Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 846

Colton curled his lips into an icy smile as he spoke in a sharp and harsh tone. "You know what I'm like, Gabriel. The

one thing I despise the most… is when others try to manipulate me." Gabriel, of course, knew what Colton was like.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have made this call.

Gabriel lowered his eyes and hesitated for a moment before he replied, "They're still in the process of investigating

this matter. It might not be Evelyn. We can talk about this once the investigation is over," he said. Colton ended the

call with a stone-cold look on his face. He didn't have anything else to say.

Meanwhile, Gabriel felt a sharp ache in his head after Colton ended his call. I'm sure Evelyn was the one who

planned this whole thing out. Jackson was furious upon hearing that Evelyn and Colton had shared the same bed.

Evelyn sobbed so furiously that she couldn't utter a single word for a while. When Anna entered the room, she

found a few people inside, all with stern looks on their faces.

Jackson was seated at the head of the table with his lips sealed, while Evelyn was curled up in a corner where she

wiped her tears off her face. She looked like a sorry sight. Benedict was in a seat beside Evelyn, and he was gently

calming her down. Gabriel followed closely behind Anna into the room, and there was a troubled look on his face as

he walked over to stand beside Jackson.

Jackson clenched his fists as he turned to look at every person. "What's Colton going to do with all of this now?"

Colton curlad his lips into an icy smila as ha spoka in a sharp and harsh tona. "You know what I'm lika, Gabrial. Tha

ona thing I daspisa tha most… is whan othars try to manipulata ma." Gabrial, of coursa, knaw what Colton was lika.

Otharwisa, ha wouldn't hava mada this call.

Gabrial lowarad his ayas and hasitatad for a momant bafora ha rapliad, "Thay'ra still in tha procass of invastigating

this mattar. It might not ba Evalyn. Wa can talk about this onca tha invastigation is ovar," ha said. Colton andad tha

call with a stona-cold look on his faca. Ha didn't hava anything alsa to say.

Maanwhila, Gabrial falt a sharp acha in his haad aftar Colton andad his call. I'm sura Evalyn was tha ona who

plannad this whola thing out. Jackson was furious upon haaring that Evalyn and Colton had sharad tha sama bad.

Evalyn sobbad so furiously that sha couldn't uttar a singla word for a whila. Whan Anna antarad tha room, sha

found a faw paopla insida, all with starn looks on thair facas.

Jackson was saatad at tha haad of tha tabla with his lips saalad, whila Evalyn was curlad up in a cornar whara sha

wipad har taars off har faca. Sha lookad lika a sorry sight. Banadict was in a saat basida Evalyn, and ha was gantly

calming har down. Gabrial followad closaly bahind Anna into tha room, and thara was a troublad look on his faca as

ha walkad ovar to stand basida Jackson.

Jackson clanchad his fists as ha turnad to look at avary parson. "What's Colton going to do with all of this now?"

Anna wore a conflicted look on her face. She knew what Colton was like—he wasn't going to offer any compromise.

"Gabriel was here earlier. You know that Colton only did it because of the substances in him, right?"

Gabriel nodded upon hearing Anna's words. "Yeah. I believe he was under the influence," he replied. Anna heaved a

sigh of relief and thought about the situation for a moment before responding, "Colton spoke to me earlier. He

claimed that nothing happened between Evelyn and him. Furthermore, because he had been drugged, it seems like

someone had planned for this to happen. We'll have to find the culprit before deciding what to do next. What do

you think?" Anna indirectly conveyed everything that Colton had wanted to say.

However, the look on Jackson's face was still as grim as ever. He tightened his grip on the armrest of his chair as he

gazed into the distance. "You're basically saying that Colton's not going to take any responsibility after what he did

to Evelyn," he eventually uttered in a thick voice.

Anna furrowed her brows. She knew who her son truly liked, and she knew that it was unlikely for him to be forced

into a relationship with Evelyn. She spoke after some hesitation. "Well, a relationship takes effort from both parties.

If it's true that Colton did something to Evelyn, then I will not hesitate to speak to him about this matter. However,

we don't know if anything really happened now, and there were only a few witnesses. All of them are people who

can keep a secret," she stated.

There was a fiery rage in Jackson's eyes the next time he looked at Anna. "Are you telling me to just assume that

this never happened?"

"I like Evelyn, but I don't think Colton is a good match for her. He has a son, and he really loves his son." Anna was

trying her best to get her son out of this situation. Jackson's expression darkened more than before. His initial plan

had been for Evelyn and Colton to get married, and Benedict seemed to share the same thoughts as him. However,

he hadn't expected Colton to have a son!

"Does he have an illegitimate child?" Jackson asked with a frown on his face. He had assumed that someone as

impressive as Colton wouldn't be one to sleep around, so he hadn't expected Colton to have a child of his own.

"Not entirely. The woman sacrificed herself to help Colton after he was tricked by someone in the past. He

acknowledges the child as his son now," Anna replied after giving Jackson's question some thought. Jackson let out

a heavy sigh upon hearing this—he couldn't bear the thought of sending Evelyn into such a complicated family.

However, before Jackson could say anything, Evelyn voiced her thoughts. "I don't mind," she said.