Chapter 195 Sh*t; Why Does It Have to Be Now?
Lisboa was a coastal city 700 kilometers away from Melrose City. Because its people were simple and warmhearted, the fishery products produced there were of high quality. Its demand always exceeded its supply on the market. Funnily enough, the fishermen were content with their life. They didn’t want to develop their business. Instead, after they fished and sold some of the products, they refused to sell the rest.
It was also for this reason that the city had remained traditional and conservative. The mountains and seas that stretched hundreds of miles around the city had never been developed. Along the way to the city, one would be able to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery.
Courtney was yawning as she drove.
Three hours ago, she had her lunch at the rest area and left the highway. If she had known that there would be no rest area after the previous one, she would have bought something to eat in the car.
Rumble!
As if it was trying to emphasize her hunger, her stomach rumbled cooperatively.
“Hey, stop growling, friend.” Helplessly, she started talking to herself. “When I get there, I’ll have to ask that weird designer to treat me to a seafood feast.”
He was a senior that was very close to Cameron, yet Cameron still wanted her to visit him in person, insisting that he couldn’t evaluate whether it was worthy for him to go to her company without first meeting the boss.
And because Courtney was eager for talents, she came.
Suddenly, she heard her phone ringing. Taking a glance at the screen, she pressed the answer button on her car’s dashboard.
Where are you now, Miss Hunter?” Cameron’s mischievous voice echoed in the car, along with the noise of an electric drill.
Quickly, Courtney turned the volume down. “Oh my god! Are you at the renovation site? Can’t you find a quieter place to talk?”
“It’s already quiet enough. The sky is getting darker. They’ll be done for the day soon. How can you despise it when it’s your own company?”
“Is this considered despising? My ears are hurting from your call.”
“Fine. I’ll go out and talk to you.” Slowly, her voice on the other end became clearer. “I have to keep an eye on this construction team. I came late in the morning and found them chatting in the corner.”
“Thanks for your hard work, Miss Miller.” Courtney kept her hands on the steering wheel. Her car’s headlights had been turned on, illuminating the endless country road.
“Where are you now? How is the journey?”
“I just left the highway half an hour ago. The road condition is extremely worrying. My current speed is no different from the speed of an electric bike… Ahh!”
A clear scream was heard and there was a harsh sound of slamming brakes.
On the other side of the phone, Cameron knitted her brows immediately and she removed her earphones. “Courtney… Courtney, are you still there? What happened?”
Her phone returned to its home screen after a ‘beep’ and the call ended.
By the time Cameron called again, Courtney was no longer in the service area. Instantly, her face went pale.
If she were not mistaken, based on the sounds she heard, Courtney might have met with an accident.
“There can be no more problems with this shipment.” Alexander stood at the back of the truck as he studied the invoice with a serious expression. “If this happens again, we’ll look for another supplier. Besides, I’m going to be honest with you. We already purchased another batch of these goods from another supplier. Those are already on their way to Melrose City. So, if there’s anything wrong with these goods, you guys will be replaced immediately and we’ll sue the company.”
The owner of the fishery products wiped his sweat away. “There will be no problem. Last time, the driver didn’t turn on the refrigerator. He didn’t tell us because he was afraid of taking responsibility and that was why we had to delay the delivery. Don’t worry, President Duncan. That will never happen again.”
“Fine.” Alexander closed the invoice and handed it to Josh. “You stay here and make sure this batch of goods is delivered. I’ll go back first.”
“Aren’t you going to stay the night and leave in the morning? It’s not safe to drive in the dark.”
“No.” With an expressionless face, Alexander fixed his cuffs and left in his car.
His grandfather wanted nothing more than to torture him and taught him a lesson. There weren’t a lot of problems here, yet Scott insisted he went and solved it in person. Asking Josh to stay was already considered redundant, much less asking him to remain.
When the car was driven onto the coastal highway, he heard his phone ring. It interrupted the majestic symphony melody in the car.
Knitting his brows, he answered the call.
“Alex, where are you now?”
Alexander glanced at the road sign in front of him. “I’m almost at the entrance of the highway. I might be able to reach Melrose City by tomorrow morning.”
“Make a U-turn quickly.” Gale sounded a little rushed. “Something happened to Courtney.”
The brakes made a shrieking sound on the road. Two long tire traces were marked on the dark tar road and white smoke rose over them.
Gale then heard Alexander’s cold voice. “What do you mean by something happened to her and I have to make a U-turn?”
“This is too complicated. I can’t explain to you clearly at the moment. In short, the call between Courtney and Cam was interrupted and Cam thinks she might have had a car accident. I’ll send you the location where her phone was last found. Get to her quickly. It shouldn’t be too far away from you. She also went to Lisboa.”
Alexander’s hands that were holding the steering wheel trembled, yet his tone was terrifyingly calm. “Okay.”
With a ‘ding’, the sound of a text message alert tone rose in the car.
Not long after that, the Range Rover that was silently parked on the road roared. With a clean U-turn, it rushed toward the mountain road.
A full moon hung high in the sky. It was one week before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
At a roadside stand somewhere on Bar Street in Melrose City, Gale put down his phone and looked at the woman in front of him. “I called Alexander. He’s on his way to find Courtney. Do you still need anything else?”
Honestly, Cameron was nervous. Staring at Gale for a moment, she forced out a smile. “No. Thank you. Let me know if you have news from him. I’ll go now.”
An hour ago, she lost contact with Courtney. When she couldn’t find Alexander’s phone number after flipping through her contact list thoroughly, she dialed Gale’s number in a panic. It was too late for her to end the call.
It was connected almost immediately.
At the time, she could clearly hear the excitement in his voice. It was as if he had been waiting for that phone call for so long.
At that moment, Cameron felt horrible.
However, the call was connected. Gale was the only one who had someone in his contact list that could actually contact Courtney. Apart from him, she couldn’t find anyone else. Alas, she could only be the scumbag she was and bite the bullet.
After leaving the roadside stand, she walked along the street for a while; the streetlights shone over her figure. Letting out a sigh, she clutched her Chanel purse and wanted to punch herself.
“This girl is hot.” There were around three to five drunkards drinking by the street. When they saw her, they whistled to her and said something vulgar. “Big breasts and great ass. It would be nice if I could touch them.”
Already in a bad mood, Cameron instantly glared at them when she heard them. “F*ck you. Did you forget your last name just from drinking two sips of alcohol? Why don’t you take a look at yourself in the mirror?”
When the drunkards heard her, they looked at each other in shock. Immediately, they slammed the table and got up angrily. “Who are you scolding?”
“I’m scolding you, f*cking b*stard.” Cameron went on to curse them. When she was cursing to her heart’s content, she felt her temples jump. All of a sudden, she felt dizzy and white light flashed before her eyes.
Before she fainted, all she could think about was: Sh*t, why did it have to be now?
