One Night Surprise

Chapter 39

Chapter 39 Would You Like to Consider My Mother?

“Old Master Duncan, I don’t think this has got anything to do with Miss Price.” The housekeeper frowned uncomfortably.

“Why? How are you sure that she has got nothing to do with it?” Scott knitted his brows.

“Miss Price was in Young Master’s room when Little Master got into an accident. When the maids rushed into the room, she saw the two of them on the bed together.” The housekeeper tried his best to explain the situation without feeling embarrassed.

Scott was furious to hear this, and he slammed his palm against the rosewood table. “How shameless,” he hissed coldly. He had never liked Britney; even if he were to disregard her other flaws, just the number of scandals and gossip that she had been involved in throughout the years gave him enough reason to dislike her. Furthermore, he had run a background check on Britney when Alexander first brought her home six years ago—he found out that she had been a waitress serving alcohol in a club before she managed to squeeze her way up to the top of the entertainment industry. She couldn’t have managed to achieve so much if she was simply given some opportunities in the field; she must have been greedy enough to work her way up there.

“Should I continue looking into this matter, Old Master Duncan?” the housekeeper asked. Scott took a long, deep breath as he gazed at the housekeeper thoughtfully. “No. There’s something else I need you to do.”

That night, Tina wouldn’t stop talking on the way home after Courtney picked her up from the hospital. Courtney was getting a headache from all the noise. “Mr. Alexander is handsome, rich and funny. You’ve got yourself a keeper this time, Mommy!”

“Shut up.” Courtney pulled her house keys out to open the door as she rolled her eyes at her daughter. She dragged Tina into the house and took her shoes off as she continued to disagree with Tina’s statement. “He’s decent-looking, but he isn’t stunningly handsome, right? He’s not as handsome as Shay, is he?”

Tina frowned and widened her eyes upon hearing her mother’s words. “Of course not. Shay is a superstar; he’s the most handsome man in the world. I’m going to marry him.”

“There you have it.” Courtney grinned sneakily before she corrected her daughter. “Shay’s your uncle; you won’t be able to get married to him. He can’t wait for you for that long.”

“No way. He said that he’ll wait for me to grow up!” Tina insisted.

“Well, he was lying to you. How could you believe that?” Courtney rolled her eyes.

“I don’t care. He belongs to me.”

“Sure, sure—you can have him.” Courtney wasn’t in the mood to argue about this; she simply wanted to use Shay as a distraction so that Tina would stop talking about Alexander. “By the way, Shay called me two days ago and mentioned that he’ll be returning to the country to host a concert soon. Do you want to go watch it?”

“Of course!” Tina cried excitedly! “Shay is returning to the country?!”

“Not yet, but he’s coming back soon. You should behave yourself if you want to go to his concert.” Courtney lowered herself and patted Tina on the shoulder as she spoke in a threatening voice. “If you continue to daydream about any nonsense, I’m not going to bring you to the concert.”

“You can’t do that!” Tina shouted as if Courtney was her greatest enemy right then.

“In that case, you’ll have to be a good girl by showering before you sleep.” Once Courtney employed Shay—her ultimate weapon against Tina—the young girl was as obedient as a soldier in the army. She went to bed without mentioning Alexander’s name at all. Similarly, Courtney fell asleep quickly after the long day she had.

The weather was good the next day, and Courtney went to the market to purchase some ingredients early in the morning. She cooked a full meal and packed it up before heading to the hospital with Tina. After some contemplation, she decided to bring the amended draft of her event proposal along.

“I made some black-bone chicken soup today. I thought it would be boring for Jordan to drink the same snakehead fish soup every day, so I made something different instead. This soup is pretty good for his recovery too.” Courtney took off the lid on the thermos that she had brought over, and the delicious smell of the soup spread across the entire room. She passed a bowl of soup to Tina before she brought another bowl over and began to feed Jordan.

