One Night Surprise (Courtney and Alexander) novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47 

Alexander had a calm and composed expression as he nodded in response. “Okay.”

Meanwhile, Jordan had drifted off to sleep in his safety seat.

The butler held the steering wheel and glanced at the rearview mirror, looking like a thief as he lowered his voice. “Young Master, I said everything just as you instructed me to.”

“Yep.” Alexander replied offhandedly. As he gazed out the window, an ominous look-like he had gotten his way-flashed across his eyes briefly.

After casting his thoughts back to that night, he felt that he had come to a breakthrough. However, he needed some time to confirm things for himself. He initially thought that things would proceed smoothly, but Courtney had been clearly evading him after yesterday’s events. He realized that he still had to find a good excuse for this, and Jordan was the perfect decoy.

Since that day, Alexander would frequently bring his son over as they came knocking on Courtney’s door. He would also bring Courtney and Tina to his place during the weekends. Occasionally, the pair would also have a picnic at the park or visit theme parks for a day of fun. As time went by, they got along better.

Naturally, Courtney thought that her cooking skills were what drew the father and son pair in. On the other hand, Alexander would give her some suggestions for the centennial celebration plans so that Courtney wouldn’t have to embarrass herself when her other coworkers shoot her down-it was a fair arrangement

“Sorry for the wait, Miss Price.”

In a booth at Verdant Shore Cafe, a young man put his briefcase down before sliding into the seat across from Britney

Britney was already impatient from the wait, her expression darkening even more when she took in the man before her. “You’re the private detective that Jason spoke of? Benjamin Ford?”

The man inclined his head. He was still calm even when faced with Britney’s skeptical gaze. “Yes, that’s me.”

Britney was irritated. After surveying him for a while, she grabbed her bag and prepared to leave.

“Jason has really gone nuts. Where did he find you? Are you even an adult? Anyone else would probably think that you’re some random makeup artist from the beauty salon. What I have here is not something for little kids to play with.”

The man before her looked to be in his early twenties or so; delicate features made up his baby face. While it wasn’t possible to mistake him for a minor, he certainly couldn’t be any older than 25. No one would have immediately believed that he was the best detective in Melrose City when they saw him.

Benjamin sat politely in his seat. He had no intention of getting up whatsoever as he said flatly, “Once you leave, I will erase all that I have uncovered. You don’t have to worry about me leaking anything. That’s the principle I follow while working.”

Britney froze on the spot upon hearing those words. She frowned as she looked at him. “What did you manage to dig up?”

“Are you now interested in what I have to say?”

Britney’s brows knitted together for a brief moment before she finally returned to her seat and sat down.

She was the second daughter of the Hunters; how could she possibly go through something like a surrogate pregnancy?

“Impossible.” Britney immediately shot down that notion. “She’s the second young lady of the Hunter Family. She has everything she could possibly want. Why would she do something like this?”

“You’re the one who said it, Miss Price. Courtney was drugged by her sister that night. Anything could’ve happened after that, right? I’m just telling you the current direction of my investigation. If you still don’t believe me, I can end the investigation right here. I won’t continue anymore.”

Benjamin leveled a look at Britney, his gaze a little scornful.

Meanwhile, Britney’s expression darkened as she clenched her fists.

“Just continue with the investigation. When did I say that you could stop? I must get to the bottom of this.”

“All right. My next step would be to find the butler who used to serve the Duncans before. He was probably the one responsible for the surrogacy back then. I’ll get in touch with you when I have updates.” Benjamin glanced at the paper in Britney’s hands. “Keep that document for yourself, and you can call me anytime if you have any questions. By the way, it’s not a good habit to judge a book by its cover. A private eye relies on the sharpness of one’s perception skills, not age.”

Having said that, Benjamin got up and made his exit, a haughty look evident on that baby face of his.

If it wasn’t for the fact that the target of his investigation this time was Alexander, he wouldn’t have taken this case at all. Just as he thought, behind a female celebrity’s sunny disposition was an uglier one; Britney made his hackles rise.