Chapter 136 Burdened by the Greatest Injustice Ever
“The news is not always true. Are you misunderstanding something?” Alexander looked composed as he took the initiative to bring up the news that had been creating a buzz since last night.
Courtney glanced at him. Despite the dissatisfaction in her heart, she did her best to maintain a calm expression. “Since the news written by reporters might not always be true, I certainly would like to hear about what that incident is all about. Don’t you dare tell me that you coincidentally met her at the airport, and then just so happened to get photographed by a reporter during that time?”
“Of course not.” He frowned slightly for some reason. “I did not conceal from you the fact that Britney was the one to contact the doctor in Germany. When I brought Jordan to Germany, she happened to be shooting a commercial in Germany too. That’s how we met. As for being secretly photographed by a reporter on our way back… Josh is dealing with it. It will soon be removed from the trending posts.”
He explained the situation clearly and concisely in several sentences.
She nearly fell for it. If not for what Cameron had told her last night, she would definitely have been frustrated with herself for being so petty and not trusting him over something so trivial. She took a deep breath; her eyes were as cold as frost. “Are you done?”
“You… don’t believe me?” His eyebrows furrowed. He believed that he had made it clear enough. Throughout his 30 years in life, he had never spent so much effort to explain himself over such a trivial matter.
“I believe you. Of course, I will believe whatever you say.” She glanced at him. Then, she lifted her wrist and pointed at her watch. “If you’re done, you should leave, President Duncan. My personal time is almost over. In another five minutes, it will be my working time.”
Looking at the indifference in her eyes, he felt a little strange. He fell silent for a moment and saw that her attitude remained firm. He said, “Courtney Hunter, I do not like playing mind games with women.”
“I don’t like it either.”
The questions and answers occurred practically instantaneously. Thus, the atmosphere that was already tense in the first place seemed to freeze at that moment. A long while later, a loud sound rang out—it was the sound of the office door slamming against the wall. Looking at Alexander’s back as he left, Courtney slowly tightened her fingers and grasped the edges of the table. Didn’t you go to such lengths to cause such a huge fuss just to make me angry about your ambiguous relationship with another woman? Well, I’ll do as you wish then.
After leaving Sunhill Hotel, Alexander got into the car with a suffocating fury in his heart that he had never felt before.
Josh was unaware of Alexander’s feelings. He reported about the reservation he was asked to prepare beforehand with his hand on the steering wheel. “President Duncan, I have reserved a restaurant for tonight at 6.30 PM.”
“Cancel…” The cold and harsh tone that came from the backseat made him unable to continue with what he was about to say. Looking at the back through the rearview mirror in surprise, he saw that Alexander’s expression was moody. He asked stupidly, “Alright, I understand. Is Miss Hunter working overtime tonight?”
As soon as his words came out, his eyes met with a cold and sharp gaze in the rearview mirror. He shuddered in response, feeling as if a cold wind was blowing down the back of his neck. Was that something I shouldn’t have brought up?
Fortunately, the phone rang suddenly and he was saved by the bell. The call was from Gale. Alexander glanced at it for a moment before answering the call. “What is it?”
Gale’s tentative voice came from the other end. “Has Courtney heard about the news?”
“Yes.” Alexander’s voice was very cold.
“Did you fight?” Gale asked boldly.
“No.”
Hearing the answer that clearly indicated otherwise, the voice on the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment. “Alex, I plan to go on a vacation in the next two days. If anything urgent comes up at the company, you can ask my assistant to handle it. I won’t be coming back for the time being.”
Going on vacations was something Gale constantly did. Whenever he couldn’t solve whatever issues arose from his playboy antics, he would use this method to escape. After so many years, Alexander had gotten used to Gale’s behavior. Therefore, he readily agreed to it without enquiring further. “When will you be coming back?”
“That depends.” Gale’s voice was obviously unnatural. “Uh… There’s something I need to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“To be honest, Cameron learned about the news last night; she brought Tina with her to my house. I accidentally told them about the tricks to courting I told you about the other day. I didn’t know you were going to move so quickly either. Only after one night, the news was already being reported…”
“What?” Alexander did not quite catch his meaning.
“Alex, I know you’ll be very mad at me when you see me. So… I’m going to escape for now. I’m sorry…” Without waiting for Alexander to finish with his questions, Gale hurriedly ended the call.
Alexander stared at his phone screen, Gale’s words echoing in his head. Then, he suddenly seemed to realize something. His gaze deepened abruptly as he quickly picked up his phone and called the number again.
“I’m sorry. The number you have dialed is unavailable. Please try again later.” A robotic female voice repeated the same thing over and over again.
Upon hanging up the call, he swiftly typed several words on his phone and sent a message out: ‘Don’t you dare come back again.’
At that moment, he completely understood the meaning behind what Gale’s words meant. No wonder Courtney was so cold and distant no matter what I said to her. It’s as if she already knew what I was going to say. I really got slapped with the world’s greatest injustice.
“Josh, no need to cancel the reservation for tonight. Also, head back to the hotel.” His voice rang out inside the car.
“Yes, sir.” Josh caught sight of the annoyed look on Alexander’s face through the rearview mirror and was deeply surprised.
When Alexander returned to Sunhill Hotel, he immediately went straight to Courtney’s office. However, there was nobody there.
“President Duncan.” Courtney’s assistant, Addie, walked in suddenly. When he saw Alexander’s face, he became nervous. “Why are you back?”
Alexander and Courtney’s exchange in the canteen during lunch was a raging topic in the hotel. All sorts of stories about the incident were flying about. Some claimed that Alexander had slammed the door behind him as he left. Moreover, the entire floor had heard him breaking up with Courtney. So, why is he here again?
“Where is Miss Hunter?” Alexander glanced at Addie’s work badge and immediately recalled that this man was Courtney’s assistant.
Addie came back to his senses and hurriedly replied, “Miss Hunter is taking the rest of the day off. She just left 10 minutes ago.”
“Time off?” Alexander scowled. He was getting more and more worried that his words had been too harsh earlier. Don’t tell me she was so upset about it that she didn’t even feel like working anymore…
Addie studied Alexander’s expression before cautiously saying, “President Duncan, Shay Spencer is having a concert today. I believe Miss Hunter is going to attend his concert tonight.”
Upon hearing those words, Alexander’s expression changed abruptly. “Did she go alone?”
Hesitating, Addie shook his head. “No; I saw Oliver waiting for her at the entrance for quite some time. They are probably attending the concert together. I heard from Miss Hunter that she was also going to go home and pick her daughter up.”
Alexander’s face immediately turned icy—so much so that it seemed to be covered in a layer of frost—when the name ‘Oliver’ came up. That brat is really seizing any opportunity he can find. He keeps turning up everywhere!
