One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 116

Chapter 116 Pettiness

As their body temperatures increased at an accelerating rate, the whole room was starting to burn. The intimate kiss spread all the way to Courtney’s chin, neck and her chest while a huge pair of hands swept through her body. However, she did not resist him at all since her mind was completely blank.

Knock! Knock! Knock! The rapid knocks on the door tried to halt the man’s advancement.

“Miss Hunter, Penelope has woken up. What should we do? The police are also here.”

Suddenly, she returned to her senses and pushed Alexander away as she sat up in panic.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

 

“Miss Hunter, are you there?”

On the other side of the office door, Addie’s voice was filled with confusion.

 

After taking a deep breath, she tried her best to compose herself. “I’m here. I didn’t hear you the first time because I’m a little busy. I’ll be there in 5 minutes. You can head there first.”

“What is it? Do you need my help?”

Upon hearing his words, she suddenly felt frustrated, so she anxiously replied, “No, I-I’m changing my clothes. My clothes became dirty while I was saving Penelope.”

Luckily, Addie left, so Courtney let out a sigh of relief. As she turned, she saw Alexander smiling at her with his narrowed eyes. “Don’t you blink when you lie?”

Suddenly, she could feel her face flushing as she stared at him. “It’s all because of you.”

“Actually, your lie isn’t convincing enough.” He held his arms and spoke teasingly. “Many people saw me carrying you here. How likely is it that your assistant doesn’t know that I’m in here?”

not say anything for a while. Am I not shooting myself

why did you do that if you clearly knew about this?” She gritted her

Alexander

brows tightened. “What do you mean? Where have I offended

have quickly forgotten about the unspoken rule in the Ancient

suddenly came around while her face

just could not find the excuse. She immediately became upset, so she changed the subject. “So, because of that, you took it to heart and always targeted me until today. Not only that, you even purposely tried

flickered as he murmured, “Do you really think I would

be?” Courtney looked angry as she mumbled quietly. “You exposed me in front of many people at the meeting, which shows how

“What are you saying?”

avoided her

a large bouquet of roses in the corner. Slowly, the tease in his eyes disappeared as he pretended to be indifferent. “That scent is too strong.

and uttered, “Poor taste? Then, why did you

was startled while traces of confusion flashed through

him before angrily standing up to let out a dry cough. “I’m leaving now. Please wait until no one

she left with a red face. Even though she pretended

a while, he noticed the card under the vase, so he picked it up and saw the writing inside. Immediately, his mouth could not stop twitching. It all makes sense now. Looks like Grandpa has

face while her colleague, who was usually very close with her, stayed by her side to

to the bed before speaking in a soft

all her strength while bean-like tears

I don’t want you to give up on your life ever again. Do you know

Penelope’s cold hands while feeling a little

without having other abilities, she was still a focused and hardworking kid from the countryside who only wanted to take care of her sick grandma at home. On the other hand, Courtney once personally experienced

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