One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 221 Why Are You Blushing?

“Sis, it’s been quite chaotic lately. I don’t think you should go to Anna’s funeral.” Shay’s voice, fused with a voice tuner, came through the phone.

“Maybe if I didn’t know about it. But, since I’m aware, I don’t have a reason not to go. I have to pay my respects. She’s dead. It’s not something to argue about.”

She straightened out her black blouse and black wide-leg pants in front of the mirror, then tied her hair up at the back of her head. Through her wireless earphone, she heard Shay sigh. “You be careful. I still have work to do here so I can’t leave yet, but I might be able to make it. I’ll just be a bit late.”

“Okay. Be careful on your way here,” she exhorted and hung up the phone.

Even outsiders claimed that Anna’s suicide was unexpected. After asking a few directors who were present at the time, however, they found out she did jump off herself. According to the statements, it was very chaotic at the scene. Not to mention, the source of that chaos was Susan.

Anna was already gone. At least, her uncle had taken it upon himself to arrange her funeral and contact anyone who could be reached, including Courtney.

Aside from the flower wreath, the only two colors left at the funeral were black and white. So few people had attended that Courtney almost thought she came at the wrong time. Well, after such a big scandal at Hunter Group, who would want to forge connections with them?

After bowing in front of the grave, she walked up in front of Anna’s uncle. “My condolences.”

“Mm.” He nodded his head, his eyes slightly red. “Anna might have had a bad temper, but she was a sweet girl.”

Courtney could not agree to that completely, but since she had to show respect to the dead, she did not say anything else and simply nodded. With that, she turned around and started to leave.

“Wait,” Anna’s uncle called out abruptly. “Anna jumped because she could not bear the pressure of dealing with the company’s problems. Now that the company has turned out this way, shouldn’t his children be responsible for it?”

Taking the place they were in into consideration, she suppressed her temper and explained, “I don’t own any shares at Hunter Group. My father didn’t put my name under any of his inheritance in his will. The

for some lawyer; I’m just looking for you.” The middle-aged man was slowly getting angry. “Lucian

she retorted, “When the will was read, I don’t remember you

clean in front of Anna today, and

“Whoever wants to!”

in everyone’s ears. Courtney was still in a daze when

his sunglasses, his eyes swept across everyone with an unpleasant expression

Shay’s voice in the distance. “Birds of a feather flock together. I should’ve known you people didn’t notify my sister of the funeral for any good reason. Why? Are you picking on her because she doesn’t have anyone around her? Are you planning on dumping this huge mess on her? During the allocation of property, why didn’t any of you remember that Lucian also had another daughter? Since this problem broke out, you’re suddenly aware now. How could something so miraculous happen?

Those people—” Courtney was in a slight

did not even look back as he

into the distance where she

me like that?” At that moment, Anna’s uncle’s shameless attitude shone through. In a harsh voice, he sneered, “Shay Spencer, was it? You’re just a mutt the Hunter Family picked up and brought home. What right do you have to be here and meddle

the car door outside. His formal attire made him look smart.

he said that, a sharp scream sounded from among the crowd. Despite not being close, the

responsibility for

astonishment, she realized that he was wearing a black wireless earphone in his right ear. The few hefty men in black on the other side were men Casey left behind to protect Shay. No wonder they

Susan and Anna spent their entire lives scheming. They brought all the good-for-nothing children from their maternal family into the Hunter Group. Now that Anna was dead, and Susan was missing, they were still desperate to bring the Hunter Group back up instead of looking for Susan. They wanted to continue

the cemetery, Casey drove Courtney back to

Sitting on the couch, Shay continued to urge her softly, “If I hadn’t made it

She admitted that she had not reached the

you a