One Night Surprise

Chapter 428 Why the Change of Mind?

Why the hell should I be scared of you?! Courtney really wanted to just grab the pen holder on the desk and stuff it into Alexander’s mouth.

Fortunately, he left after saying those words. Then, Courtney anxiously waited until her shift was over at 3. When Dr. Wolfe came for his shift, she left without so much as a greeting.

She had to go to work as usual at 9, so she took her rest in the sleep room for doctors. She did feel tired after a whole night’s shift, but when her head hit the pillow, the sleepiness left her. She had anticipated that she would bump into Alexander after coming back, but she didn’t think that it would happen so soon. Only one month had passed before she encountered him and Scott in the hospital.

She had wondered for 5 years but still never came up with an answer for the impossible problem of how she should face him when they would meet again.

It wasn’t entirely true that time healed all wounds; the prerequisite for that saying was that you mustn’t see that person for a long, long time. The time period in question would vary from person to person, too. Depending on how much the person had affected you. While some people would take a few months to recover, some would need years, and some would even spend their entire life trying to heal.

It was finally daybreak, so Courtney got up from the bed. When she looked in the mirror, she saw her bloodshot eyes even though it was just 7 in the morning.

Before going to work, she paid a visit to the heart surgical department and asked Linda to recover the shift schedule.

“Why the sudden change of mind?” Linda was curious. “Are you finally acknowledging that Mr. Duncan is your dad?”

“He really isn’t my dad.” Courtney frowned. “Dr. Hass, can you be more realistic? That old man is in his 80s, and I’m just 29 years old. How can he have an illegitimate daughter in his 60s?”

“It’s not entirely impossible. There have been cases…” Linda was quite ready to inform Courtney of a man’s active period, but when she saw the latter’s darkening expression, she shut her mouth. “Never mind, I’ll adjust the schedule for you, but remember to take my place for the blind date this Saturday.”

Courtney inhaled deeply. “Dr. Hass, if you keep up with this nonsense about illegitimate children, I’ll tell Nurse Simmons about me taking your place for the blind date.”

to make Linda go pale. “That’s just too

protect myself somehow.” Courtney glanced at

made her way back to the sleep room. This time,

Shelton, was biting into a bun as she waved at Courtney when the latter entered. “I was wondering where you went. Come

she didn’t know much about good eateries around the hospital. As she heard that, her curiosity was piqued. The moment she ate some of the pudding, she realized

“Thanks.”

she smiled. “I’ve been working in the emergency department for so long, and only my husband has sent me breakfast. But you just did one nightshift, and there’s already someone buying

“This

and a guy blocked my way. He asked where you were, and when I told him that our sleep rooms are off-limits to unauthorized personnel, he insisted that I deliver this to you. It’s a good thing that I came over early

pudding in

…

At Sunhill Headquarters.

had just ended, and a few department managers looked quite cheerful as they walked out of the venue which was a stark contrast to their usual frowns. Besides that,

seems to be in a good mood today. We made two mistakes in the financial planning, but we couldn’t print new ones because of the urgent meeting. I thought for sure that we’d

and get reminded

spot mistakes right off the bat. He must be in a good mood.

then said in a hushed voice, “Someone saw President

all this time. No one else knows, but since we’re old-timers at this company, we both know about that event, right? Now

right, but I never understood why the

probably had something to do with the little

“Young President Duncan?”