Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 14 That Bastard Son of Nicole’s Must Die

Upon returning home, Nicole thought back on what had happened, which made her even angrier. To think that he still refused to believe me after I showed him my work badge! In the end, though, she decided to forget about it. After all, she would be meeting Colton again at F&M Apparel’s annual dinner several days later. With Zachary testifying for her by then, there was no way Colton would still be doubting her identity.

Compared with the angry Nicole, Hayden was in an unusually bright mood today. He was sitting on the sofa, watching TV with all smiles on his face.

Curious, Nicole darted a look at her son. “What’s the matter? You look so happy.”

“Nothing.” Hayden shook his head while shifting his gaze from the TV to his mother. What I said today will definitely make Colton do the DNA paternity test. That way, I’ll have a father—and a handsome and powerful father at that! Most importantly, I’ve looked into Colton’s relationships over the past few years. He’s never had any woman around him other than Queenie Anderson, whom he’s always kept at arm’s length regardless of the occasion. I’d say that such a chaste man is barely good enough for Mom.

Nicole didn’t think much about it either; she just assumed that Hayden had just watched something interesting on TV. Looking at her son, she asked, “Zachary will be coming in a few days. You wanna meet him?” She remembered Zachary telling her that he would arrive in the country a day before the annual dinner, and Hayden had always been on friendly terms with him.

Yates?” Hayden’s eyes lit up, and he sat up at once. “Is he coming here specially to see you,

not coming here to see me; he’s coming here

dimmed. Sinking back into his seat, he looked at Nicole with his cheeks puffed up, muttering, “It was all your fault,

Nicole wanted to laugh and frown all at once. Pressing her hand down on his head, she replied

an almost

by not arguing with her son. She grabbed her son, asking, “Do you wanna attend

do!” Hayden quickly replied. It’s a must to keep on good terms with such a rich and powerful guy, of course, he thought. In reality, in the eyes of Hayden, Zachary was his No. 1 candidate for his father. Even though Zachary wasn’t his real father, the former was outstanding in all respects. It’s too bad that Mom is as obstinate as a mule; she keeps thinking that she isn’t good enough for him because she has a child.

…

a state of tumult these days, having heard from one of her acquaintances that Colton wanted to do a

by a dizzy spell. Everything went black before her eyes, and her limbs went cold.