One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 175

Chapter 175 Then, Why Didn’t He Say Anything?

Mr. Gideon did not stop Courtney from leaving. Thus, Courtney walked out of the building without stopping. Although the sun was at its strongest, Mr. Gideon’s wife didn’t seem to be bothered by the heat as she stood under the sun to feed her chickens. It was clear as day that she had been spying on them. However, she turned her head away when she saw Courtney walking out of the building. It seemed like there was a trace of hatred in her expression.

As Courtney walked past Mrs. Gideon, she heard Mrs. Gideon mutter, “Blind.”

“What?” She turned back to look at Mrs. Gideon with a frown. “Who did you say is blind?”

The woman looked up abruptly with an expression of fury. “I said my chickens are blind.”

The chickens inside the chicken coop had messy feathers. They even cooperatively cooed a few times as if they, too, were expressing their dissatisfaction. Needless to say, the woman would never be so crazy as to scold her chickens for being blind. Rather, she was pointedly insulting somebody. Since the only other person here was Courtney, it was obvious that her insult had been directed at Courtney.

Courtney looked at Mrs. Gideon and said, “A blind chicken doesn’t prevent you from cooking it. But, if a man were to be mute… that would be quite a hindrance; don’t you think so too?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“The hotel suffered considerable losses due to the fire. Somebody will have to bear the responsibility in the end. With that amount of losses, a person would go bankrupt even if they only had to pay a fraction of it. It’s not something that can be fixed just by retiring. Did you know that?”

The woman’s complexion turned deathly pale at those words.

 

“I’m staying at a homestay in the village tonight. If you have anything to say to me, you can find me there.” After saying that, Courtney left the Gideon Residence without looking back.

Looking at the way Mrs. Gideon reacted, it’s obvious that she knows something. Moreover, I believe this information is related to the actual cause of the fire. She already had several possibilities in mind. Now, all she needed to do was confirm her suspicions.

meet Max?” The moment Courtney arrived at the place she was staying, she received a warm welcome from the landlady, Mrs. Huff. She was staying at the house of the fisherman who led her to the Gideon Residence this morning. As the scenery in the village was beautiful, many people traveled

She smiled. “Why isn’t

with him to check the fishing nets. A customer just ordered

Drinking some tea, she

noticed Courtney immediately as soon as he got out of the

Rolling her eyes at him, she supported her chin with her hand. “What are you going on about? I’m staying here.

him. He gave a start and turned around to

right. If you don’t believe me, you can ask

did not question her further. Instead, he walked over to her and asked, “May

“Sure.”

assistant was more pretentious than his boss. Before President Lewis could take a seat, he called

sigh at the sight of the assistant’s groveling behavior. “Where did you find that assistant of yours, President

of red sandalwood at the Gideon Residence. It’s quite old. From its age,

so? Congratulations

account number to my assistant later; he will see to it that

She waved her hand dismissively and casually replied, “I didn’t do that much.

was already sitting, he seemed rather

himself in a calm manner, and looked to be slightly older than Alexander. Moreover, he seemed to have gone through a lot in life. On the other hand, his assistant was a sharp contrast to him. Young and lively, his assistant looked rather intelligent but spoke without thinking sometimes.

to care, and a cold, impassive president. How interesting, she secretly thought to

box of seafood to President Lewis and his assistant. The assistant checked the contents of the box carefully before placing it in the car. Just as they were leaving, President Lewis handed a name card to Courtney. “I don’t like owing favors. You

hard to pay me for something. Looking at the

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