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.”

rendered speechless

There’s no need to go to school or work. I promise that I’ll definitely

already know how to accompany others at such a young age; it’s true that girls don’t stay

for the night, the maids promptly arranged a guest room for them. Courtney took Tina for a bath, and the little girl

there no end to this? Do

“Yes, of course.”

I’ve always wanted

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

that she had brought up her mother’s painful memory

Courtney sighed and stroked her hair. “Stop fooling around and stay put in the water. Don’t get cold; I’ll go and find you

“Okay.”

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 how he

she walked out of the room, Courtney exhaled nervously and felt her heart suffocating

to see Courtney walking down.

abdomen tightening as he watched,

are the

hesitantly when she saw him staring

came to his senses and

just went out to throw the

showering and got me soaked all

far; since the maids had just left not too long ago, it would take a

in my room. I’ll

his glass and walked

feel nervous and clutched her fingers. As she stared at Alexander’s back, she shook

I thinking

or a face towel? Come and see for

door and called out to her as she quickly