One Night Surprise Chapter 51
Chapter 51 Just How Much Does She Want This Marriage?
When she heard Cameron say ‘you’ve got your heart set on him’ in such a calm manner, a rock that
had seemingly been suspended in Courtney’s head for many days crashed to the ground with a loud
smash all of a sudden, shattering into countless shards in her mind. How is this possible?
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“Anyway, there’s no such thing as pure friendship between men and women. Alexander’s a young guy,
and he’s the CEO of Sunhill Enterprise. He’s one busy man; why would he help you out with your
daughter in his free time? Other than his mutual interest in you, I can’t think of any other reason that
can exin his actions. It’s that simple.”
“He only likes me because Jordan loves my cooking.”
“In that case, he’s definitely thinking of marrying you for life.”
“No way.”
Cameron turned a deaf ear to Courtney’s constant denials, even going as far as to giggle jovially at her;
it was as though Cameron had already won the argument and was preening over her victory. She didn’t
care how Courtney was going to perceive her for this.
That night, Courtney couldn’t sleep at all. Cameron’s words about how she had her heart set on
Alexander kept reying themselves in her mind, as well as the various bits of daily life she shared
with Alexander.
When she got up to drink some water and groped her way to the living room, she saw a new tea set on
the table. At that moment, she recalled how one of her cups at home had been chipped, but she made
Alexander drink out of that cup. The next day, he showed up at her home with a new tea set. That
wasn’t all; during this period of time, Alexander would constantly bring new things over. It was to the
point where he had practically invaded every corner of her apartment.
At that thought, Courtney clutched at her cup, her heart beating erratically.
The next morning, Courney received a text from Alexander on her way to work. ‘Tina has been sent to
school already. Don’t worry.’
She typed out a single ‘thanks’ with much difficulty as she stood there, squashed inside the subway
carriage; the corners of her lips curved into a sweet smile without her realizing.
Cameron stayed with Courtney ever sinceing back from her trip, but Alexander didn’t mind. He still
came over for meals regrly. On the first day of eating together, Alexander was thoroughly
interrogated by Cameron about his family background. Courtney felt awkward and embarrassed as she
heard them from the kitchen. How she wished she could storm out and whack Cameron on the head
with adle to make her shut up.
Fortunately, Cameron didn’t mill around at home every day; she still had her job, which kept her well
and busy with work. Being able to eat at home for one day out of the week was considered a luxury for
her.
As night creeped on, Courtney pulled Tina over to her bedroom. Meanwhile, Cameron was lying on the
couch, a sheet mask on her face as she scrolled through her phone in a hard-earned moment of
rxation. When she saw Courtneying out of the bedroom, she suddenly got up and asked, “I
heard an assistant at the studio gossiping earlier today. Supposedly, Alexander’s going to marry
Britney?”
“That’s true.” Courtney’s expression was even as she took a sip of water.
“Whoa there.” The ck sheet mask on Cameron’s face wrinkled up. “In that case, why is he still
showing his face here and showering you with attention? Isn’t he two-timing then?”
“Where are you getting the idea that he’s been showering me with attention? Anyway, I’ve already told
you earlier that I’m just his employee. You don’t believe me, that’s all.”
Courtney rolled her eyes at Cameon, but a lost expression flitted across her face when she turned
around. Once that moment of impulsiveness was gone and she could think rationally again, she mulled
things over. He was indeed going to marry someone else. How could he have feelings for her then?
Cameron was about to say something when Courtney’s phone rang. Courtney took a look at the screen
before simply rejecting the call.
“Why didn’t you pick it up?”
“It’s just a spam caller.” With that, Courtney picked up the clothes from the washing machine and
headed to the balcony to air them. There was a clear cloud of darkness hanging around her.
The phone on the table lit up again, disying a notification from a text message. Cameron got up from
the couch and edged toward the table, catching a glimpse of the message. ‘The engagement is this
Saturday. Don’t forget about it. Isaac and I have…’
Cameron tensed up at the sight of the name Isaac. If her memory served her right, wasn’t that her
friend’s jerk of an ex-boyfriend that Courtney unwittingly told her about when they went drinking
abroad? There was a high chance that the woman who sent this text was that shameless homewrecker
of a friend!
Courtney came back from drying the clothes on the balcony, and she caught sight of Cameron still
sitting on the couch. “Why aren’t you done with your sheet mask? It’s drying up,” she chided.
“That’s not important.” Cameron’s arms were folded as she sat straight. “Come here and take a seat.”
“What for?” Courtney was amused by Cameron’s seriousness. “What kind of prank are you pulling on
me in the dead of the night?”
“What is this?” Cameron pulled out arge, red invitation card and ced it on the coffee table. She
had dug the invitation out from under the coffee table after she saw the text; it was buried under a stack
of newspapers and magazines. From the looks of it, Courtney had received the card a while ago.
The stark red of the card was somewhat harsh on the eyes, making Courtney frown. “Where did you
get that?”
“I found it under the pile of magazines. If I’m not mistaken, the groom here is that douchebag who
cheated on you with your friend back then, yeah?” Cameron couldn’t help but roll her eyes when she
brought up Isaac. “I thought that it was a wedding invitation. I’m amazed that she had to send such a
fancy invitation card just for an engagement party. Just how badly does she want this marriage?”
Courtney was exasperated. “That’s their own business.”
“The real question is, what are you going to do about it?”
“I don’t n on going.” Courtney immediately announced her stance.
“Why not?” Cameron leaped up from the couch. “I’ve already thought of a whole n for such an
opportunity. I’ll personally make this amazing gown for you. You’re guaranteed to wow the entire crowd
there; that jerk will immediately break up with that girlie ande crying to you, asking you to take him
back while admitting how blind he was.”
“There’s no need for that. It’s all in the past.” Courtney shrugged, a nonchnt look on her face. “How
they live their life has nothing to do with me, so I don’t want to go. There’s nothing I can do about it
anyway.”
“Look at you saying that. That clearly shows that you still haven’t gotten over things. Don’t you still feel
something about it? The guy didn’t even give you an exnation for that.”
Courtney’s gaze turnedplicated at the mention of that. She was naturally resentful about this. If
Isaac hadn’t cheated on her back then, she wouldn’t have been taken to be a surrogate mother by
ident.
“Anyway, I already answered that text for you.” Cameron winked, a smug look on her face.
“What did you say in your text?” Courtney’s expression stiffened, and her gaze immediately flitted over
to the phone on the table. When she hastily opened up the messaging app, there was a reply to the
text that Vanessa had sent.
‘Oh, you actually called? I thought that it was some insurancepany spamming me every day. I’ve
gotten the invitation already. Of course I’ll be going! After all, it’s my best friend’s wedding. I’ll definitely
be there on the dot.’
“Cameron!” Courtney’s expression morphed before she grabbed a cushion and hurled it at Cameron.
“Well, I’ve already epted the invitation for you. You’re on your own now. At most, you’ll just have to
call her again and say that you’re not going.” Cameron peeled her sheet mask off and leaped off the
couch from the other end, running barefooted into her own room. “That little b*tch definitely thought that
you wouldn’t attend the party. If you don’t go, you’re the one who’s going to be humiliated!” she taunted
through the door.
Courtney was so furious that she became speechless. Right then, another text message popped up on
her phone. ‘In that case, I look forward to seeing you there.’
Even through the screen, it felt as though she could see Vanessa’s insufferably smug face. Courtney
clutched her phone tightly. All of a sudden, she changed her mind.
“Who said that I’m not going? I’ve just decided that I will go. You’d better get started on that gown
soon,” she said as she looked at Cameron’s door.