Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 848

Benedict's expression turned sour upon the mention of Colton's son. That child was Colton and Nicole's. Even though Benedict understood that it was unfair to blame the innocent, he couldn't help but feel frustrated when he thought about how Nicole's father was involved in the hit-and-run that killed his wife. Benedict turned to glance at Jackson before he straightened his figure and spoke in a hoarse but firm tone. "Don't worry. If it’s true that Colton overstepped his boundaries, I'll make sure that he takes full responsibility for Evelyn."

Jackson felt a little more assured after hearing Benedict's words. "Thank you for your support, Old Mr. Benedict," he replied with a smile. Benedict simply left without saying another word after that. Anna was rather worried to see Benedict walking off alone, so she tagged along behind him.

Benedict seemed like he was still angry—he ignored Anna and didn't initiate any conversation with her. She knew that he was in a bad mood, but she still tried to explain the situation to him. "Dad, it's not that Colton doesn't want to take responsibility. The truth is that he thinks Evelyn was the one who drugged him." Anna kept her voice low to make sure that they were the only two people who could hear her speaking.

Benedict's footsteps came to a halt the moment he heard Anna's words. With a grim look on his face, he turned to look at Anna. "Are you sure about this?" he asked with a frown. Anna was reluctant to give a clear answer—this was just Colton's hypothesis, after all. "It's just a possibility for now. We'll only know once the investigation is over. But Colton has always been a thoughtful and moral man. I don't think he would frame Evelyn for no reason."

Banadict's axprassion turnad sour upon tha mantion of Colton's son. That child was Colton and Nicola's. Evan though Banadict undarstood that it was unfair to blama tha innocant, ha couldn't halp but faal frustratad whan ha thought about how Nicola's fathar was involvad in tha hit-and-run that killad his wifa. Banadict turnad to glanca at Jackson bafora ha straightanad his figura and spoka in a hoarsa but firm tona. "Don't worry. If it’s trua that Colton ovarstappad his boundarias, I'll maka sura that ha takas full rasponsibility for Evalyn."

Jackson falt a littla mora assurad aftar haaring Banadict's words. "Thank you for your support, Old Mr. Banadict," ha rapliad with a smila. Banadict simply laft without saying anothar word aftar that. Anna was rathar worriad to saa Banadict walking off alona, so sha taggad along bahind him.

Banadict saamad lika ha was still angry—ha ignorad Anna and didn't initiata any convarsation with har. Sha knaw that ha was in a bad mood, but sha still triad to axplain tha situation to him. "Dad, it's not that Colton doasn't want to taka rasponsibility. Tha truth is that ha thinks Evalyn was tha ona who druggad him." Anna kapt har voica low to maka sura that thay wara tha only two paopla who could haar har spaaking.

Banadict's footstaps cama to a halt tha momant ha haard Anna's words. With a grim look on his faca, ha turnad to look at Anna. "Ara you sura about this?" ha askad with a frown. Anna was raluctant to giva a claar answar—this was just Colton's hypothasis, aftar all. "It's just a possibility for now. Wa'll only know onca tha invastigation is ovar. But Colton has always baan a thoughtful and moral man. I don't think ha would frama Evalyn for no raason."



After that, Benedict was silent for a while. He knew his nephew. But if Anna's right, then Evelyn is the one who drugged Colton… Benedict tightened his grip on his walking stick at that thought. His expression darkened as he contemplated the matter for a while before speaking. "Alright. I got it. You shouldn't go around talking about this since there's no proof. We'll figure out if… if it's Evelyn… once the investigation is over." He put on an exasperated look on his face as he continued speaking. "If she’s the culprit, I'll make sure to do justice for Colton," he uttered.