Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 787

Chapter 787

Colton's gaze landed on Zachary right after he finished his sentence. They knew each other from their previous

involvement with F&M Apparel, but they only interacted on a very superficial level. There was a slight glint in

Colton's eyes and a faint smile on his face, but his smile didn't reach his eyes. "You should take a seat with us since

you're here. This restaurant has pretty good food," Colton offered.

"Sure." Before Nicole could say anything, Hayden responded with a hasty nod. Colton had been sitting at a table for

four, so the space was rather tight after the four adults took their seats. Nicole sat beside Evelyn while Zachary

took a seat beside Colton. With Hayden around, the spacing was tighter than ever.

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However, Hayden didn't seem bothered by this—he reached out for the menu and started ordering his favorite

food. Zachary simply remained silent in his seat. Each person at the table seemed to have some form of ulterior

motive toward another individual. After Hayden was done ordering his food, the table was quiet for a while. Evelyn

was the one who spoke up eventually.

She widened her eyes and fixed her gaze on Nicole before she started speaking in a careful tone. "I heard you used

to be the Chief Designer of F&M Apparel, Nicole. Why did you leave your position?"

Nicole looked over in Evelyn's direction. She could tell that Evelyn's question wasn't out of genuine concern, so she

simply nodded before giving a curt reply. "I have a lot of other skills, and I'm pretty good in a lot of things. I got

bored of designing, so I figured that I would switch careers for a while."

"That's right," Hayden added after Nicole finished talking. "Mommy's really impressive. Daddy and Mr. Yates are

really good, too, of course." Colton let out a chuckle, and Evelyn noticed a tender and loving look in his eyes that

she had never seen in the past. She gritted her teeth as she felt a surge of jealousy arising in her. If Nicole hadn't

given birth to an illegitimate child like Hayden, maybe Colton would've already gotten over her. I'm sure he's only

holding onto her because she gave birth to his child. If Hayden's gone, I bet Colton will eventually forget about

Nicole.

Evelyn clenched her fists at that thought. Even though Evelyn didn't start a fight, her tone was filled with sarcasm

throughout their conversations. Fortunately, Nicole had enough experience with people like her. Nicole had been in

the workforce for years, so she wasn't some innocent kid who would get stepped on by others. Naturally, Nicole

responded in the same hostile tone that Evelyn had. The atmosphere at the table turned heavy after a while.

They were about to continue the conversation when Evelyn's phone started ringing. She picked up her phone and

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frowned when she saw that it was a call from Gabriel. The rage that she felt gradually faded as she hesitated for a

moment before picking up the call.

"Where are you, Evelyn?" The person's voice on the other end of the line sounded rather tense as if he was

panicking over something that had happened. Evelyn assumed that her brother had called to interrogate her, so

she quickly responded in a defensive tone, "I didn't do anything. I'm just out for a meal with Colton."

Everyone in the family knew about her arrival in the country. Siobhan had already given her a call earlier that

morning to tell her that the driver would pick her up later that afternoon. That was why Evelyn had been in such a

rush to meet Colton. Evelyn knew how stern Siobhan was—she knew that she wouldn't be able to win an argument

against Siobhan. So, she simply rearranged her schedule to get her things done a little earlier.

"It's Mom! You need to hurry to the hospital!" Gabriel cried in a hoarse voice. Evelyn froze for a moment as she

tightened her grip on the phone. She couldn't believe her ears. "What did you say, Gabriel?"