One Night Surprise

Chapter 228 I Did It for the Green Card

Courtney’s heart flinched at Gale’s words. “Why are you asking this suddenly?” She turned and looked at him with wary eyes.

Gale looked relaxed. “Actually, I really don’t know much about what happened recently. Even the break-up between you and Alex was something I found out just a few days ago. If Alex was right, you really haven’t gotten a divorce, right?”

Upon hearing his words, Courtney breathed a sigh of relief, yet she frowned at the same time. “Yeah.”

“Awesome.” His reaction was unexpected. He was actually giving her a thumbs up. “You’re the only one that Alex has been willing to let be the mistress of someone else. I really admire you.”

Is he really praising me? Courtney could no longer listen to what he was about to say. Irritated, she said, “Mistress? There’s no such thing. I only married Elijah because I needed the green card in order to stay in America with Tina legally. Elijah needed money, and I needed an identity. It was only a deal struck between us.”

“So… Tina’s father isn’t Elijah?” Stroking his chin, Gale suddenly came back to his senses. “A deal? You said the marriage between Elijah and you was just a deal? Why didn’t you tell Alex?”

“He said I didn’t tell him that?” This time, Courtney got even more fed up. “Some people only have nasty things in their mind and they think that everyone else is the same. What more can I say?”

The marriage between Elijah and her was mainly because she needed the green card. She was pretty sure that she had told Alexander about it. Yet, he had his own way of thinking and insisted that she was a cunning egoist. So, what else could she say?

In secret, Gale was stunned. As a bystander, he knew none of them had made a big mistake. However, they were still holding a grudge against each other. Because they couldn’t let it go, they ended up in a conflict, which spiraled out of control.

“Wait, I didn’t get it. Can you please explain in detail?” He stared at Courtney curiously. “Why is the marriage between Elijah and you a deal? I’m curious about that.”

“It’s a long story.”

birth to Tina, she escaped to America with her. Because Tina wasn’t born there, her visa expired after a short stay.

she took, she had to

as she set foot in that heartrending place, the man—who threatened her to have a child—would

cleaner in

cleaner?” Gale was

a young

did not bother to explain

didn’t believe me when I said I could lend him the money. He thought I was mad

Elijah’s office in her brown cleaner’s uniform. At that time, Elijah wasn’t as calm and imposing as he was now. Random items were scattered across his desk. He was the general manager of the company, yet his office was so

him so that I could stay in America legally with Tina, he believed me.” Without any questions, Elijah acceded to her request. Regardless of what brought him to make that decision, looking back now, he had done what he promised her back

after the marriage?” Gale continued to ask. “You guys didn’t live

address. He was in the north and I was in the south. The two places were separated by a strait. It was only during holidays that he would fly over to spend time

doubt had been cleared up, Gale breathed

took on behalf of Alexander. However, he still

big mistake and Courtney, who was clearly innocent, was wronged. Perhaps, Alexander had hurt her with the words he said. It might not

still had to take measures according to the

the bystander.” Gale studied Courtney’s expression. “I’m a bystander. But, even I can’t judge what happened from an objective