One Night Surprise

Chapter 149 Desires Are Limitless

“After the incident, Alex brought Jordan home and looked him all over, but he didn’t find anything. They found out that the nanny had skipped work that day. It wasn’t her first time, but Jordan was always obedient so nothing ever happened. During the day before the incident, however, Jordan happened to catch a cold and develop a high fever, then one thing led to another.”

Gale remembered what happened that year very clearly. Of all the years he knew Alexander, he had never seen him that angry before. Jordan was his biological son. Scott wanted him to settle down, so he gave him a grandson to deal with. Even though Alexander acted like he did not care, when something happened to Jordan, he was more worried than anyone else.

“What happened to the nanny?” Oliver asked.

“Of course, she got fired. After Alex brought Jordan home, he handpicked every housekeeper they hired. He brought Jordan along on his business trips whenever he could. If he wasn’t around, then Britney would look after Jordan. She was not the only one who wanted to be Jordan’s stepmother, but she was the only one who could reach him. How would she dare to neglect him?”

“That might not be entirely true.” Oliver looked calm. “If Britney could only reach Jordan after the incident, and get to Alexander through him, then she is obviously the biggest beneficiary here.”

“She is.” Gale failed to notice the implication of his words. “Isn’t that what I meant?”

Courtney, however, picked up on it. “Are you saying that what happened to Jordan has something to do with Britney?”

They were stunned.

Oliver’s face was still hard to read, and he spoke in an unhurried manner. “I’m just speculating. Besides, Alexander is famous for his disinterest in women. Britney was the only one who appeared next to him from time to time, but he didn’t treat her any differently. If all of this happened so she could use Jordan for personal gains, then it actually makes sense.”

They felt chills all over from hearing his explanation.

What could someone do by using a child?

Courtney quickly thought of clinical cases where childhood trauma resulted in mental illnesses.

who suffered severe psychological distress ended up becoming traumatized and refused to

the courage in the world, she still wouldn’t dare to pull this stunt in front of Alex. Two years ago, she was just a small-time actress who was not well-known; who did not have much of a background; and who knew her place. It was only because of those reasons that Alex let her pretend

she is today over the past two years,” Oliver commented, then

in the kitchen doing the dishes when Gale

glanced at him. “You just have to search

looking up those things?” Gale had his

Oliver shrugged. “Maybe I was a police officer in training; I seem naturally sensitive to my surroundings. But,

would advise you not to pry any

Oliver shot him a questioning look. “I think

don’t want trouble, then don’t bring this up again. Do you think people are fools who don’t know anything? It involves tremendous financial benefits and isn’t as simple

eyebrows but did not exhibit any intention

well aware that huge financial benefits could drive

warning was enough to stop Oliver from talking, but before Oliver left, he told Courtney everything without missing

did not even know how she made it back to her room. It just felt like

along? But, why did he act like he had no clue? He keeps telling people that Jordan lost his ability

someone really use a child as bait and a bargaining chip for financial

words kept replaying

long after Jordan’s incident, Alexander’s cousin stepped down from his position as the chief financial officer of Sunhill Enterprise. Scott also legally acquired all the shares he had on hand. When the board of directors was dismissed, the only entity that was capable of going up against Alexander in

the Duncan Family in his generation, but he had numerous cousins. That year, a number of his cousins were on the board of directors at the company,

Scott said he would not let Alexander be the successor if he did not get married. For the sake of the inheritance, Alexander even gave him a grandchild through surrogacy. During that time, Jordan was

more Courtney thought about it, the more she felt chills