One Night Surprise Novel

Chapter 373 What Grounds Do You Have to Negotiate With Me?

The stagnant air in the bathroom became extremely humid.

The faint musk of sweat accompanied with Courtney’s broken and painful moans created a sorrowful ambience in the small space.

The sounds of security guards banging on the door, as well as the sound of passersby stopping and whispering from the other side of the thin bathroom door, was frantically stabbing into Courtney’s eardrums.

Her consciousness began to fade; with the man’s hoarse grunts, a new, sharper pain—one that exceeded the countless previous ones—stabbed into her already numb lower body. Her pupils contracted, and she raised her neck high up as a scream tried to escape her throat.

“I will give you whatever you want, but you will never see Jordan again. As for your daughter, since you’ve signed the contract at the beginning, it doesn’t matter how many children you have—they won’t have anything to do with you.”

Alexander fastened his belt and stared at her coldly, letting her slip off the sink like a broken, lifeless toy.

“No.” Her voice was low, and she gritted her teeth before making the final broken sound. “Don’t you dare lay a finger on Tina.”

She used her remaining strength to pull up her clothes as she staggered against the wall and stood up, albeit shakily, while looking at Alexander with an ashen face; it was as pale as dying embers.

“Alexander, I’m begging you. I don’t want Jordan anymore. I’ll take Tina with me, and I’ll never appear in front of you again.”

“What right could you possibly have to even think of negotiating with me?”

As they spoke, a loud bang bounced off the walls of the bathroom as the door was smashed open by the security guards. Immediately, a group of people rushed in, and when they entered, they were surprised to see Courtney and Alexander standing about and talking civilly.

…

“On today’s news, a customer at Pinnacle Shopping Center had called the police, claiming that a man had broken into the women’s restroom. The security personnel arrived soon after and realized the restroom was locked…”

Back at the Duncan Residence, Oliver was answering the phone, and the live news broadcast on the TV was playing in the background. As he was facing away from the TV, he did not see the mosaic of the familiar figure on the screen.

“She’s not back yet. There could be traffic on the road, so don’t worry.”

end of the line did not buy what Oliver said

drive out and have a look while I’m at it. If

said, the person on the other end of line finally seemed

took the jacket from the servant and accidentally overheard

The security guard thought something was wrong, but when they finally smashed the door down, only then did they realize it was a misunderstanding. When everyone dispersed, the woman came out to run after the man, but after taking just two steps, she

to turn around and look at the TV. Coincidentally, he did it just in time to see the picture of the paramedics wheeling an unconscious person into the ambulance. The moment he saw the familiar beige coat on the stretcher, his eyes immediately narrowed, and his face

At the Emergency Department.

Courtney’s injuries and

“What happened?”

His expression froze, but he managed to say with difficulty, “The doctor said it’s

looked anxious. “Gosh, Oliver. You’re

just arrived on the table when she heard Oliver say

ask the doctor. I-I can’t explain it clearly to

was a

that he couldn’t tell her anything, so she turned around and tried to go

to chase after her but

“Gale, don’t go.”

Gale turned

didn’t explain why, but only lowered his head and took a deep breath while running his hands through his hair irritably. “Just listen to me. Don’t

floored when he heard the news abroad about Oliver being Alexander’s younger brother. He had met Oliver in Melrose many times before, but this was the first time

opinion, had always looked like a young adult, but he didn’t have Alexander’s dull personality. Instead, he felt like the sun—warm, and always playing with the waiters of Sunhill Hotel all day long. While

was completely different from his

Gale felt a little

she had cried, which startled Gale. “Cameron,

hell is

soon as she came in—her eyes

“I don’t know. I came to the hospital immediately after seeing the news. I-I

exactly is the matter here?” Gale looked puzzled. “What