One Night Surprise

Chapter 104 Why Did You Lie Earlier?

Courtney felt like she could not say no, so she offered her verified Messenger contact. It was only after that the madam finally broke into a satisfied grin and she looked so happy that she seemed like a child.

I can’t imagine a woman like her possibly swindling the Duncans’ assets as described in the rumors. The gossip even mentioned that she cheated and snatched another man. A trace of suspicion flashed through Courtney’s eyes, but she hid her curiosity well.

“Well, I should leave now.” After serving the noodles from the pot, Courtney poured some sauce over it. She nodded at the madam politely before leaving to head upstairs.

Just when she placed the bowl of noodles on the table, Alexander walked out of the bathroom. He was wearing a bathrobe and his hair was still dripping wet from his shower. Droplets of water rolled down his neck while the bathroom door was covered with splashes of water.

She felt her throat automatically tightening and it took her a while to snap back to her senses. Then, she coughed dryly. “Well, you should have some of the noodles that I’ve just prepared in the borrowed kitchen.”

He looked at her before glancing at the bowl of noodles. Finally, he nodded lightly.

Courtney felt a wave of heat wafting toward her when Alexander sat on the couch. She felt almost completely shrouded within his heat—she felt uncomfortable, so she moved slightly to the side.

The room was silent, save for the sound of him eating the noodles. It was not loud, especially since it was pouring outside. Nevertheless, the sound of him eating warmed her heart.

Without realizing it, she had been holding her breath all this while and lowered her head to gradually sigh after confirming that his attention was not on her.

“You should sleep on the bed tonight,” he suddenly mentioned.

She was stunned to hear that because she thought that it sounded too good to be true. Her eyes shone brightly. “Really?”

“Yeah.” There was a hint of teasing in his deep voice, as though he had long forgotten about the unpleasantness from before.

delighted, she secretly felt that the effort she put into the bowl of noodles was worth it because it was in exchange for the chance of having a good night’s sleep. It seemed that she had conveniently forgotten that she should be the one sleeping on the

was. Did she truly think that I would actually allow a

for you because I lay

off even after getting what she wanted, Alexander glared. “Why don’t you sleep on

should sleep on the bed. After all, men should act like gentlemen, don’t

she made her way to the bed and

“Aren’t you

a sudden halt in her footsteps and she could feel the air stiffen around her. After a pause, she forced a reply while keeping her back facing him. “I am having a shower. Of course, I’m having a shower. I’m just fetching my clothes.” Initially, I was planning

bathroom was a stark contrast to the strong wind outside the window. One was flowing steadily whereas the other was swift. The former was gradual while the latter was intense. The shower was warm, but

his time to slowly finish his noodles, Alexander lifted the blanket

later when Courtney snuck out like a thief because her clothes had long sleeves and long pants. She let out a sigh of relief when she finally saw the figure which was fast asleep on the couch.

dimmed the bedside lamp before the room

throughout the night, but it was a sunny day the next morning when they

of the door just as she was going through the procedure before she saw Alexander through the car window—his

went to the car first thing after going downstairs earlier that morning. It seemed like he did

your ID card well.” The staff handed

madam called out for Courtney just as the

up with a tie-dyed blue cloth. She handed

in the madam’s sincerity and her gaze that seemed

road conditions were fine because the storm did not cause a landslide. Therefore, it

a service area since Alexander needed to use the washroom. When he returned, he saw Courtney