Fell in Love with Mr.Right at The Wrong Time

Chapter 48

Joseph was very attentive to Nicole, so much so that he went out of his way to reserve a luxurious private room at a hotel for her. After Nicole seated herself, he respectfully handed her the menu with both hands and asked with a grin, "Please take a look, Miss Anderson. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

Despite having followed Joseph into the room, Nicole didn't really want to have lunch with him here. Looking up at his face, she said unhurriedly, "If you want to say something, just spill it. I'm not in the mood to beat around the bush with you here." She feigned a look of composure, but she unconsciously tightened her grip on Hayden's hand.

Hayden seemed to have sensed something. Holding his mother's hand in response, he said forcefully in a childlike voice, "Don't be afraid, Mom. I'm here." With his words, he labeled Joseph as a bad guy right away.

face became even more apparent. Gazing at Nicole's face with his dark eyes, he contemplated what he was going to say before asking, "Miss

the faster she

it carefully? We met five years ago at the hotel." His words weren't explicit, and he had a confident smile on his

as she looked at the man, and her eyes lowered with a flicker of mixed emotions in them. Pursing her lips with a frown, she said firmly, "What do you mean by saying that, Mr. Mann? My mother was critically ill five years ago, and I spent every single day caring for her by her sickbed. After she passed away, I went

I mentioned what had happened five

averting her eyes. "I didn't want to be seen having physical contact with a man outside at the graveyard. You looked like you'd keep pestering me if I didn't agree to have lunch with you, so I followed you here to clear things up," she said. Then, before Joseph could say a word, she continued, "Just say what you want to say. I don't have time