One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 162 A Private Matter to Take Care Of

Gale closed his mouth abruptly, and his sentence was cut off partway.

Courtney turned back to look at Gale. Her expression was extremely sorrowful. His childhood sweetheart…

Cameron was livid. “So, you do know. Keep talking.”

Looking at the situation, Gale knew that if he didn’t cough up the truth now, he would also be held liable for the mess Alexander had caused. He weighed the pros and cons in his head, then decided to temporarily defect over to this side. “Vivian Shepherd is her alias. Her real name is Mikayla Lewis. The Lewis Family, the Duncan Family, and my family are very close. As Alexander and I are very similar in age to her two elder brothers, we used to play together a lot when we were younger. However, Alexander was relatively more introverted and didn’t like to play with us that much. We also didn’t like bringing Mikayla along with us since she was so much younger than us. Thus, Alexander took care of her most of the time.”

“Besides, the adults were happy to see Mikayla and Alexander getting along well. Alexander’s father had always wanted a daughter when he was still alive—so much so that he was always happier to see Mikayla than he was to see his own son. Therefore, he decided on their marriage. Alexander did not oppose the marriage, and the Lewis Family was happy to form a connection with a powerful family like the Duncans.”

“It was supposed to be a love that formed naturally. They were going to get married after Mikayla finished her studies abroad. However, she fell in love in France; she came back and had a huge fight with her parents just to break off the marriage with Alexander. Alas, she married the romantic French man just as she wished.”

“It was originally an inspirational love story that broke through the feudal ethical code. Unfortunately, she failed to judge that man’s character well. The French man was not only romantic but also unfaithful. Thus, their marriage broke down after a few years. After that, she got divorced and returned home.”

“And, that’s what happened back then. Don’t think too much into it. Their marriage was decided by their parents. Besides, Alex’s father passed away many years back. Meanwhile, Mikayla has since gotten married and gotten divorced. It all happened a long time ago.” Gale briefly summarized the relationship between Alexander and Mikayla, downplaying their feelings for each other. Although he eloquently tried to make things sound trivial, it was not difficult for the people listening to tell that there was a deeper story to it.

Back when the marriage was first announced, Alexander had not opposed the decision. However, he refused to get married six years ago when Scott forced him to. He had preferred to find a surrogate mother to give birth to his child than obey his grandfather. If it wasn’t due to his attachments toward Mikayla, then there was no other reason that could explain his actions.

After hearing the story, Courtney’s complexion turned pale. Clenching the smoky-grey bed sheets under her, it felt like a storm had swept across her heart and left a mess in its wake. They have been childhood sweethearts for 20 years. I had no chance of winning since the beginning.

“Courtney.” Cameron’s voice brought Courtney back to the present.

just need

motionless. She wasn’t sure what she could do. Then, a sigh came from the direction of the bed. Turning her head abruptly, she irritably said, “Why are you sighing? I haven’t even started on you yet! Alexander had such a passionate love before; why didn’t you tell me about

private matters. I thought he would tell Courtney about it himself. Who could have thought Mikayla would return

did she come back?” Cameron sat

his hand. “How would I know? All I know is that she returned after her divorce.

what she lost?” She scowled. “If she does recover what she lost,

too much about their relationship issues.” He covered his mouth and

him out of the bed and huffily

friend. Can’t you at least give

on the sofa is more than you deserve. If

said nothing in

Gale was woken up by the rustling sounds he heard while sleeping on

and prepared to leave. Her expression was so calm that it felt as if nothing had happened last night. “I’m going to work early. Oh, you can go and

to the bedroom. When he turned the corner, he went the wrong way and entered the master bedroom where Cameron was

happened with Alexander had been a huge blow to her. Even so, she had to continue with her daily life, and work went on as usual. Besides, she needed to make plans to prepare for her

“Good morning, Miss Hunter.”

“Good morning.”

way to the canteen for breakfast, Courtney greeted the night shift employees that were about to change shifts. She turned on her phone and immediately saw a missed call from Oliver last night as well as a text message. As soon as she read the message, she called him back directly. “Are you

from the other side of the phone.

text message that your itinerary has been planned. I

lot of places to go. I can finish early if