One Night Surprise

Chapter 388 Cut Ties

Courtney spoke rather calmly, as if she was telling a story of another.

However, Alexander, despite being the listener, couldn’t put himself at ease. Although he didn’t spend much time with Tina, the little girl had brought him massive warmth—one that even Jordan couldn’t give him. A little girl so persistent and optimistic yet was going through so much suffering. Both of his kids—one cursed with a disease while another doomed with mental issues—weren’t born with the best health. He couldn’t help but question what mistake he made in the past that led him to opt for surrogacy.

“Had Elijah always been by your side whenever Tina’s asthma happened?” Alexander was attempting to comfort himself by asking the question. At that moment, he no longer had the desire to fight with Elijah. All he wanted was someone to be by Courtney’s side whenever the child collapsed. And if Elijah had indeed been by Courtney’s side during such critical times, he would admit that his connection with Courtney was far inferior to that of Elijah’s and hers.

Nonetheless, Courtney shook her head. “I didn’t know him yet when I arrived in America. That was when Tina’s body was at its worst. Every single day, I could hardly sleep, fearing that her breath might stop when I woke up the next day.”

Alexander frowned, not knowing what he should say.

“It’s quite problematic as a new parent, not knowing the do’s and don’ts. I had nobody to guide me as well. Eventually, I learned them all by myself, and that’s how Tina grew into how she is now. Sometimes, I can’t help but think that it’s a bad thing for a child to be so mature.”

She herself was too mature for her age when she was little. Due to that, she would never fight and was always forgiving. Sadly, that also meant forgoing the pampering and spoiling she could have possibly received.

Hearing that, Alexander felt the urge to hug Courtney.

the emergency room went out

is she?” Courtney

answered, “She’s fine. We managed to save her. The child’s safe, but for now, she’ll have to be transferred

“I’ll go.”

Alexander blurted in

on the way to the hospital, Harry was panicking, wondering

a nearby coffee shop. It was already afternoon, yet the two had yet to have their meal thanks to the emergency. After

and softly stated, “I know how important Jordan is to you. It’s the same as how important Tina is to me. Thus, as much as I want to take custody of Jordan, I’ve never decided to do so. That,

suspiciously tensed his brows. This isn’t what Elijah said back at the golf club. Instead of questioning her, he decided to listen to

my first thought was to abort

somewhat strange, and Alexander couldn’t help but feel awkward. “But you

closer I got to delivering the child, the greater the remorse I felt. I didn’t want to hand the child over anymore. A child’s life is not

it or not, but I

head and stirred her coffee. “That’s no longer important. What’s happened has happened, and I gave birth to a pair of