Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 49 Taking a Paternity Test

Silence filled the air when Joseph finished his sentence. He stared fixedly at Nicole, wanting to see how she would respond.

Nicole fell silent for a moment before a smile suddenly appeared on her face. At first, she was smiling faintly; after that, though, she laughed right away while wiping the tears off the corner of her eye, as though she had heard an outrageous joke.

she spoke, the smile on her face slowly disappeared, and her voice took on a grim tone. “We never met until we talked about our possible collaboration last time. What’s your motive in making such an outrageous claim right now?” She stared at

extent, if I chicken out right now, I’ll be embarrassing myself. Gritting his teeth, he put on a tough front, saying, “Whatever the truth is, Miss Nicole, please let your son do a paternity test with me. If what the person said was a lie, I’ll

Joseph five years ago. Furthermore, it made sense when Nicole recalled what had happened at F&M Apparel’s annual dinner. I never expected her to be so despicable, she thought. Blinking

Nicole was unwilling to have Hayden do a paternity test with him, Joseph quickly continued, “Miss Anderson, no matter what the person said is true or not, we’ll find out once we do the test. Also, doing the test would dispel our doubts. Wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone? And besides, if what the person said is false, you can be on guard against the

of reproach. “If everyone approaches me with such an excuse like you do, do I have to let my son do the test with all of them? Mr. Mann, let’s