One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 196 What Are You Doing Here?

Under a bright, moonlit sky scattered with stars, a white Range Rover zipped across the coastal path of a remote fishing village in Lisboa City; its movements were wilder than the sea breeze.

According to the position Gale gave him, she was somewhere nearby.

The headlights shone on a car parked at the far corner, and the silver Audi logo with its four circles on the rear caught his eye.

Alexander’s heart tightened and he immediately stepped on the brakes.

With hurried steps, he walked to the front of the car to check, but it was empty. The hood was open and the bumper was smashed to pieces. Alexander looked around and caught a sudden glimpse of a pool of blood on the ground.

In that instant, he felt his heart plunge into an abyss. He could barely stand.

“Courtney!” He yelled at his surroundings but received no response other than the howling of the chilly mountain breeze.

The blood on the ground made him frightful, and Alexander’s legs weakened. Holding onto the hood beside him, he crouched down slowly, knees hitting the cement pavement. His expensive custom-made pants were stained with mottled blood and dust from the ground.

Moonlight shone on the pool of blood, reflecting the ashen look on his face.

Despite trying to control himself, he couldn’t help but think of all the worst possible outcomes.

Regret washed over him and he clenched his fists, wanting to give himself a couple of punches.

If he hadn’t gotten angry with her or hurt her the way he did, she wouldn’t have quit her job in a huff to start her own business. If she hadn’t left Sunhill Hotel, none of this would’ve happened.

“What are you doing here?” Like a ghostly echo, a cold voice sounded overhead, startling Alexander. When he looked up, he saw Courtney standing in front of him completely unharmed with a look of astonishment on her face.

away to get reception but failed to find any after walking around for half an hour. Her phone was almost out of battery, so she hurried back, as she was afraid that something bad would happen to her. When

What’s going on?

of a man’s hormones engulfed her. She struggled on instinct, but it was like fighting a hopeless battle. Alexander simply disregarded her squirms and held her tightly as if wishing to meld her body with his own—as if she was a lost treasure that

“You’re okay.”

was a statement or a question. For a moment, she helplessly went

lapped against the rocks as the evening breeze blew

released his grip. Then, he snapped, “Courtney, don’t you

yet this was his only explanation. Disgruntled, Courtney pushed him away. “Alexander, are you out of

that moment, Courtney was on the phone with Cameron, so she wasn’t fully concentrating on the road. Once she

to her as the most she would have to do was pay for the repairs. The car was insured anyway, so all she had to do was follow the relevant procedures to handle the matter. The owner of the station wagon, on the other hand, was scared out of

inspect the damages. “Your car’s expensive, and it’s vintage too. I won’t be able to afford the repairs even if I

was the one who knocked into you. You’re not the one in the wrong, so why should you pay

her, only to realize that he didn’t know anything about traffic laws. After explaining it to him for a while, the

happened in

back to reality. She was holding a steaming cup of tea that Alexander had poured from a flask in his car, and there was a newly opened packet of biscuits next to her. It made her wonder when his car

things over, I gave him five hundred. Turns out there was not a scratch on

of this made Courtney

barely a fraction of hers, but it was

car was he driving?”

“A Chevrolet Enjoy.”

Courtney felt considerably warmer. Lisboa was scorching hot during the day but freezing at night. If it wasn’t for Alexander, Courtney reckoned she would probably

haven’t told me why you’re here yet.” Courtney looked at

words, he explained that Cameron had asked him to come find her. Since he was nearby handling some matters, he arrived

coincidental?”

looking for reception just now, she must have