One Night Surprise Chapter 501
Chapter 501 Like a Lost Lamb
After asking around the nearby markets, Courtney then started to check the nearby stall one by one
until she finally found the familiar silhouette in East Borough Market on Vine Street an hourter.
Not far away, she could see a middle-aged man fish a fat carp out from the tank before descaling
before he took out its guts and ced it in a ck stic bag. Handing it to an old woman, he took the
money at the same time toplete this motion in one swift motion.
After receiving the money, the man was so busy that he did not have the time to wipe his sweat as he
quickly attended to his next customer.
Standing from afar, Courtney watched all this in silence. If not for the recognizable tattoo on the back of
the man’s neck, she would have a hard time linking this honest and hard-working man to the same evil
man that walked out of Old Master Duncan’s room.
Taking her phone out, she then took a photo of him.
Not long after that, the man received a phone call only to hang up with a heavy expression. After telling
the person beside him, he removed his waterproof overalls before heading to the market’s exit.
Just as Courtney was about to follow him, her phone rang at this moment, which surprised her, after
which she shut her phone off while rejecting the call at the same time.
From the west exit of the market was a small park nearby. As the man hastily walked there, he would
asionally turn back and be alert as he looked around, making Courtney, who was hiding and
sneaking around, nearly lose him.
After he had crossed the road, he went into the park’s side entrance. While she hid under the thick
greenery, Courtney finally knew why the man came.
She immediately took her phone from the bag only to realize she had shut it off, just as she wanted to
take a photo. Yet, it was this slip of attention that gave the two people the chance to disappear.
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Feeling a sense of unease, Courtney was about to leave when she felt a person appear behind her.
After that, a dull pain spread from behind her head as she tried hard to properly stand up. She still
slumped onto the ground in the end.
Right before she lost consciousness, she could see from her blurry vision that a shadow approached
her and took away something from her hands.
…
Eric, who came out from Sakura Restaurant, reported to Alexander upon getting into the passenger
seat.
“A female waitress said that Mrs. Duncan came here an hour prior, but she didn’t manage to find the
person she was looking for. On top of that, she said that she might have gone looking at a nearby
market…”
As Alexander used his hand to support his forehead, his rationality had been overwritten by panic since
he wanted to turn the whole city upside down just to locate Courtney and Tina at any cost.
“Eric, you…”
Just as Alexander was about to take action, a message was sent to him, making his phone ring.
“The shrubbery at the west entrance of Vine Park.”
Reading this message, the few words were enough to make his blood boil.
“Go to Vine Park.”
When Alexander found Courtney, she had already been dragged to the deepest parts of the park.
Finding her first, Eric then pointed to an unconscious Courtney leaning against a huge rock before he
shouted, “She’s here!”
As Alexander stopped at that moment, his tall stature suddenly slumped in the sea of greenery.
Eric, who had been ecstatic to find her, was shocked when he turned back to see that Alexander’s
bloodshot gaze had turned into one on the verge of tears. The man’s usually cold expression was
reced with one that looked like a missing child that was feeling helpless and lost.
“President Duncan—”
Standing on the spot in a daze, Eric then looked at Alexander approaching Courtney with heavy
footsteps before leaning over to carry her, as the blood flowing from behind her head dyed his white
shirt red.
“To the hospital.”
Alexander almost could not say anything with a hoarse voice.
Inside the ward of the Melrose City Hospital, Linda had her hands in her coat with a stern expression.
Shaking her head, she asked, “What did Courtney get herself into now? Why does trouble never stop
looking for her after the day you two married?”
Alexander, who was beside her, shuddered a bit upon hearing this as he recalled his recent memories.
Now that he thought about it, it was not just after they had married as it seemed like nothing had gone
her way the moment he met her.
“You should go on first.”
Staring at the pale face on the bed, Alexander had regained his usualposure without any hint of
panic and unrest on his face.
Nodding, Linda was about to exit the ward when she suddenly turned around and stated, “Courtney
might not wake up tonight, but you sure need a rest.”
Her words fell on deaf ears as it echoed around the room. After looking at the statue-like man, she then
paused for a second before leaving.
Caleb was waiting for her with two lunch boxes at the entrance when she was scared by the
bodyguards that were positioned beside the door by Alexander. Clutching her chest, she then stared at
both of them before saying, “I think you two should go in and persuade him to rest. Your president
seems to be on the verge of copsing. After all, he has already arranged for such a tight security
detail, so what does he have to be afraid of?”
Linda then took the lunch box and happily smiled when she saw the butter prawns she had been
craving for.
cing his hand around her shoulder, Caleb walked with her in the direction of the doctor’s office
before his voice echoed in the long hallway of the hospital.
“I heard something that happened between them. If you’ve heard it, then maybe you wouldn’t be so
puzzled too.”
“Then, how about you tell me that?”
Caleb’s words were unheard as they faded into the distance.
As the two disappeared from the hallway, the door to Courtney’s ward was opened once again with
Cameroning in with teary eyes and an apologetic look while holding her hand from under the
nket.
“The doctors said that it was nothing major as the person who attacked her had controlled their force.”
“Who is it and why?”
Alexander did not know how to reply to her as he still did not find any useful leads, making him tighten
the hands that were on his legs until the veins popped.
“She must have been attacked because she managed to find something, but…”
“But what?”
“The person who attacked her should be the same person that sent me her location.”
This was something that Alexander did not understand, as every incident that happened seemed to be
targeting the Duncan Family or Courtney. From the incident where Natasha fell down the stairs to Tina
going missing, these were all very cruel and direct methods. Only this time, they let Courtney off, even
though this was the perfect opportunity to strike.
Cameron frowned upon hearing all this as she paced around the ward with unease and even cursed
quite a lot. Frustrated by her actions, Alexander was about to say something when he saw Courtney
turning her head in distress.
Hurriedly, he then grabbed her hands.
“Alex…” As Courtney mumbled, she then suddenly opened her eyes. Seeing a light above her, she felt
a bit dazed.
“Courtney.”
Cameron and Alexander calling her name at the same time made her snap back to reality.
“It’s Raymond.”
The moment she opened her eyes, Courtney could feel the sweat in her palms as she kept recalling
the scene she saw just before she copsed.