One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 176

Chapter 176 Waiting For You to Come and Find Me Yourself

“How much I know depends on how much you are willing to admit. As for the outcome of the lawsuit… As you can see, I was just the officer on duty during the fire. I, too, had to quit my job and take on a new position,” Courtney made her words rather ambiguous as she looked at Mrs. Gideon.

It was obvious that Mrs. Gideon had been building up her resentment for some time now. As soon as she heard those words, she couldn’t help imagining the worst. Thus, she immediately came clean about everything.

It was true that Mr. Gideon liked to smoke. That was common knowledge among all those who knew him. Moreover, he couldn’t quit his cigarette addiction. Therefore, he deliberately damaged the fire suppression system at the storeroom behind the kitchen to prevent the smoke detector from alerting the police whenever he smoked. Naturally, he was very cautious too. He would bring the cigarette butts away with him after he finished smoking, every single time. So, there could not have been any residual fire from the cigarette butts to spark a fire.

Initially, the situation that day was no different from usual. The only exception was that Louie was also in the storeroom when he took his smoke break. Moreover, he discovered that Louie was deliberately trying to start a fire. As a result, they quarreled over it. A cigarette butt fell on a flammable object during their fight, and the situation ultimately got out of hand.

After the incident, Louie begged Mr. Gideon for forgiveness. Mr. Gideon became soft-hearted, so he decided to take responsibility for the incident, resign from his position, and return to his hometown.

The Gideon couple had always regarded Louie as their son, hoping that somebody would take care of them in their old age. However, many people in this world did not know the meaning of gratitude. After Louie became a permanent staff at the hotel, he seemed to be worried that his relationship with Mr. Gideon would cause him to also be held responsible for the incident. Hence, he made a call home which broke the hearts of the Gideon couple.

“That ungrateful little b*stard! He threatened Max by saying that he would reveal that Max was the one to damage the fire suppression system if Max dared to expose the truth about the incident. If that happens, wouldn’t we be forced to bear all the financial losses?!”

Courtney frowned deeply. If Louie’s character was so terrible, then it was not strange for him to deliberately start a fire if someone paid him generously enough. A scene immediately jumped to the forefront of her mind. It was something she saw when she came out of the fire—Mikayla among the crowd. After much deliberation, she is the biggest beneficiary of this incident that I can think of. Besides, only she has enough motivation to do it.

The next afternoon, Courtney flew back to Melrose City by plane. I have pretty much figured out the truth behind the fire. However, I don’t think it will be easy to find out who instigated the incident.

 

In the plane, an air stewardess was leading the passengers to their seats. “Are you Miss Hunter?”

voice floated into Courtney’s ears, bringing her back from her musings outside the window.

We’ve upgraded you to business

taken aback.

to someone else now. Can you please follow me

utterly confused, she followed behind the

your seat. Please call for me

turned back and saw a man whose

from behind the newspaper. A pair of eyes that did not reveal his emotions easily were hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses. “Miss

It unconsciously roused a sense

reflected in him—so much so that even the words he said

make your journey slightly more comfortable. After all, I still owe you for the favor from before. If I wait for you to

straight in the eye without concealing her suspicions. Who will believe that Casey coincidentally learned that I am taking the same flight as him? What a poor

coincidence or an intentional act, it can still be considered

her seatbelt, she smiled faintly. “I have a

mind. Besides, it was easy enough to tell at a glance. It all depended on how the women reacted to

seem to be bothered by her statement.

them did not communicate again after he said

down his newspaper and turned sideways to look at her. Then, he

a long time before he

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