One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 104 Why Did You Lie Earlier?

Courtney felt like she could not say no, so she offered her verified Messenger contact. It was only after that the madam finally broke into a satisfied grin and she looked so happy that she seemed like a child.

I can’t imagine a woman like her possibly swindling the Duncans’ assets as described in the rumors. The gossip even mentioned that she cheated and snatched another man. A trace of suspicion flashed through Courtney’s eyes, but she hid her curiosity well.

“Well, I should leave now.” After serving the noodles from the pot, Courtney poured some sauce over it. She nodded at the madam politely before leaving to head upstairs.

Just when she placed the bowl of noodles on the table, Alexander walked out of the bathroom. He was wearing a bathrobe and his hair was still dripping wet from his shower. Droplets of water rolled down his neck while the bathroom door was covered with splashes of water.

She felt her throat automatically tightening and it took her a while to snap back to her senses. Then, she coughed dryly. “Well, you should have some of the noodles that I’ve just prepared in the borrowed kitchen.”

He looked at her before glancing at the bowl of noodles. Finally, he nodded lightly.

Courtney felt a wave of heat wafting toward her when Alexander sat on the couch. She felt almost completely shrouded within his heat—she felt uncomfortable, so she moved slightly to the side.

The room was silent, save for the sound of him eating the noodles. It was not loud, especially since it was pouring outside. Nevertheless, the sound of him eating warmed her heart.

Without realizing it, she had been holding her breath all this while and lowered her head to gradually sigh after confirming that his attention was not on her.

“You should sleep on the bed tonight,” he suddenly mentioned.

She was stunned to hear that because she thought that it sounded too good to be true. Her eyes shone brightly. “Really?”

“Yeah.” There was a hint of teasing in his deep voice, as though he had long forgotten about the unpleasantness from before.

exchange for the chance of having a good night’s sleep. It seemed that

when he noticed how pleasantly surprised Courtney was. Did she truly think that I would actually allow a woman to

the couch for you because I lay there earlier. The length of the couch is

even after getting what she wanted, Alexander

rejected him, but she was smiling happily. “I think I should sleep on the

her way to the bed and she stretched

her. “Aren’t you

her footsteps and she could feel the air stiffen around her. After a pause, she forced a reply while keeping her back facing him. “I am having a shower. Of course, I’m having a shower. I’m just

the strong wind outside the window. One was flowing steadily whereas the other was swift. The former was gradual while the latter was intense. The shower was

noodles, Alexander lifted the blanket

like a thief because her clothes had long sleeves and long pants. She let out a sigh of relief when she finally saw the figure which was fast asleep on the couch. Well, you just can’t be extremely cautious. I can’t seem to decipher Alexander’s train of thoughts despite knowing him for such a long time. Besides, I can’t be sure whether this

in bed, she dimmed the bedside lamp before the

the night, but it was a sunny day the

packed her backpack before heading toward the front desk to check out of the room. She glanced out of the door just as she was going through the procedure before

It seemed

card well.” The staff handed Courtney her ID

the madam called out for Courtney just as the latter

while holding onto a Japanese-style bento box, which was wrapped up with a tie-dyed blue cloth. She handed it to

Somehow, after taking in the madam’s sincerity and her gaze that seemed like she was half-pleading, Courtney accepted the

the storm did not cause

returned, he saw Courtney opening a clothed package at the front passenger seat—there was a bento inside with egg rolls, sliced steak and rice topped with sauce.