One Night Surprise

Chapter 31

but his face now darkened as he continued to interrogate the unexpected visitor. “Where did you hear the news about Jordan at 2.00AM? The surgery just ended half an hour ago, yet you’re here at the hospital already? What are your intentions?”

Courtney felt her chest burning with rage upon listening to Alexander’s pressing questions. She stood up angrily once she recalled how Scott had told her about Jordan falling off the stairs. “Is this the right time for you to be asking about how I heard of Jordan’s accident? Your son’s lying on the hospital bed right now; how could you have the energy to even suspect that I have ulterior motives?” she asked rudely.

“This has to do with my personal matters. Don’t forget that you’re just a mere hotel manager in one of the hotels under Sunhill Enterprise,” he hissed.

“Of course l’ve got no right to ask about your family matters, President Duncan. You have so much power that you could fire me just by uttering a single sentence. However, we’re not at work now. I’m here to visit my daughter’s classmate. I initially thought that it was just a minor injury that he got while playing, but I was shocked to hear that he had to be hospitalized because of how bad his injuries were. Aren’t you worried after hearing that he rolled down the stairs? If he had hit his head, you could have lost your son. Do you know that?” Courtney lost all control of her temper, perhaps because she had been suppressing her emotions and experiencing a great deal of stress at work recently. She also felt furious whenever she thought about how Jordan’s past two accidents were always because there weren’t any adults watching over him. “Do you know why Jordan doesn’t speak up and call you his dad? It’s because you simply don’t care about him enough. Ask yourself-do you think you’re a dependable father? Do you make your son feel safe? He’s your biological son; why did you allow him to be born if you weren’t planning on loving and caring for him wholeheartedly?”

Her words struck Alexander where it hurt the most, and his gaze fell onto the floor while he frowned deeply as he didn’t know how to respond to her words. In the past, Jordan was born only because he wanted to satisfy his grandfather’s pressing demands, so that he would be able to obtain the rights to take over Sunhill Enterprise. Right then, Alexander hung his head low as Courtney’s words had been spot on.

“Miss Hunter, aren’t you being a little too much of a busybody right now? This has to do with his personal family matters; how are you a part of this at all? Who are you to point fingers and place the blame on him?” Britney spoke up with a tone of irritation.

“Why doesn’t she have the right to do that? She’s using her perspective as a mother to teach Alexander how he should act as a father. She has the right to do that because she’s brought her daughter up so well. Alexander, on the other hand, should really do some self-reflection.” Scott’s old and calm voice echoed off the walls as he interrupted their conversation. “You’re doing a great job with the company, but you really have to think about your role as a father. Are you really doing your best in that aspect?” he asked Alexander.

Britney’s eyes were wide, her hands trembling. I can‘t believe that this old man‘s speaking up for Courtney. This woman is really showing up everywhere we go. First, she managed to get that stupid brat, Jordan, to be attached to her; now, she even succeeded in getting Old Master Duncan to support her. “Even if that is the case, she’s still not a part of the Duncan Family. Why did she show up in the middle of the night?” Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Tina, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up. “Well, you’re not part of the Duncan Family either, Miss Price. What are you doing here?”

Britney nearly lost her temper upon hearing the young girl’s words. “What nonsense are you saying, you brat? I’m Alexander’s fiancée, of course I’m a part of the Duncan Family.”

“A fiancée means that you haven’t gotten married to him, right?” Tina shrunk away from Britney and hid

behind her mother’s back as she glanced up and blinked at Britnoy na my

“How dare you…” Britney was too furious to say anything Right a Tina ma armasta ting mother, Scott sneakily gave her a high five while they both wore solemn, calme et grassing faces.

“That’s enough. What’s there to fight about? Jordan needs to rest” Alexander fronrecard Britney. “It’s late, so you should leave now. I can stay here by myself.” His voice was clear annoyance, and Britney knew better than to go against his will. Furthermore, she had ot! handle, so she left the room without hesitation. However, her footsteps slowed down a corridor of the hospital as she then wondered why Courtney and Tina were allowed to s she was asked to leave.

She then heard a voice coming from the room. “You can leave as well. I don’t need yo did Britney heave a sign of relief and walk out calmly.

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Britney flashed Jordan a gentle smile, but that smile was the same one that appeared in the countless childhood memories and nightmares Jordan had. “Come here-give me your hand” Britney reached her pale hand out. She had skinny fingers, pink nail polish, and a diamond ring that glinted at certain angles. The sharp reflection of the light against the diamond shot directly into Jordan’s eyes; it seemed like a warning that something was about to happen.

The young boy held his shaking hand out, and Britney grabbed onto him tightly before she led him out of the room. “Maybe he’s afraid that you won’t have the time to play with him once we get married,”

Britney said pitifully as she brought Jordan over to Alexander. “I told him that I’d stop acting in many films; I’d take care of him and bring him to theme parks with you. He calmed down after that.” Her gaze was warm and kind as she spoke.

