Chapter 14

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.

You mean Mr. Yates?" Hayden's eyes lit up, and he sat up at once.

see me; he's coming here to attend

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

all at once. Pressing her hand down on his head, she replied in all

study the market!"

an almost inaudible voice, "I'm not talking

bigger person by not arguing with her son. She grabbed her son, asking, "Do you wanna attend the dinner with me, then? If you

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. But

been in a state of tumult these days, having heard from one of her acquaintances that Colton wanted to do a DNA paternity test for him and

hit directly by a dizzy spell. Everything went black before her eyes, and her limbs went cold. If the results of the DNA paternity test come out,

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