One Night Surprise (Courtney and Alexander)
Chapter 208

One Night Surprise Chapter 208

Chapter 208 I Have Something to Confess to You

Gale felt a little irritated that his thoughts had been seen through. “Is that wrong? Cameron will getbetter.”

“You’re wrong.” Alexander’s tone was firm. “Your parents will certainly perform a check on the personyou wish to marry in the future. If, at that time, they discover that you concealed Cameron’s medicalhistory from them… they will never give you their blessing.”

He had known Gale’s parents since childhood. They closed an eye toward everything Gale didbecause he was already an adult. However, they could not condone lies and deception. It was not hardto imagine their resentment toward Cameron if they learned that he had concealed something soimportant from them.

“If you want to risk Cameron being hated by your parents for the rest of her life, then you can do justthat.” With that one sentence, Alexander, more or less, blocked all the solutions Gale had thought uppreviously.

Gale’s eyebrows were furrowed so deeply that they were nearly knotted together. “To be honest, beingopen with them is nothing. I’m not worried about my parents being unable to accept this. Right now,Cameron has lost all rationality. I’m worried that when she recovers, she might be angry at me fordeclaring our relationship on my own while she was in no position to make decisions. After all, webroke up and have not reconciled.” I just brought her back because she isn’t herself right now.

After saying so much, Alexander felt that there was no need for him to continue trying to persuadeGale. Thus, he patted Gale on the shoulder. “I’ve said what I needed to say. As for the rest… I believeCourtney has something to say to you.”

“As she should.” Gale nodded.

Courtney was Cameron’s best friend. It could also be said that Courtney was her only friend. Sheshared her secrets with Courtney—Courtney was the only person in this world that knew about hermental illness. Now that she is living with me, it’s only natural for Courtney to have something to say tome.

A while later, Courtney walked out of the bedroom. Then, Alexander tactfully stood up. “I’ll get the carfrom the garage.”

After saying that, he gave Courtney a look before leaving.

“Have a seat.”

“It’s fine.” Courtney’s expression was aloof. “It looks like you didn’t listen to anything Alexander said.”

“I heard it all,” Gale explained. “His words were very kind. It was all for my sake. However, it doesn’tconsider Cam at all, no matter how I think about it. After all, he doesn’t stand in my shoes.”

“Well, I’m speaking from Cameron’s standpoint.” Her gaze was as sharp as a blade; its sharpness wasunconcealed. “What I’m going to say won’t be as nice.”

“Go ahead. I’m ready for it. From the day I learned about Cam’s medical history, I’ve prepared myselffor everything.”

“Among all your preparations, did you consider the possibility that you might not be able to remaincommitted to her anymore and abandon her one day? Did you prepare for that?” Her tone wasextremely serious. It was neither a joke nor an insult; she was simply asking a question. If the daycomes that you no longer love her, or you become so exhausted with life and cannot bear supportingher anymore… what will happen to her then?

He clenched his fists. “Wait a moment.”

After saying that, he walked to a corner where there was an open reading area, opened the cabinetdoor on the bottom of the bookcase, and took out an aluminum portable safe. “These are thecertificates of all my non-liquid assets. There are 36 properties under my name. The most valuableasset among them is a property located in Kyoto. Moreover, three out of six properties in Melrose Cityare commercial properties that have been rented out. The rest are mostly spread out over the tourismareas across the country. Also, this is a car in my name, and this is the proof of share ownership undermy name—”

“Why are you showing these to me?” She felt extremely confused when he started telling her all abouthis assets. She listened to it for a while and noticed that more than half of the items in the safe had yetto be taken out. Thus, she couldn’t help interrupting him.

He stopped in the middle of taking out his certificates of assets. Looking up, he solemnly said to her, “Ifit really is like what you said; if the day really comes when I can no longer bear to support heranymore… I’ve also considered that. Even though I don’t believe that I will ever stop loving her or beunable to withstand anything, I did consider that I might lose my life due to a disaster or an accident.So, I’ve thought about it.”

She remained silent.

“These are all the current explicit assets that are in my name. I have asked a lawyer to draft out acontract. If the situation you mentioned were to ever arise, all my assets will be handed over to Cam.”

“What if she is unable to use them?” She said those words with some difficulty.

“There will be three parties managing it on her behalf, namely the trust institution, the welfareorganization, and the psychiatric hospital. They will supervise each other and take care of Cam for therest of her life.”

After listening to his explanation of what he had arranged for the future, she had no choice but tobelieve that he had done his homework when it came to taking care of Cameron. It might be nothingmore than a whim, but this passion had not affected his rationality. Rather, he was overly rational aboutthis. He even considered the possibility that the trust institution and welfare organization might jointlydefraud Cameron of her assets. Hence, he requested that Cameron had to live until at least 80 yearsold, and all her organs and tissues were at least at the same functioning level as others in the sameage group. If those conditions were fulfilled, the leftover money would then be donated to the welfareorganization. Therefore, Courtney had nothing left to say.

When Courtney was about to leave Gale’s house, weeping sounds came from inside the bedroom.Gale seemed to be used to it. “I won’t keep you company anymore. She is probably crying because ofthe movie. I need to go and comfort her.”

“Go ahead.” Courtney had reason to believe that Cameron was receiving better care at Gale’s placethan anywhere else. However, she was also vaguely worried that being Cameron’s personal caregiverwould bring great complications to his normal life.

After getting into the car, Alexander did not talk about the events in Gale’s house today. Instead, heasked about other things. “Do we go back to Grandpa’s place to visit Tina?”

When they learned about what happened to Cameron, he had sent Tina over to Scott’s place to stay forthe time being. On the other hand, Courtney seemed reluctant. She sighed and said, “No. If I meet Tinanow, she will surely ask me where her godmother went. I haven’t figured out how to answer herquestion yet.”

“Then, let’s not visit her yet. I heard from the butler that Tina is doing very well at the DuncanResidence. Besides, school is about to start. She will need somebody to send her to and from school.So, it won’t affect her too much whether you visit her or not.”

“Who said that?! I can still send her to and from school even after the company is up and running.” Shedid not agree with his statement. It made her sound as if she was only sitting around enjoying lifewithout knowing what was good or bad.

“Josh can oversee the renovation of your company, but the designers…” Alexander glanced atCourtney, seeming to consider how to word his thoughts. “You still need to build up a team of designersaside from Bill. I’ve asked Josh to post up a job offer in Citron Apparel’s name. I hope you don’t mind.”

Courtney slowly brought her senses back to the present. “Let’s leave the position of chief designeropen for now.”

“Yes, I left it alone.”

It was a night where the moon was bright and the stars were few. Even on a night like this, Melrose Citywas still filled with bustling streets lit up with thousands of neon lights. To what extent can a personlove? Cameron was most afraid of being abandoned. Her ego simply did not allow for something likethat to happen, and she had unconditionally concealed her mental illness. Even so, Gale found outabout it anyway.

Courtney leaned back against the seat and carefully observed Alexander, who was sitting in thedriver’s seat, for a long time. “Alexander, I have something to confess to you.”