Chapter 80 She Told Me Everything
However, Alexander was unfazed as he took a sip of coffee before putting down the cup.
“You’ve misunderstood me. I was only making an assumption that maybe you came here personally for Courtney’s sake.”
His excuse was ingenious and plausible.
After that, Lucian calmed down a little as he declined to make any comments.
No matter what the true reason was, elite families would always put their reputation as their first priority.
Upon mentioning her daughter, Lucian felt a little proud. “From a young age, Courtney has always been focused with her work, so there shouldn’t be any questions about her ability, but the working environment in the country is still much different than the ones abroad after all. Looks like you have been taking good care of her, President Duncan.”
“That’s because she is already superb.” Alexander couldn’t help but remember the interview that day and the confidence on her face when she laid down the performance target she could achieve in just two months. “I didn’t help much, and even if I did, it’d only be considered a normal act of me taking care of a subordinate.”
Even though there was nothing special in his words, it wasn’t what Lucian wanted to hear, so he furrowed his brows and took a sip of tea with his head down.
Realizing that they had not gotten to the point of the conversation, Alexander took a glance at his watch. “Mr. Hunter, I have a plane to catch later on, so I’m afraid I can only chat with you for a while.”
Then, Lucian took a deep breath and gazed at him. “You should know why I came to see you.”
At the engagement ceremony back then, Alexander announced to the public that Courtney was his fiancée, and news about it was already spreading across the upper class like wildfire. Actually, from the moment he saw Lucian, he instantly figured out why he came to talk to him.
It’s reasonable for a father to worry about his daughter, so he came here today to see what kind of a person his potential future son-in-law is.
“Courtney told me everything.” Lucian slowly exhaled a suffocating breath while looking emotionally hurt. “She lost her mother at childbirth, and I wasn’t there with her when she was a kid, so I owe her a lot. Before she went abroad, I came to the conclusion that no matter who she chooses to marry, as long as the person treats her well, I won’t oppose it.”
At this point, Alexander was suddenly curious. “What did she tell you?”
“Aren’t you and Courtney together? I thought that the two of you were already preparing to get married.”
Alexander was dumbfounded for a while, but for some reason, he actually nodded his head and said, “It’s exactly like what she said.”
Upon Alexander’s confirmation, Lucian let out a sigh of relief and spoke earnestly. “If you two ever find the time, please come and visit us in our home. I know that young people these days don’t care much about formalities, but please consider the perspective of us elders. It’ll be nice if you two can just come by our house.”
At the moment, Alexander was in a complicated mood as he wanted to know why Courtney lied about their relationship to her father.
Does she have any affection toward me? Or is she only using me to deal with her family’s constant questioning?
“If you and Courtney get married, I will rest assured, knowing that the company will be handed to you two in the future.”
Upon hearing his words, Alexander was surprised at first, but after much thought, he finally understood.
The Sunrise Enterprise has a certain status in Melrose City, but a few years ago, Lucian’s health started to decline, so he began dividing his position to his eldest daughter and a few nephews. Immediately, following that year, multiple incidents occurred in the company one after another, which caused Sunrise Enterprise’s reputation to decline rapidly. Hence, Lucian had no choice but to return to the company to turn the tide. For a family enterprise like Sunrise Enterprise, what they lack the most is a capable leader who the people in power can trust, but sadly, Lucian only has two daughters. Although Courtney has no experience of truly running an enterprise, from her current ability, I can see that she has the potential to take that position. As for Anna, I’ve never met her before, but by the looks of it, other than buying luxurious handbags and showing off her wealth to her friends, she has no abilities at all.
However, Alexander didn’t promise him straight away as he tried to change the subject with a few trivial words. Then, Josh realized that it was almost time for his flight, so he came up to urge him to leave.
As he got up and was about to leave, Lucian suddenly stopped him. “By the way, there’s one more thing I want you to do. The 15th of next month is Courtney’s birthday, and it’s also the anniversary of her mother’s death. If you have the time, please spend more time on her then.”
Alexander halted his steps and nodded with a rare sense of seriousness.
When he got downstairs, the celebration was lively, and it was time for the last segment, which was the lucky draw. The moment the young hunks went up the stage one by one to perform, the fans below screamed, almost turning the celebration into a fan meeting.
Josh, who was standing beside Alexander, couldn’t help but praise, “Miss Hunter is really capable. I’ve heard that ever since the lucky draw was announced online, every Sunhill Hotel in the country has been fully-booked for a few months.”
“How does that count as capable?” Alexander gazed at the slim figure afar and concealed the admiration in his eyes by pretending to sneer. “Not only is the preliminary investment too large, there are also many uncertainties, which makes this a huge risk. If it weren’t for the celebration, she wouldn’t have had the chance to make money from this short-lived fan effect. Besides, this plan is useless to the long term development of the hotel, and there may be subsequent negative effects.”
“Huh? It’s unsustainable, and there may be negative effects? Then why did you order me to call the finance department to increase the funds?”
As soon as his words came out, Alexander glared at him with murderous intent.
Immediately, Josh was trembling with fear as he was completely unaware of what he had said wrongly.
As the person in charge of the whole celebration, Courtney needed to greet all the invited guests, so she went around the venue with a wine glass in her hand, but she never noticed the slender figure standing afar in the blind spot among the crowd. Occasionally, she would greet the people she recognized around her, but she never got close to the figure.
“President Duncan, shouldn’t we go over there to greet her? We are leaving for the airport in a little while.”
Alexander narrowed his eyes. “There’s no need for that. Let’s go.”
“Huh? They are now drawing the winners. Don’t you want to see the outcome?”
“It’s not important.”
As soon as his cold words came out, Josh could only sigh secretly inside him before leaving the scene hurriedly with Alexander.
I knew I shouldn’t talk too much, but I’m still curious about the outcome!
“Now is the most exciting moment of the event—the lucky draw,” the host announced loudly on the stage. “Let’s welcome our five celebrities to the stage so that they can personally pick their fans.”
In front of the five celebrities, there were five separate red lottery boxes with their names printed on each of them. Before entering the venue, each guest would place their invitation card into the lottery box of the celebrity they wished to go on a trip with. Then, the celebrities would draw the winner personally.
The prize could be transferred to other people, so the elites among the guests, who didn’t like young hunks, could give it to their employees instead as a company benefit.
“Now, our celebrities have all drawn their winners. Starting from the left, please announce the name of the lucky guest you have drawn!”
The five dashing men lined up on the stage, and every one of them wore a loving smile on their faces. Their interactions from time to time would cause waves of screams in the crowd.
At the moment, Courtney was standing below the stage with her hands covering her ears due to the loud cheers.
People always say that a woman is as noisy as 1500 ducks. I believe that we have enough ducks in the audience to circle the globe several times.
