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?”

she could not say anything for a while. Am I not shooting myself in the

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

Alexander remained

do you mean? Where have I offended you

have quickly forgotten about the unspoken rule in

around while her face became hotter. “That is

‘because’, but she 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

really think I

in front of many people at the meeting, which shows how petty you are to abuse

“What are you saying?”

nothing.” She avoided

Slowly, the tease in his eyes disappeared as he pretended

hearing his disgusted tone, Courtney furrowed her brows and uttered, “Poor taste? Then, why did you send it

was startled while traces of confusion flashed

I have a poor taste, so I deserve lousy flowers.” She glared at him before angrily standing up to let out a dry cough. “I’m

though she pretended to be composed, in his eyes, her

a while, he noticed the card under the vase,

the lounge, Penelope had just regained consciousness with a weak and pale face while her colleague,

walked to the bed before speaking in a soft voice. “Are you alright? Are you still

head with all her strength while bean-like

From now on, I don’t want you to give up on your life

hands while feeling a little upset for

she was introverted 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

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