One Night Surprise

Chapter 389 Nothing to Discuss

Courtney didn’t expect Alexander’s attitude to remain unchanged after she had told him the whole truth about everything and talked to him calmly and patiently. “Alexander.” Her hands clenched into fists as her eyebrows furrowed in pique. “Can’t you put your prejudices aside? How many more prejudices are you gonna hold against me because I didn’t tell you the truth? Do you honestly think I’d hurt my own child? I don’t think I’m going too far in asking for this.”

Alexander’s eyes were stony. “Yeah, you’re not going too far. It’s totally reasonable for a mother to ask to see her own child. But didn’t Louis make everything clear to you back when you signed the contract? What I wanted was a mother who would never show up in Melrose City—a mother who is nothing but a tool for procreation.”

“That’s why I said I’m leaving!” Courtney’s voice went up a few pitches all at once. “I’m just trying to discuss it with you.”

“There’s nothing to discuss.”

“Okay, fine.” Seeing that there was no way the conversation could go on, Courtney had no choice but to meet Alexander halfway. “Just think of this as me being unfair to you by not telling you at once after learning about the truth. I’m not gonna fight for Jordan’s custody anymore. After all, I don’t want him to feel bad in case he learns about this when he grows up. I’ll drop the lawsuit for the sake of the two kids,” she said. Then, she picked up her handbag and got up. “I’m going back to the hospital first.”

Alexander stood up as well. Then, seeing that she was leaving for real without a backward glance, he ran out after her.

A cool wind whistled past the front of the cafe. Alexander yelled at Courtney from behind, “What makes you think you’re so wronged?”

His question stumped Courtney for a moment. Then, she heard the man ask, “You’ve never thought about anything other than the kids. What am I to you, then?”

As she turned around to look at Alexander, she

you didn’t mean to hurt anyone, making everyone think that I owed you for making your life a misery. But you came back at will, and you’re willing to do anything to look for your son and to seek medical

up the wall by Courtney. If he kept on saying nothing, Courtney would seriously believe that he was keeping on at her about the kids, and

“That’s never

matter whether you meant that or not. Think about what you’ve done.” Alexander’s face grew frosty little by little. His voice was cold, but it carried a note of compromise. “Just figure it out before you talk to me about

away, looking

once. Her mind had been preoccupied with Jordan and Tina these days, and it wasn’t until Alexander said so at this moment that she realized what kind of an insignificant but fatal mistake she had made. Alexander was a proud man,

anyone’s fault alone that their relationship had come to

hospital when a homeless vagrant with a crooked back approached her with an enamel bowl in his hand.

of such frauds, Courtney replied right away, “If you haven’t eaten, let me buy you

their own initiative when Courtney said so, but the old man today was

with me. There’s a convenience store over there. Just wait for me

vagrant followed Courtney’s gaze and saw the convenience store. Then, he shifted his gaze to the alley next to the convenience store with a hint of malice in his

to the convenience store and bought two large bags of bread, two bottles of milk, and a microwaved boxed meal. After carrying them out of the store, she saw the vagrant crouching in the alley around the corner of the store. “I thought you left already.” She hurriedly walked up to him while waving the bags in her hand. “I

he

out her wallet from her handbag. Just as she was searching for cash, a dark silhouette slowly emerged from the alley and approached her from behind. Then, he suddenly covered her mouth and nose, dragging her into the dark alley