Alexander was eating a packet of rice in a corner, but he stole glances at the soup in the thermos every now and then. Has Courtney forgotten about me? Did she not prepare any soup for me in the first place? She doesn’t look like she’s about to offer me a bowl. I can’t just shamelessly walk over to pour some for myself, can I? This soup smells amazing, though.

Tina was extremely perceptive; she quickly brought a spoonful of soup toward Alexander’s lips. “My mom made this chicken soup herself, Mr. Alexander. It’s great—you should try some.” Alexander froze for a moment; he had no option but to accept the offer since the spoon was already in front of his face. A series of mixed emotions surfaced in his gaze the moment he took a sip of the soup. This chicken soup tastes so good! It has exceeded my expectations. This woman is really talented in cooking. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“Is it good, Mr. Alexander?” Tina glanced at him with a hopeful look in her eyes. “Yeah.” He nodded faintly. Tina then shouted across the room for her mother. “Mommy, Mr. Alexander said that the soup tastes good! Hurry up and get him a bowl of it!”

Courtney only realized that Alexander hadn’t gotten any soup then. He’s an adult; doesn’t he have hands? Why does he need me to get a bowl for him?

Soon enough, Alexander sipped on his bowl of soup as he gazed at Courtney. “You’re really good at cooking. Did you steal some tips from the head chef while working at the hotel?”

“It’s not stealing; I simply got the opportunity to observe their talents up close. I come in contact with a lot of chefs since I work in a hotel. They aren’t usually generous with their own personal recipes, and I only managed to learn a thing or two because I’m a skillful cook myself,” Courtney explained casually. Alexander didn’t comment any further.

“By the way, President Duncan, I’ve made some changes to the proposal based on the comments that you gave me previously. Do take a look at it again.” Courtney lowered her bowl of soup and pulled the proposal out from her bag before handing it over to him.

Alexander was a little reluctant to read through the proposal when he hadn’t even finished eating his meal, but he felt the need to be an encouraging boss since his employee was being so enthusiastic with her work. Therefore, he put his food down and took the proposal into his hands before reading through it carefully. However, he could smell the delicious scent of the chicken soup as he buried his face in the dry, boring documents. Even a man like Alexander couldn’t bring himself to fully focus on the documents before him right then. Soon, he slapped the proposal shut after glancing through it briefly. “It looks fine to me. We can proceed with this for now. You can ask the rest of the workers for their opinions during the meeting at the headquarters next Monday.”

Courtney’s eyes lit up with joy. “Really? Is it really fine?” It was a shocking event for Alexander to be satisfied with his employee’s proposal. The first time Courtney went for a meeting at the headquarters, she witnessed Alexander’s brutal act of criticizing a worker who was responsible for the company’s marketing and advertising duties. Although Alexander remained calm throughout the process, the

worker’s face was drained of all color—he looked like he was about to get a heart attack before fainting right there and then.

Therefore, ‘It looks fine to me’ was a huge compliment when it came from a man like Alexander. Courtney began to speak in a nicer tone as she felt her insides bursting with joy. “You should have some more soup, President Duncan. There’s more here; I can give you some if you haven’t had enough.” The edge of Alexander’s brows twitched with excitement as he continued to sip on his bowl of soup.

That afternoon, Tina continued to pester Alexander after Courtney left the hospital. “Mr. Alexander, my mom’s a pretty decent woman, right? She cooks good meals, she’s good at taking care of others, and Jordan likes her a lot. You can’t find anyone else like my mom in this world. She’s definitely better than some superstar, right?”

Alexander chuckled helplessly upon hearing the young girl’s words. “Yeah. Your mom’s a pretty nice woman.” He found her statement understandable as it was only normal for every child to see their own mother as the most perfect person. However, that wasn’t exactly what Tina meant with her words.

Her eyes lit up the moment she heard Alexander’s compliment toward her mother. “Well, Mr. Alexander, would you like to consider making my mother your wife then?” Alexander froze in surprise.