One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 226

Chapter 226 Touch Him if You Dare

The piano performance did not stop. Its volume was just enough to cover up Alexander’s voice. Thus, they didn’t attract too much attention. Nonetheless, the guests on the surrounding tables were casting strange glances at them.

Elijah was the first to come back to his senses. Immediately, he got someone to send Tina out.

After Courtney recovered from the shock, she saw the woman behind Alexander through the corner of her eye. Instantly, her gaze turned cold and she said apathetically, “What does that have to do with you?”

With a gloomy expression, Alexander’s cold gaze swept across Elijah and he demanded, “So, this is the ‘friend’ you keep talking about? Having fun with a ‘friend’ with your daughter by your side?”

When he saw Elijah leave Courtney’s house that day, she also quarreled with such confidence. Even though he had witnessed the scene, she insisted that Elijah was just a friend. In the end, he even doubted his own investigation and judgment.

 

Yet, at this very moment, he finally met Elijah. Based on his intuition, he could clearly sense that this man definitely had feelings for Courtney—Elijah didn’t see her as a mere friend.

“Don’t you think that you owe me an explanation?”

 

Facing Alexander’s aggressive tone, Courtney only felt disheartened. She then took a deep breath. “Alexander Duncan, I have nothing to say to you. Please leave.”

Upon hearing that, Alexander clenched his fists. Snorting, he said, “Fine. I’ll leave.” His eyes were flashing cold lights, and all of a sudden, he grabbed Courtney’s wrist and pulled her up from her seat. “But, you’ll have to come with me.”

She had been cheating on him since the beginning. No matter what, he was determined to demand an explanation from her.

pressed on his arm at the same time. The powerful arm stopped him from pulling Courtney up.

Duncan, I’m afraid that what you’re doing is

giving Elijah face, he said in a cold voice that made anyone

Alexander’s arm did not subside. His expression was as gentle as always, and he said faintly, “Courtney is an independent individual, and she has her own thoughts. It has nothing to do with whether I should leave you guys alone. The point is whether

if she’s willing, or not. After all, this is still a matter between us.” Impatient, Alexander increased his force, trying to tug Courtney

keep his arm from moving away from its original position. His voice was not loud, but it was full of certainty. “It is my priority

kill another with their gaze, right now, there would be two flying knives piercing through Elijah’s face. With a warning in his cold

Wall Street and the financial world, if he wanted to do business

the Duncan Family was

restaurant seemed to be overwhelmed by a

tried to take pictures of them. Yet, as soon as they turned on the cameras, men dressed like

these men were people from

makes no difference to me in order to win a match.” As if he was the winner, who had already predicted the ending, Elijah looked calm. He continued

spectators gasped

that he had inherited the Sunhill Enterprise

had was not

the word ‘family’, he had simply dismissed

expression hardened. Subconsciously, his grip on Courtney’s wrist tightened. Even he had not

he had never really cared about. Everyone was born with their own starting point and this was an indisputable truth. Because, even if it was the same starting point, the result might be different depending on the person. Whether one’s life was successful couldn’t be determined only by

he felt that Elijah was deliberately letting

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