One Night Surprise

Chapter 285 I Do Not Hate You

Courtney turned to leave after speaking her mind.

Where are you going?”

“That’s none of your business,” she sounded livid. With that, she held onto her skirt to walk down the stairs—she was preparing to leave the cocktail party and the hotel straight away.

Just as she was about to enter the elevator, Alexander caught up with her. However, she was quick to close the elevator doors and he was left standing outside. He had no choice, but to stare helplessly as the elevator descended swiftly. Soon, it stopped on the first floor.

By the time he descended to the hotel entrance via another elevator to chase after her, she had already entered the car. Through the car window, he could vaguely make out a man’s side profile before he clenched his fists tightly in anger and he took out his phone to call her.

The car drove away from the downtown area, which was crowded with people, when Courtney’s phone would not stop ringing in the car.

“Aren’t you going to answer that?” the man sitting beside her asked.

She immediately declined the call while turning sideways to look at Isaac. “No worries. Just drop me at the intersection in front. I’ll grab a cab to head home.”

“I’ll send you home.” He looked uneasy. “It’s late and it is not safe out here.”

“No need.” Courtney flatly refused. “You know why I entered your car earlier. We do not have to be polite with each other.”

“I am not being polite.”

She shot him a look and he could see the invisible barrier between them.

to explain himself, but the words disappeared from the tip of his tongue when he saw her gaze.

him. “If it’s about the past, I don’t want to talk about it anymore. It is already in

it. Previously, I was blinded when I hooked up with Vanessa. However, in the years that you have left me,

are you

sounds out of the blue, but if it’s possible, I just hope that you won’t hate

she realized that time and life

up only involves two people. It is impossible to blame only one person. In the later few years when I was abroad, I was busy with work and life for ages. Therefore, to be honest, I wouldn’t have had time for a relationship. As for your claim of not being able to be faithful to any woman,

looked as though he

suited for you is not Vanessa, there might be someone else out there.” After Courtney’s speech,

Courtney home. She did not tell him where she lived, but his chauffeur seemed to be well informed about her address. He drove in a familiar manner to the

“We are here.”

she opened the

one thanking you.” He smiled faintly to hide the bitterness in his expression. His gaze was focused at a distance away from the windshield. “Do you need me to

standing as straight as a pole at the entrance of the

the entrance of the residential area, resembling the relationship she and him shared throughout the

asking anything. He merely removed his coat to wrap it around her shoulders. “It

usual. In any case, his calm demeanor

residential area had their lights switched on. The street lights reflected on the greenery along the road as the two of them walked along the passageway. If it weren’t for the cumbersome evening gown, I can almost feel a

evening stroll.” Courtney was trying to take the initiative to make amends to

Isaac? Even if you are lashing out at me, you must not

to him. She hissed in anger, “Then, you better explain about the situation with Kelly before commenting about me!” With that, she aggressively lifted her gown as she made her way to enter the building. How can he be such

with such force that Oliver thought that it