One Night Surprise

Chapter 347 He Won’t Let Anyone Off

On the other end of the phone, Alexander’s voice was extraordinarily calm, which made it hard for Courtney to make out any emotion from him through the phone.

Courtney was stunned for a moment. “Look, Alex, I know I shouldn’t even put my nose into this matter, but she is your mother after all, and our friendship with Oliver—”

“You don’t need to say any more.” Courtney was interrupted before she could even finish her sentence. Alexander’s weirdly indifferent and calm voice that came from the phone made Courtney feel as if this matter really had nothing to do with him, and that he really couldn’t care less about this.

“There’s nothing left to say about this. Since she left the Duncan family twenty years ago, whatever ties she had with us ended. There is no need for me to spend all this effort to help someone who has no relations with me. You should come back as well.”

Alexander’s words were spoken so easily, as if he was determined not to help.

“I see Oliver as my brother, and yet you are still not willing to help?”

“I only recognize Shay as your brother.”

“You…” Courtney was so livid that she couldn’t bring herself to say anything further. After a while, she finally managed to continue, “Okay, fine. If you don’t help him, I will. I mean, isn’t it just 20 million? I’ll find a way somehow. I’ll solve this without your help.”

After speaking, she hung up the phone.

Looking back at the facade of Hostel D’Amour, the anger in her heart began to boil even more.

She had always felt that Alexander was someone with a prickly exterior but a mushy interior. Although his biological mother did do him wrong back then, it was mostly the grievances from a time long passed. Fiona gave birth to him, after all, and she was pregnant with him for ten months. Since there was no real animosity between the two, why couldn’t he just do her a favor?

The more Courtney thought about it, the angrier she became.

“Hello? Bill, can you help me check how much working capital there is that I can cash out in the finance department?”

Their conversation went on.

After the call with Bill, she made a few more calls and calculated all the funds she could withdraw. It was almost impossible for the real estate under her name to be cashed out so quickly, so no matter how she calculated, she couldn’t fill the crater that was 20 million.

Feeling defeated, Courtney sat downstairs in the lobby of the hostel with a frown on her face.

sound of a car engine came from behind the door of the hostel, and a car

was Josh who stepped out of the

is not easy to drive on the road here at night, and he was worried, so he

the hostel, no matter how Josh persuaded

don’t come with me, I won’t get to go

glared

But make sure you pay the standard room

“Uh…”

Hunter, President Duncan is only doing this for your own good, so I suggest that you work with him too. He didn’t want to say some things as they might hurt your feelings, but he mentioned that if you are willing to go back, he

face?” Courtney frowned. “Why? What

a kidnapping just so conveniently happened. He also mentioned that the Duncan Family couldn’t care less about the 20 million, but to think

darkened as she heard what Josh said. Seconds

do than to deceive people and go through the trouble of kidnapping? Oliver is a student of

scolded by Courtney. Instead, he only

too much. Did he really think this extreme method of goading was going to make Miss Hunter come back

said solemnly all of a sudden, “I won’t have this. I have to go back and give him a piece of my

was painted with an obvious look

my boss.

car is at the door. I’ll drive fast. Do you have any

“No. I don’t…”

the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a person’s figure on the second floor. When she turned her head, it had already disappeared into the room.

afraid that someone might have heard their conversation just

bedroom on the second floor, Fiona was sitting by the

superstitious, but now she regretted it and wondered if her action of taking out her things from the

sounds rang on the door, which resounded distinctly in the silent

“Fiona, it’s me.”

Fiona lowered her head and wiped

the door opened, Courtney walked in lightly. As if she was afraid of scaring her, Courtney walked with