One Night Surprise

Chapter 124 Let Me Go

The following afternoon, Cameron drove Courtney to the hotel.

“Do you want me to go in with you?” Cameron asked teasingly, wagging her eyebrows. “We might bump into Alexander, and if it gets awkward for you, I could give him an answer on your behalf.”

“Would it kill you to shut up about this?” Courtney rolled her eyes in exasperation. “Pop the trunk. I’ll leave Tina in your capable hands for now.”

“Got it,” Cameron answered, leaning into her seat. She winked at Courtney mischievously and said, “Instead of worrying about everything else, you ought to think about how you could work things out on your end, like finding a step-dad for Tina or something.”

At this, Courtney could muster no comeback. Ever since this morning, all Cameron could talk about was Alexander Duncan, which made Courtney wonder if the man had bribed her into bringing his name into every conversation.

Courtney’s mind was finally at ease after she had taken her suitcase and waved Cameron off. She went into the hotel and made her way to the room that had been arranged for her, then swiped the key card to unlock the door.

“Why am I given a suite?” she muttered in surprise. Pulling her suitcase behind her, Courtney headed toward the bedroom. She hadn’t paid much attention to the text message when she first received it, and she had been under the impression that she would be staying in a regular executive room. However, upon her arrival at the door, Courtney had wondered why she was staying on a floor that was designated for suites only.

The suite that she stood in now was a spacious one, and a partition ran between the bedroom and the living area. Just as Courtney entered the bedroom with her suitcase, she heard the sound of a door opening, followed by what could only be described as a scene that made her want to jump into a cold shower.

Alexander had emerged from the attached bathroom with only a large, white towel slung low on his hips. His hair was still dripping with water, the droplets running down his sun-kissed chest before disappearing into the groove between the towel and his skin. The sight of him sent Courtney’s thoughts running wild.

“Like what you see?” Alexander teased, regarding her with a wicked grin.

Courtney hastily tore her gaze away from him before snapping, “What are you doing here?”

drawled, “You mean, you didn’t know that I’ve

“I must have made a mistake…” Her voice trailed off as she dragged her suitcase and began to turn toward

unmistakable electronic ‘beep’ of the door being unlocked, followed by the sound of the room service

around and quickly got onto her tiptoes as she clamped a hand over Alexander’s mouth. Her eyes swept the room frantically before she dragged Alexander toward the balcony outside the bedroom, thereafter shielding the both of them behind the curtain. She knew she would have a hard time clearing things up if the both of them were caught in the bedroom

relief until a strong grip clasped around her wrist

her jaw and looked up to meet his dark gaze, pleading, “Just bear with me for a while, okay? For the

flashed in his eyes. He bent his knees ever so

step backward, and Alexander was still closing in what little was left of the space between them. His hands gripped her shoulders, and he pinned her against the glass. He leaned forward, his broad frame eclipsing the

Courtney protested in a

no respect for boundaries when she was left alone with him? And why did she even bother dragging him out here in the first place? She could have left him in the room to deal with the room service! Where’s your

had no other intentions, but seeing her outraged like this made him realize how adorable she was when anger got the better of her. In fact, she looked very much like a defensive kitten; it was obvious she

is there a suitcase here?” The voice that came from the bedroom seemed to cut through the tension

paled, feeling like her heart was pounding out of her chest. She clenched her teeth while she glared at Alexander, as if warning him that she would not hesitate to bite him if he were to

He’s meeting important guests tomorrow, and seeing as he’s going to be with them most of the time, he’s staying here in the

where is he

guess he went out. Oh, right, make sure you put that suitcase back where you found it. We aren’t supposed to move his things around, so maybe it’s

almost forgot about that! Thanks

glass. However,

and Miss Hunter seeing