bed as she ran her long fingers across the edge of Alexander’s shoulder. “You can leave now; I’ll take care