Chapter 170 Is She Serious?
Alexander’s cold demeanor was carved into Courtney’s gaze. It felt like a sharp thorn stabbing her chest, and the unbearable pain put her at a loss for words.
“What did you say?” She did not dare believe her ears. Even if she was not Jordan’s biological mother, she would not just leave a child to die in a fire. Moreover, she was the one who had given birth to him, so they shared the same blood.
Alexander had a stiff expression on his face. “Just go. I’ll get back to you in a few days. In the meantime, I will consider our relationship and compensate you generously.”
Slap! The clear sound rang in the corridor, gaining the attention of several nurses in the distance.
There was a faint handprint on Alexander’s right cheek. Tilting his head slightly, he stayed in that stance for a few seconds. He seemed to be in shock. When he came around again, the veins in his head were throbbing. With an embarrassed look on his face, he simply stared at Courtney without saying anything. It was the first time he had gotten slapped in his life.
“Don’t bother. We’re over, Alexander.”
Courtney was clenching her fists so tightly that her nails were almost digging into her skin. It was as though the pain from it was the only thing that could keep her sane and protect the last bit of dignity she had left. Her eyes swept over the woman inside the hospital room, then she gave him a warning, enunciating every word as she went. “You can be blind, but if you bring harm to Jordan, I will make you pay for it.”
The fact that Mikayla had shown up at the hotel and managed to save Jordan in time was enough to raise suspicions, but Alexander was turning a deaf ear and a blind eye to it. He had lost his ability to reason and chose to only take things at face value.
He’s truly blind. After she spat those words out at him, she walked away without looking back.
Feelings of sadness and anger intertwined within her, giving off an indescribably unpleasant taste. After she returned to the hotel and finished the latter half of the meeting, it was already late in the night. All the PR team members who joined the emergency PR meeting were yawning ceaselessly.
“It’s pretty much settled now. We should be able to keep everything under control by next Monday.”
“Oh! The kitchen at the hotel needs to be repaired. Should we stop business operations for now?”
“What should we do about the kitchen, Miss Hunter?”
When the person asked repeatedly, Courtney, who had her head down and was gathering her things the entire time, finally ran out of patience. She slammed the documents in her hand down on the table and rebuked, “Ask Mr. Elliott. This isn’t my hotel, and I’m not the executive manager here. Why does everyone ask me everything? I’m going to resign next Monday. I will start handing over my duties tomorrow.”
Everyone in the room exchanged shocked glances with each other and was rendered speechless. Addie was also dumbfounded. He quickly closed the meeting and followed after Courtney. “Courtney, what happened to you? Why are you resigning all of a sudden? You can’t be serious.”
“Does it look like I’m kidding to you?’
Once she returned to her office, she sat down at her table and began typing on her computer. On top of the screen were two words written clearly in big letters that seemed filled with anger: Resignation Letter.
Is she serious? Addie’s eyes widened in shock, but he was too afraid to pry further.
In fact, it was not the first time she considered resigning. When she first found out about her relationship to Jordan, she had thought of resigning. At the time, if her relationship with Alexander had not been secured yet, she would not have voluntarily stayed at Sunhill Hotel all this while. But, after he said those words to her, what other reason did she have to keep working there now?
In the VIP hospital room at night, Jordan was already fast asleep and Mikayla was put in the room next door to rest. Standing outside on the balcony, Alexander was feeling the night breeze against his face, but it did not feel cool. Instead, it made him even more agitated.
He took a morning flight back from Kyoto to surprise Courtney because he knew that Scott had invited her and the children to eat dinner at the ancestral home. As soon as he got off the plane, however, he saw the news about the fire at the hotel. Soon after, Josh also received news from the hospital.
In a state of panic, he rushed to the hospital. Instead of Courtney, though, he saw Mikayla next to Jordan. In order to save Jordan, Mikayla had burned her entire left arm. The pain was unbearable even for an adult. He could not imagine what would have happened if Jordan had sustained those injuries. On the other hand, Courtney seemed unbothered and only showed up at the hospital late at night. He could not contain his anger, especially when he knew that Tina had also been trapped in the kitchen, as Courtney only saved her own daughter.
Behind him, Josh pushed open the door and walked toward Alexander to give him a pack of cigarettes and a lighter. Alexander quit smoking a long time ago, but for some reason, he asked Josh to buy a pack today.
Flicking the lighter, Alexander put the cigarette that was pinched between his long fingers to the blue flame and took a long puff. His chilly appearance slowly turned murky.
Josh stood at the side and hesitated for a while before he spoke. “President Duncan, the manager at the HR department just called to inform me that Miss Hunter is resigning.”
Alexander’s fingers around the cigarette stiffened and a deep crease formed between his brows, intensifying the hostile look on his face. “Let them process it.”
Those words might have sounded apathetic, but when Josh listened closely, he could also hear the deep annoyance entangled within them. He observed Alexander’s face carefully. “President Duncan, I think there is something suspicious about the fire incident. Miss Hunter claims that she did not know Little Master was in the kitchen, which isn’t a lie. Everyone saw her run out of the fire with her daughter. If she did not see anyone else inside, how did Miss Lewis know?”
Because Mikayla had gotten injured, no one questioned her about the fire. There was even less information on how she managed to save Jordan from it. The people at the hotel were all saying the same thing—she had gone into the kitchen and carried Jordan out right after Courtney left.
“Not to mention, Little Master was found in the cold storage.” Josh reminded him of the peculiarities of this incident once again. Since he was in the cold storage, Courtney would not have discovered him even if she went into the kitchen unless his location was known. Seeing it from that perspective, Courtney’s statement checked out. All at once, the suspicion was placed on Mikayla.
Alexander furrowed his brows for a while, then ordered, “Find out what happened.”
“What about Miss Hunter’s resignation?”
The expression on his face changed as though Josh was stepping out of line. Glaring at him, Alexander retorted, “Let human resources find a way to drag it out.”
The next morning, Courtney received a call from the HR department as soon as she woke up.
“Miss Hunter, we can’t process your resignation letter at the moment.”
“Why not? Can’t you just let me resign?” She had just woken up and was a bit irritated. “According to company regulations, I just need to give a fifteen-day notice.”
“That was the case, but since the fire incident happened, we are currently conducting an internal investigation to find out the cause. We are not accepting any resignation letters until the investigation is over.”
Courtney was rendered speechless.
“Oh yes; there’s something else I need to tell you. You’ve been suspended.”
