One Night Surprise

Chapter 45 She’s Here With Me

“Tina.” Courtney’s voice deepened as she stared at the little girl.

“Do you think this is appropriate?”

Tina pursed her lips as she felt guilty.

When Mommy talks to me like this, it usually means that she’s really angry.

“Mommy,” Tina tugged on her sleeve. “I just want to play with Jordan for a little while longer.”

Courtney looked at her with a serious face. “Do you know what time it is now? Haven’t I told you this before? You can play at someone’s house, but when it’s time to go back, you can’t insist on staying at someone’s house—that’s basic manners.”

As she was reprimanding Tina, Jordan suddenly crawled over and hugged one of her legs while his other hand was holding the drawing board.

Courtney felt a tight grasp on her leg and looked down. Jordan raised his drawing board, and she read the words written on it, ‘I want Tina to stay.’

“Jordan,” Courtney frowned. She didn’t know what to say because she was always unable to refuse Jordan’s request.

“I have to go, Jordan. It’s too late today, so I’ll bring Tina over to play with you the next time I have a chance, okay?”

Jordan got nervous when he realized Courtney insisted on going back. He quickly wrote on his drawing board and tugged on Alexander’s pants as he tried to show it to the latter. ‘If you don’t let Tina and Miss Hunter stay, then I will stop eating.’

Alexander was stunned as a strange wave rippled through his heart. He looked at Courtney and asked hesitantly, “Why don’t you stay here tonight? There’s a spare room for you and Tina here.”

Courtney froze. “No, that’s not good.”

“Don’t take this the wrong way,” Alexander glanced at her and explained calmly. “If you leave now, Jordan will stop eating again. Besides, his hand injury is not healed yet and he’s stuck at home, so it’s hard for him to see his friends.”

speechless by his

go to school or work. I promise that I’ll definitely go home

finally caved in and poked Tina’s forehead with her finger. “You already know how to accompany others at such a young age;

the little girl was so excited that she kept jumping around in the bathtub. As a result, all the towels in

all right, is there no end to this? Do you have to be so

“Yes, of course.”

brightly at Courtney. “Mommy, I’ve

as she lowered her voice. “It’s not like you don’t

up her mother’s painful memory and instantly regretted her

and stroked her hair. “Stop fooling around and stay put in the water.

“Okay.”

taken away back then was always a knot in Courtney’s heart. Even if she could find the child, Courtney knew that it was highly unlikely for her to bring him back. Nonetheless, she hoped that she could just see him one more time—even if she could only watch from afar to see

the room, Courtney exhaled nervously and felt her heart suffocating

was drinking water in the living room and turned around when he heard a sound from upstairs to see Courtney walking down. Her light blue dress was mostly soaked through. In particular, her chest

his abdomen tightening as he watched,

are

when she saw him staring

senses and

out to throw the garbage.

showering and got me soaked all over. All the towels inside the bathroom got wet, so

since the maids had just left not too long ago, it would

room. I’ll go get it

he put down his glass and walked

couldn’t help but feel nervous and clutched her fingers. As she stared at Alexander’s back, she shook her head to dispel the distracting

I

a bath towel or a face towel? Come and see for

at the bathroom door and called out to her as