One Night Surprise

Chapter 126 This Is Between You and Me

Alexander had never wasted time pondering the idea of a soulmate until he met Courtney Hunter.

He had been the type to believe that a dog offered more reliable companionship than marriage ever could, and he had never been lonely in all the time he was single. In fact, he had enjoyed his bachelorhood very much. He had thought that Jordan was the only one capable of turning his life upside down, but then he met Courtney and realized he had been very wrong.

That said, the only difference between Jordan and Courtney had been the way in which they had shown up in Alexander’s life. Where Alexander had felt conflicted when he first met Jordan, he had felt the complete opposite with Courtney—if anything, his fondness and affection for her had only grown since their first meeting.

Presently, the sound of the door clicking shut seemed to reverberate throughout the suite, but it was soft enough to not stir Courtney from her slumber.

As Alexander emerged from the suite, Josh, who had been waiting by the door, greeted, “President Duncan.”

Alexander nodded in acknowledgement, then said, “Right. I need you to take care of the rumors that have been going around the hotel for the past couple of days. I don’t want to hear any more of these groundless accusations.”

He was getting irritated just talking about this. Everyone in the hotel was under the impression that Courtney was married, and instead of clarifying on this matter, she had chosen to keep her mouth shut for the sake of convenience. Now, Alexander was left with no choice but to resolve the issue himself.

“I’ll have it taken care of by tomorrow morning,” Josh promised. “By the way, I’ve looked into the incident with Louis; his neighbor said that a young man had dropped by Louis’s house before the fire broke out.”

At this, Alexander stopped in his tracks and raised a brow. “A young man?”

“Eye witnesses claimed that the young man was a college student who couldn’t be more than 20, and that he had delicate features. He was seen staying with Louis the last time he visited the old town, and half a month had passed before he dropped by again the other day. That same night, a fire broke out in Louis’ home. Here’s a picture of the young man in question.”

handed it over to Alexander. “The picture was drawn up on the spot based on the description given by the neighbor, but it should be pretty close to the real

between his long fingers. There was something familiar about the young man’s features, but Alexander couldn’t quite say what

sound of footsteps came from down the hallway, and the corridor lights cast a long shadow of an approaching figure who mused in a youthful baritone when he reached them, “Oh,

back into the paper bag, frowning as he registered

athleisure-chic. “I’m here to see Courtney. I’ve recalled a couple of places in the past two days, and I think they may have something to do with my memory. I was

kept on her feet for the next few days.” Alexander paused as he eyed Oliver with discreet wariness, then

on Alexander. “I wouldn’t

expression darkened as he shot Oliver

couple of years, Alexander hadn’t met many who dared rebuke him, and this was

discharged from the hospital, there was no longer anything between you and Courtney,” Alexander countered, regarding Oliver with a

at Oliver’s lips and he drawled, “Is that what you

around them seemed

a phone ringing cut through the rising tension that was threatening to freeze the hallway over, and Josh hastily answered the call. When he hung

curtly. “Let’s

in his bright eyes ever-so-subtle as he watched Alexander

secretary sneaked a couple of

was made was further proof that Britney’s previous engagement to Alexander had

to get

pleased at this and answered, “Yes. While I was in Germany, I got to know this professor whose work on child psychology is centralized on how childhood trauma caused by illnesses could lead to speech