One Night Surprise

Chapter 77 You’re Not Her Mother in the First Place

“Everything is done. He signed a five-year contract with Starlight Media straight away. If he breaches the contract, the compensation fee will be enough to put him into bankruptcy.” Josh wanted to laugh as he reported the situation to Alexander. This little brat, Shay, is so easy to deceive. A slight feint by President Duncan is enough for him to take the bait instantly. After all, he is still young, so he couldn’t read the minds of bosses like him.

“Why would I want to terminate his contract?” Alexander flatly refuted. “Isn’t it better to keep him so that he can make money for me?”

After hearing his explanation, Josh was dumbfounded as he started to sympathize with Shay upon his realization. President Duncan is trying to drive him insane! Imagine being the servant of someone that you especially hate and being forced to make money for him. If he doesn’t earn money for President Duncan, he won’t be able to support himself, but if he does make money, half of what he earns will be taken away by his boss. What a painful way to live!

In the Hunter Mansion, Courtney deliberately chose a Monday afternoon to come back and retrieve the keys. This was because Anna was at work, and even though Courtney’s stepmom, Susan Yves, wasn’t a nice person, she was still polite toward her on the surface, so she wouldn’t trouble her. I can just take the keys and leave. It should be fine.

“Miss Courtney.” The moment the old maid of the Hunter Family, Mrs. Bell, saw Courtney, she almost burst out in tears. “Miss Courtney, why are you back? Where have you been all these years?”

Mrs. Bell was a maid who followed Courtney’s mother in her early years, but ever since her mother’s death, she had always stayed beside Courtney to take care of her. In later years, she followed her to the Hunter Family.

At the moment, Courtney’s eyes were getting a little teary as she held Mrs. Bell’s hands and sobbed. “It has been a while since I returned, but I didn’t come back here. I’m sorry that I had you worried, Mrs. Bell.”

“My worries don’t matter. I have no idea how much you’ve suffered outside. If your mother found out about it, I’m afraid she’d blame me for not taking good care of you.”

“I’m quite well actually, Mrs. Bell.”

“Courtney?”

of a woman suddenly broke into their

stood on the stairs. Her well-preserved face made her look like a 30-year-old lady who still had her charm. When she saw Courtney, Susan’s face was filled with shock, but soon after, she

told me in advance. I would have asked the kitchen to prepare

afterward, so there’s no need for

secretly heard Susan complaining to Lucian with an aggrieved face, saying that this daughter of hers was ungrateful and unwilling to call her ‘mother’ even though she did all her best to treat her well. However, Lucian rendered her speechless by saying, “You are not her mother in the first place. She’s polite enough to call you

the house, she smashed countless objects in the house and even abused the maids in the bedroom.

woman like her long ago when she was a child, but she couldn’t never understand why her father couldn’t realize

Susan didn’t stop Courtney from going upstairs. Her room was still the same as before as nothing was touched. Following her memory, she opened the right drawer of her

seeing her coming down the stairs, Susan got up from the couch and asked gently, “Have you

Courtney answered straight away. “Aunt Susan, the key to my house isn’t in my drawer. Has someone gone

startled. “House

key to the villa that my dad gave me six years

about it while looking innocent. “I’ve never entered your room, and it’s usually Mrs. Bell who cleans the room for you. Occasionally, your dad would go in

to talk too much with her, so

to ask her to stay. “I’ve already asked the cooks to

“If I stay for lunch, I’m afraid you

talking about? Why would

here; my dad isn’t here either, so you can just stop pretending. My dad can’t see what kind of a person you and your daughter are,

the Hunter Mansion without