One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 307

Chapter 307 He Lied

“You need to stop drinking.”

Courtney grabbed the flask of alcohol and placed it aside. When she tried to pay the bill after that, she was even stopped by Leon who’d insisted on paying with his card.

“I have to do this… I can’t let a woman pay…”

Courtney felt both troubled and amused. She had the waiter help Leon into the car before she personally drove him back to his hotel.

Glancing at the red-faced young man through the rearview mirror, who was leaning against the back seat groggily and still rambling on under his breath, Courtney shook her head.

“My goodness, you really can’t hold your liquor, can you? You didn’t even drink that much.”

Leon hugged the cushion on the back seat and mumbled, “I promise… I won’t drink anymore… Kirsten…”

Courtney let out another sigh.

A short while later, the car came to a stop in front of the hotel. A few lobby attendants helped take Leon upstairs while Courtney took his room card from the pocket of his jacket and opened the door.

 

“Just put him on the bed.” Courtney turned on the lights and instructed the attendants on where to put him down. Then, she walked around the room and pulled the curtains together before turning on the air conditioner to 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Before she left, she even put a glass of warm water by his bed.

The entertainment industry was a complicated place that was filled with people from all walks of life. No one knew for sure how their lives were before fame.

What Leon told her was indeed a little twisted; it sounded as if life was simply playing tricks on him. However, it wasn’t completely unbelievable either. After all, why would anyone make up such a story for no reason?

to expose anything that Leon had just told her. Just then, she noticed a familiar figure quite a distance away, but she couldn’t believe her eyes

the morning. He’d just gotten down from a cab, and she couldn’t see him clearly since she

immediately ran to the zebra crossing. Just as she was about to cross the road, the traffic police blew his whistle—the light was still red. So, she could only stand and wait. In the

his number and looked up, she saw a woman getting down from the cab opposite. She was heading toward

taking his phone out of his pocket and looking down at the screen. The woman beside him even leaned in slightly to take a look at who

answered. Courtney couldn’t recover from what she saw even when Alexander spoke into the phone. She only responded after a long while. “Where

the phone, Alexander’s voice was as calm as ever. “I’m working overtime in the office.

around her phone tightened at the sound of that. “Ah, is that so?

remained its casual tone.

“You haven’t had dinner?”

“Yeah.”

hand clenched into a fist as she racked her brains to find a good reason for his behavior. However, she couldn’t think

be a little late tonight. I’m still busy, so let’s talk tomorrow, alright?” With those words, he hung up without a sliver of

held her phone in her hand as she watched the two figures on

want to assume the worst of things, but Alexander had indeed lied to her today. People only lied when they wanted to hide the truth, but she couldn’t think of anything he would want to

cross the road at once. Courtney rushed through the crowd and quickly

Shopping Center was huge. After going through the entrance, Courtney didn’t know where to go from there. She stood by the door and

She stood stunned for a moment until she realized that the people around her

where are you? Are you in Melrose

frown, trying to find

some time, and there’s something I need to tell you.” Cameron’s voice sounded rushed at the other end

darkened at once. She couldn’t believe her ears, and

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