One Night Surprise

Chapter 343 Kept It Locked up for Twenty Years

The man found a seat by the window and sat down, then placed his backpack with the DSLR on the table. As he assessed the interior of the entire inn with interest, there was a complicated gleam in his eyes.

“Have some water to warm up first. I’ll be done in ten minutes.”

Mia gave the man a cup of tea. “By the way, may I know what your last name is?”

“Foster.”

“All right. Please wait a moment, Mr. Foster.”

With that, Mia went upstairs to tidy up the empty room.

After taking a sip of tea, the man took the DSLR out of the bag, then pointed it around the lobby of the inn before extending the lens and pointing it in the direction of the second floor.

He slowly moved his camera around until it was pointed at the end of the corridor on the second floor. A wooden sign embellished with dried flowers hung on the door, and after zooming in, he could clearly see the words on the wooden sign—’Boss’ room. Please knock before entering.’

The man’s lips suddenly curled up into a smile.

Inside, the room was dimly lit.

Fiona sat by the bay window reading a book. She was wrapped in a brown blanket, and her long hair draped over it, cascading like a dark waterfall. Despite being in her fifties, she still had the aura of a young maiden.

Oliver stood straight with a dinner tray, and he had already been standing for about ten minutes.

“Mom, if you blame me, then hit me and scold me. Don’t just stay mad. You still have to eat proper meals.”

“Just leave it,” Fiona responded faintly, her eyes not leaving the book.

anxious. “Ever since you came back from Melrose City, you’ve been eating only a little bit every day. Even Mia can see that you’re

Fiona frowned, then she closed the book and looked up before saying, “When you went

was

a long time. He bore such a resemblance to him, and he had a slight bookishness about him as well. Oliver was basically the same as him. She lamented why she enrolled him into the Public Security University, thinking

seeing him. But if Scott saw Oliver, she wouldn’t be able

studying him, Fiona sighed and reopened

it there.

as well. Despite how gentle and kind she looked, she was firm. There was no point in trying to persuade her, so he placed the dinner tray on the side of the coffee table before

no longer looked

he was attempting to approach the Duncans in Melrose City. Several times when he called her, he even asked if she wanted

feelings, Oliver turned and walked out of the

heard the clicking sound of a camera shutter, so he

and stood behind the wooden railing on the second floor, then saw the man in the lobby

knew that most of the people in the inn were guests, he couldn’t suppress his anger at this moment and reprimanded the man.

fifties, and he was quite tall, seemingly around six feet. Wearing a black sweater and holding a DSLR, he looked

take pictures here? No one

but said nicely, “If it’s not allowed, then

Oliver, she glanced at the room door behind him. “The madam

Oliver frowned. “Yeah.”

it. Catching sight of the man in the lobby out

Oliver, that’s Mr. Foster, our new guest.

man gave a slight nod, then cast a probing glance at Oliver. “Why

by our main boss, and Oliver is her son. He can’t be considered the main boss, so we call him the

D’Amour didn’t have many restrictions about what could be said, so she was allowed to

I’m going to my room. There’s something I need to deal with,” Oliver interjected, looking displeased,

man stared thoughtfully at his retreating back, his gaze lingering on him for

can check in now.