Chapter 181 Lydia’s Appointment
Although the situation was quite comical, there were still some things which had to be clarified in the end.
The Gardner Corporation was a huge business, and Colton’s father only had a son and a daughter. As Colton was the head of the Gardner Family, if Hayden was thought to be his son, he would become the next in line to succeed, then.
However, this was not true, and if someone else found out at that time, they would say that Nicole was plotting to acquire the properties of the Gardner Family, and there was no way she could take on such a huge accusation.
She sighed since she couldn’t do anything about it and when she thought of her son, who had left with someone else without a care after eating halfway, she really had the urge to drag him back and give him a beating. I merely looked away for a second, and this rascal already went ahead and acknowledged somebody else as his father and grandmother.
“Sorry to trouble you, then, President Gardner.” All she could feel now was her throbbing head.
A smirking Colton said casually, “My mother likes children, so you don’t have to worry about Hayden when she’s with him.”
Nicole gave him a helpless nod; since Hayden had already left with Anna, she could only check up on him in the evening. All of a sudden, Nicole remembered about her appointment with Lydia in the afternoon and jerked her head toward Colton to ask, “What time are we going over tonight?”
“Around dinner time. I suppose there are some things to clarify,” Colton answered. After seeing how unconvinced Anna was earlier, he reckoned that they would have a lot of explaining to do, and they could do it properly over dinner.
On the other hand, Nicole looked a little hesitant. Dinner at the Gardner Residence? It somehow doesn’t seem so appropriate.
Pursing her lips, she held back her thought and nodded in agreement instead. “Okay.”
Nicole left Colton’s house at 3:00PM and drove at her own pace to the coffee house where she agreed to meet Lydia at.
It was already 3:40PM by the time Nicole arrived and she caught sight of Lydia sitting by the window when she paced over slowly.
“Sorry, I was on my phone for too long at home and almost forgot about this meeting.” Even though Nicole was apologizing, she didn’t look apologetic at all.
After pulling out a chair and taking a seat, she leaned back and looked at Lydia seated across her while uttering, “Tell me what’s up. I have something else to do later.”
Lydia wore a pleasing smile. After all, Nicole still held the evidence in her hands, so she could only speak humbly. “I saw the news yesterday that Daniella took the sleeping pills because she wanted to threaten you with suicide. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I plan to ask William to take back his words of severing ties with you so that you can return to the Anderson Family.”
Raising her brows, Nicole lifted her cup of coffee and took a small sip. With a sparkle in her eyes, she asked, “Why do you think I would want to return to the Anderson Family? What can the Anderson Family give me?”
Stumped, Lydia knew that she had a point. With Nicole’s current position, it was the Andersons who needed her more. She chuckled awkwardly as she continued unabashedly, “We’re a family after all, and you’ve been outside by yourself for such a long time without anyone to lean on. You’ll need a home at the end.”
“I do need a home, but not when it’s filled with people like you guys.” Nicole sneered.
Lydia was powerless against how stubborn Nicole was being, but her purpose today was not to sincerely invite her home; it was to find out whether there was any video recording in Nicole’s hands!
“In the beginning, your father and I have misunderstood you, but things have been cleared up now. So, don’t be mad anymore,” she said nicely.
However, Nicole knew very well what Lydia’s purpose was today, and she didn’t want to beat around the bush with the woman. “Just get straight to the point. I’m swamped.”
Seeing that she was getting impatient, Lydia hurriedly responded, “It’s nothing. I just want to ask whether the recording on the Internet is genuine.”
A smirk tinged the edges of Nicole’s lips, and she fixed her gaze on Lydia as she asked, “What do you think?”
