One Night Surprise - Season 3 Episode 19

“What?” Josh could not believe his ears.

“The victim admitted to their relationship, but strangely, the accused denied it. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him yourself.”

As she said that, she also had a troubled expression on her face.

After working at the police station for so long, though, she had met all kinds of people before and was not surprised by anything unusual anymore.

The visitation time was not long. When Josh entered the detention room and saw Alexander, he was filled with anger but he still maintained his composure. “President Duncan, I will find a way to handle this matter. I’ve contacted your lawyer; he’s on his way here now.”

“Okay.” Alexander gave a sullen nod.

“You and Miss Hunter just had a fight. Why are you holding a grudge? Why on earth did you deny—”

Before he finished talking, Alexander’s overwhelming gaze fell on him and made him freeze on the spot.

A boss would always remain a boss. Talking behind his back already felt disconcerting, let alone to his face.

Josh felt like his back was already drenched in cold sweat.

But Alexander simply looked at him and instructed, “Make sure my lawyer doesn’t say anything. Don’t let Old Master Duncan hear about this. As for my detainment here, look for Gale. He will find a way.”

It seemed as though Josh had found his savior. He nodded his head hurriedly. “I’ll get right on it.”

“Hold on.”

“Is there anything else you need me to do?”

“Do a background check on that man called Elijah and see what he’s been up to since he returned to the country.”

Josh hesitated. “Will do.”

Regardless of what he says, isn’t it clear that he still can’t let Miss Hunter go?

It felt like troubled times had arrived at Melrose City. That same night, restlessness still took over the minds of people.

At the Hunter Mansion, the nanny heard the doorbell and went to open the door impatiently. As soon as she did, a heavy stench of alcohol greeted her, making her pinch her nose. “Miss Hunter…”

Nonetheless, she was not surprised by the sight before her. She yelled for the housekeepers on duty and had them carry Anna to the couch.

The person who sent Anna home was the bartender. It was already the third time this week. Just like before, the nanny gave him two hundred and sent him away. “If Anna goes to the bar again tomorrow, don’t let her drink this much again. What do we do if something happens to her? Our young lady will be wedded soon.”

The bartender kept nodding. “Don’t worry. Even if Miss Hunter gets drunk, I will make sure to get her back safely.”

Wouldn’t he be a fool if he didn’t take advantage of this easy money?

As soon as the nanny sent him off, she heard the sound of someone throwing up in the living room followed by the shocked cries of the other housekeepers. It did not take much to figure out the unsightly situation that was taking place inside.

“Why are you shrieking instead of cleaning up this mess? Go get some hot water. You go make some hangover soup, and you go to the storage room to get a new carpet.”

While they were all busy moving around, an exasperated voice came from upstairs, “Anna! What happened to you? Why did you drink so much again?”

Susan pattered down the stairs. Seeing the vomit on the couch, she grimaced and became even more agitated. “Aren’t you ashamed of turning yourself into this mess? If your in-laws ever find out about this, you’re done for. Do you still want to get married?”

Despite being very drunk, Anna had heard her mother scolding her very clearly. Staggering to stand up from the couch, she looked like she was crying and laughing at the same time. “I’m not getting married. You can get married and give me a stepdad. I don’t mind!”

Slap! The clear sound resounded in the living room.

Susan’s trembling hand was still in the air. “You must be out of your mind to say such absurd things.”

Cradling her face, Anna was somewhat sober now, but she was even more persistent. “Hit me all you want. I hope you end up killing me too. That way, I won’t become an accomplice in murder. I won’t lose sleep at night or see dad whenever I close my eyes.”

A deathly silence fell inside the living room.

The housekeepers were glancing at one another.

Susan turned pale from the shock. Glaring at the housekeepers, she chided, “What are you all looking at? Is it that entertaining to watch Anna have a drunken fit? If word gets out about what happened today, you all better be prepared to pack up and get out of here.”

After that, she dragged Anna along and staggered up the stairs.

Anna was flung onto the bed. Her long hair covered her face messily as she lay there motionlessly like a zombie.

“Have you lost it?” Susan was beside herself with anger. “Do you have any idea what you just said? Will you only be at peace once you send your mother to prison?”

“I’m not the one sending you to prison. It’s you, Mom; you’re sending me to hell.”

She pushed herself to sit up in bed and cried, “Didn’t you see? Dad left all his inheritance to us, but you still doubted him. Because of that unnecessary doubt, you poisoned him and ended up killing him.”

“Keep your mouth shut!”

Susan clenched her hands into fists. “All this should have been ours in the first place. Appointing us in his will just shows that he has a conscience. But if we let him live and ideas start filling his head, how do you know he won’t change his mind?”

“That’s not it!” Anna cupped her face in her hands and cried through a muffled voice, “It was your greed. You wanted to have everything, so you killed someone. You killed Dad.”

As Susan closed her eyes, welled-up tears fell from the corners of her eyes. It was an undeniable sense of remorse.

If she had known that Lucian would do that for them, why did she have to commit such a treacherous act? Since things had come to this point, however, she could only live on shamelessly.

“Anna, listen to me; that is in the past now. It cannot be undone. You can’t keep thinking about it anymore. Your father passed away from an illness. It has nothing to do with us.” She sat down on the edge of the bed and held Anna in her arms. “Tomorrow is the day you take on the role as president of the company. You should be happy. I’ve been looking forward to this for so many years, and it’s finally happening now. Isn’t that right?”

Anna continued to shake her head helplessly and sob.

Ever since she found out that her father had left the majority of his inheritance to her and her mother in his will, she could not turn a blind eye to her mother’s past actions anymore.

Every night, whenever she closed her eyes, she would see her father’s loving glance, but he eventually turned into a vicious devil and grabbed her throat.

“My dear daughter, I was so good to you. Why did you have to kill me?”

“No! No! It wasn’t me, Dad!”

After having nightmares all night long, she woke up drenched in cold sweat. The time and date were indicated on the electronic calendar by her bedside. She stared at it for a moment, then remembered that it was the day she would succeed the role of president at the company. They were going to announce the shareholding and have the board of directors elect the president through votes.

“Anna, are you awake? Hurry up.”

Her mother was pestering her from outside the door. The unconcealed excitement in her voice made Anna’s stomach churn with an overwhelming feeling of nausea.