Chapter 86 I Am Not Your Mistress
Alexander was woken up from his deep sleep by her shrill scream in the wee hours of the morning. He frowned for a few seconds before returning to his calm composure as he sat up. “What are you screaming at? Take a closer look—we’re both wearing clothes,” he said in displeasure.
Courtney looked at him in a daze for a long time. After noting that both of them were indeed wearing pajamas, her face immediately flushed red.
He shot a glance at her before he explained indifferently, “The hotel attendants were the ones who changed your clothes. Apart from that, you should ask yourself why I’m sleeping next to you. You insisted on speaking to me in your dreams for the entire night—surely you don’t expect me to sit next to you throughout the night, do you?”
Her face had the hue of beets as she could not wait to dig a hole in the ground to hide herself. This man looks like he is a mind reader! He knows what I’m thinking with just one look. “T-Then, why am I here?” she asked as she bit the bullet .
The structure of the hotel room was similar to the one she stayed at, but there were no hidden cameras around, so it was rather obvious that it was a different room than hers.
After Alexander rose from the bed, he poured a cup of tea before passing it to her. He asked her again, “You clearly know that you are seasick yet you insisted on coming with us. Are you really doing this for Jordan, or are you deliberately…”
“Deliberately what?” Courtney looked perplexed.
He gazed at her. “Deliberately creating a situation like this.”
Her expression immediately changed as she raised her eyebrows and questioned, “What? What do you mean by me deliberately creating such a situation? Do you think that I’m such a shameless woman who intentionally throws myself at you? Are you thinking that all the women in the world fancy you?”
The tone of her retaliation was strong and violent, as if he had greatly insulted her.
“What if I actually hope that you are deliberately doing this?”
That sentence from him was enough to douse the flames of her anger and render her confused.
“Y-Y-You must be joking. T-T-This is not funny at all.” Courtney’s face stiffened as she lowered her head to drink the entire huge glass of water in order to avoid Alexander’s gaze.
“Do you think I’m someone who likes to joke around?”
“Umm…”
Upon hearing that, Courtney suddenly choked on the mouthful of water. Her face reddened after she tried to suppress her urge to cough.
“I don’t understand what you are trying to say.”
It’s better to continue to play dumb. If I speak too much and the feelings aren’t mutual, I’m the one who would be embarrassed again.
Alexander frowned. “Raise your head.”
“What?” Although she was taken aback, she subconsciously raised her head.
In that instant, a shadow fell on her as her plump lips were covered by a warm sensation. She felt him lightly nibbling her lips and when she exclaimed, his tongue took the opportunity to kiss her.
Her mind seemed to have exploded, as if a land mine had blasted every thought she had into rubbles.
The kiss lasted for a long time. When he let her go, she was dangerously out of breath and she grabbed the bed as she panted. She lost all of her strength to blame him.
“Do you understand now?”
Alexander stood up with a straight posture. His tall shadow cast on Courtney, making her unable to calm her breathing while his deep, hoarse voice that was filled with lust made her heart thump violently.
After keeping her head low for a while, she demanded through gritted teeth, “If I say that I don’t understand, do you think that I don’t know any better?”
When Alexander saw her disgust after she lifted her head, he was stunned for a while.
“If I have previously made you misunderstand that I am such a woman, I apologize for that. It’s just that I hope that this will never happen again and I hate to repeat myself.”
With that, Courtney rose from her full height and walked to the door.
However, he grabbed her arm from behind. “Tell me clearly what do you me—”
Smack! A loud slap echoed in the room. She roughly shook his arm away with a humiliated look in her eyes and sounded quite aggrieved as she roared in a low voice, “I’m not that shameless to be your mistress!”
Once she said that, she barged out of the door.
Thud! The loud slam of the door reverberated in the room, making the entire structure seem as if it was shaking.
Alexander touched his cheek that she slapped him on. As his shock gradually subsided, he did not feel angry at all, but rather, he was amused.
The first ray of sunshine rose from the sea level and brightened the entire dark room.
After listening to the beeping sound from the phone as it rang, his voice was heard. “Josh, cancel the wedding.”
Upon hearing that, Josh was speechless, as if he could not believe his ears.
“Yeah, I’m calling it off. Please speak to Britney about this.”
The silence remained.
After hanging up on the phone, Alexander walked to the windows. As soon as he opened the French windows, the sea breeze entered the room with exceptionally fresh air after a night of storms. Without even asking about my thoughts, this woman immediately slapped me! She really does think that I’m a playboy who f*cks around.
On the other end, when Courtney returned to her room in annoyance, she lay on the bed for a long time without even lifting her head.
The mix of humiliation and anger had made her very uncomfortable. What the hell is Alexander thinking? Does he think that he can easily take advantage of me? This is too much!
In the afternoon, Shay returned with Tina. Due to Tina’s ignorance, she was unafraid of anything. Even after returning to the room, she animatedly described the dangerous situation that happened the day before. “Mommy, the wind was so strong at the place where Shay and I stayed. The entire house was about to be blown away! When it rained, even fish fell from the sky and it’s so astounding!”
Courtney still looked frightened as she tightened her grip on Tina’s hands. “It’s all my fault. I should have gone with you.”
“Luckily you were not there. When I was with Tina on the island, I was worried that I couldn’t explain to you if she got hurt.” Shay’s face paled as she added. “But if you went there with us, I would have to worry about the both of you. In such a dangerous situation, I’m not sure if I can take good care of you two.”
Fortunately, the danger was over. Courtney went to hug Tina, who did not look like she was traumatized by the situation. The little girl merely complained that she was hungry and wanted some food. Hence, Courtney had to freshen up and headed downstairs for a meal without caring about the fact that a few photographers were following behind them.
After they ordered some food, Tina’s black iris flickered around and saw two familiar figures—an adult and a child—entering the restaurant and walking toward them. At that moment, she immediately exclaimed, “Mr. Alexander! Jordan!”
After Courtney heard Tina’s exclaims, her expression stiffened as she raised her head. Sure enough, Alexander and Jordan are here.
“Mommy! It’s Mr. Alexander and Jordan!” Tina looked like she had discovered something new. While shaking Courtney’s arm in happiness with one hand, she waved to both of them with another hand. “Here! Over here, Mr. Alexander!”
Shay, who was seated beside them, frowned and muttered unhappily, “Why is he still here? Is he pestering us?”
