Right Person, Wrong Time novel Chapter 14

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.

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

Nicole corrected him, “Nope, he’s not coming here to see me; he’s coming here to attend F&M Apparel’s annual dinner.”

“Oh.” Hayden’s face fell with a hint of disappointment, and his initially glittering black eyes dimmed. Sinking back into his seat, he looked at Nicole with his cheeks puffed up, muttering, “It was all your fault, Mom. It’s been two months since Mr. Yates left after you turned him down so resolutely last time.”

Seeing how her son spoke for Zachary, Nicole wanted to laugh and frown all at once. Pressing her hand down on his head, she replied in all seriousness, “That’s plain nonsense! Zachary went abroad to study the market!”

Hayden snorted childishly before whispering in an almost inaudible voice, “I’m not talking nonsense!”