Chapter 278 You Don’t Have to Worry
Zachary laughed as he looked at Nicole’s confident manner. “Always the forever-confident Nicole that I know,” he said, his lips curved.
With that, Nicole cast a glance at him before grabbing his arms. “Let’s go down together. I’ll make us some breakfast. After breakfast, you have to go back and rest.”
When Zachary felt her hand on his wrist, he stared blankly at it but quickly averted his gaze.
“Sure.”
Alicia was awake and was tidying the room when both of them went down. She was surprised to see both of them and quickly said, “I thought it was still early, so I didn’t prepare anything. I’ll start cooking now.”
However, Nicole stopped her. “No worries. I was the one who woke up early. I’ll prepare breakfast, Alicia. You can rest after you’re done tidying.
Hearing that, Alicia looked at Zachary, and he nodded to her. “Thank you, Miss Anderson,” Alicia responded.
There were quite a lot of ingredients in the kitchen. Nicole made a simple breakfast for Zachary and herself and placed it on the dining table.
While having his breakfast, Zachary finally got to the important part. “Nicole, about Hayden…Is he really Colton’s son?”
Nicole knew this could not be kept a secret, and she had no intention of keeping it from Zachary either. As a result, she nodded and said, “Yes. I investigated the incident five years ago and the DNA paternity test result. Hayden is indeed Colton’s son.”
Zachary put down his utensils and looked solemnly at Nicole. “I can treat Hayden as if he’s my own, regardless of who his father is. Nicole, I don’t care what happened five years ago.”
Nicole, of course, was aware of this. When Zachary was pursuing her, she told him everything.
And at that point of time, he said the same thing as well, that he wasn’t bothered by the incident five years ago.
But that was not the challenging part now. “Zach, it’s not a matter whether you mind it or not. It’s the Gardners…” Nicole voiced her concerns.
Now that Hayden was discovered to be Colton’s son, the question was whether the Gardners wanted Hayden to return to their family, rather than whether Zachary minded it or not.
Zachary thought of this too and he lowered his gaze, lost in thought for a long time. In the end, he stated “Nicole, if you’re not willing for that to happen, I can deal with the Gardners. You don’t have to deal with it.”
But all she could do was smile helplessly. Zachary was in a bind himself; how could he possibly help her? “I’ve discussed with President Gardner and he said he won’t force that on me. Olivia does not agree for Hayden and me to be in their family as well, so that’s great news for me.”
Nicole then paused for a moment before continuing, “In any case, nothing bad will happen to me. Don’t be concerned. Regarding Hayden’s relationship with Colton, I’ll find a way to tell Hayden about it and I’ll respect his decision.”
Though Zachary respected her decision, he was concerned that if Hayden truly acknowledged Colton as his father, Nicole and Colton would develop another type of relationship in the future.
And, as a fellow man, Zachary could tell Colton didn’t just treat Nicole as a friend!
“Okay. I’m almost done with my matters abroad, so I’ll stay in the country with you for the next few days,” Zachary said.
He could not bring himself to leave Nicole, for he feared that once he left, she would grow further away from him as well.
“Alright, and you no longer have to be at odds with your father because of me. He only wants me to leave F&M Apparel, so I’ll do whatever he wants,” she said casually.
This caught Zachary off guard. He had not expected her to say such a thing so easily.
Looking at his surprised expression, she explained, “I’m in F&M Apparel because I like its working environment, but if there’s anyone who doesn’t want me to be there, you can’t stop that either. I’ll just leave.”
Then, Nicole looked at him and continued solemnly, “I’ve saved a significant amount of money over the years working at F&M Apparel, and it’s enough for me to open my own clothing store and raise Hayden. You don’t need to be worried about me.”