Alexander felt relieved to see Jordan with his head lowered and his temper under control; he had no reason to question Britney’s words. He simply felt like the wedding was happening too soon.

Like every other Friday, Courtney got off work and routinely went to the mailbox downstairs to collect the magazines and newsletters that she had subscribed to. She flipped through the pages of a magazine as she let herself into the house and walked toward the couch. Meanwhile, Tina ran out of her bedroom and plopped herself down on the couch to show her mother some new bracelet-braiding techniques that she had just learnt.

“Sapphire Bilingual Kindergarten?” Courtney exclaimed all of a sudden as she glared at a thick set of documents that was sandwiched between a stack of magazines.

“What is it, Mommy?” Tina put her braided strings aside and edged over as she didn’t know what was going on. Courtney hastily tore the packet of documents open to reveal a bunch of papers in it. “An enrollment letter?!” Her shouts were even louder than before.

“What’s that?” Tina had a limited vocabulary, and she frowned in confusion.

“All of your fees have been paid for?” Courtney’s voice was so loud, she could practically blow the entire roof off the place.

“You’re scaring me, Mommy! What is it?” Tina clamped her palms over her ears annoyedly. Courtney continued to mumble to herself in disbelief. “How did you get enrolled in Sapphire Kindergarten? Have you heard of this place?”

Tina shook her head dumbfoundedly. Courtney then smacked herself lightly on her forehead as if she had just snapped back into reality. “Of course. How could you possibly have heard of this?” she muttered to herself.

Courtney grew up in Melrose City, so she was extremely familiar with all of the names of the famous kindergartens in the area. Sapphire Kindergarten was known to be one of the best and most exclusive preschools in Melrose-commoners could never dream of getting into such a place. It was known as the Hermes of preschools; the King of all royalties. Their school fees were about 400,000 excluding food, uniforms and other extracurricular activities. Combining all of that, a family would need to spare at least one million per year if they wanted to send their kids to this school.

“This school sounds nice. Why would they let me attend without having to pay for anything?” Tina’s eyes bulged wide as she couldn’t comprehend the situation.

“More importantly, we didn’t even apply to this place. How did they get your personal details?” Courtney Knitted her eyebrows together as she realized how odd the situation was. “Did your godmother do this?”

Cameron had a lot of connections, and she had even offered to pay for the miscellaneous fees to send

Tina off to a better private kindergarten previously. I rejected her offer back then, though. Could she have gone ahead with it anyway? Thinking about that, Courtney quickly gave Cameron a call.

“Sapphire Kindergarten? Do you think I’d dare to force you into paying such a fortune? You think too highly of me, Courtney. Sure, I could find ways to smuggle Tina into that place, but you won’t allow me to pay for anything. Also, I don’t think you’d be able to handle all her school fees by yourself!” Cameron was just as shocked at the other end of the call.

Courtney explained the rest of the situation to Cameron. “What?! All the fees have been paid for? Did | hear you correctly? How did you get so lucky?!” Courtney had to move her ear away from the phone as Cameron’s shouts were too loud.

“Alright. I’m going to end the call since you weren’t the one who did this. I’ll think about it for a while more,” Courtney said.

“Hey, did you find yourself a new man who’s willing to splurge on you recently?” Cameron teased just before she ended the call. However, her words rang a bell in Courtney’s mind. Could it be...? There can‘t be anyone else who is both capable and willing to help me with this other than that person. After some contemplation, Courtney finally decided to dial the number on her phone.

“Hello? President Duncan… I’m sorry for disturbing you at this time of the night.” Alexander was the only person Courtney could think of that would spare a few million without even batting an eyelid.

“What is it?” His tone of voice was rather chilly on the other end of the call.

“This is really sudden, but I can’t think of anyone else who might’ve done this. I received an enrollment package from Sapphire Bilingual Kindergarten, and I was wondering if you were the one who helped me with it,” she said.

“Yup,” he uttered.

Yup? That‘s it? Courtney was a little confused. “What? Why?”

“You saved Jordan, so I thought I should help you out in return,” he explained.

“This favor is way too expensive. I can’t accept it.”

“I just made a phone call, that’s all.”

“But…” Courtney stumbled over her words as she didn’t know how to explain the reason why she felt conflicted and hesitant. She was afraid that others would think that she was taking advantage of Alexander.

“Is there anything else?” He began to sound a little annoyed.

“No.”

“Well, I have other matters to handle. Goodbye.” Courtney stared at her phone frustratedly after he ended the call. I don‘t mind him helping me out, but can‘t he ask me what I need at the very least? | would‘ve been extremely thankful if he offered to help me with the gover why did he have to pick Sapphire Kindergarten? Even if he could handle all the bills, would Tina be able to handle being in an environment filled with rich second generations?