Chapter 36 Go For It
Joseph couldn’t quite come up with a response for a second. His eyes stared ahead at Queenie, still in disbelief. “You’re saying that Lisa’s son is mine?”
“Yep,” Queenie said in surety. She splayed her fingers out across the table. With who Nicole was now, Joseph would definitely want to claim her son. Those two would fight over this matter then. If Colton were to know about this thing between them, he probably wouldn’t be interested in Nicole.
“Are you telling me the truth?” Joseph still couldn’t believe it. He just felt that this was likely a trap that Queenie had set for him.
Queenie looked at Joseph. He wasn’t as dumb as she thought he would be. He didn’t believe her just because she said so. However, she had everything planned already.
“If you don’t believe me, you can ask Nicole. You already stepped on her toes anyway. Asking her that won’t do anything to you.” Queenie paused before continuing, “You can also get a paternity test. I’m her sister, so I know that considering Nicole’s status now, the Mann Family will stand to benefit if you marry her!”
Upon hearing Queenie’s words, Joseph’s brain turned to mush. He clenched his fists. If Nicole’s son was truly his, then he just found his new cash cow. The Manns might even be able to surpass the Gardners in the fashion industry then.
What Queenie said was right. He already pissed off Nicole; what was the harm in asking her another question?
“That’s all the help I can give you. If you still want to work with F&M Apparel, this is the only way to completely resolve this matter,” Queenie declared as she got up.
Joseph suddenly recalled his purpose for meeting Queenie today. “What about the thing with the police?” he hastily asked.
Queenie gave a light chuckle. Her lips were quirked as she looked at him. “If you’re truly the father of Nicole’s child, then shouldn’t it be easy for you to fix it?”
Joseph still didn’t fully believe her. He did sleep with plenty of women, but he still had a faint memory of who he had shared a bed with. But for Nicole, he had not the slightest memory of her at all.
However, there didn’t seem to be any other choice now. All he could do now was try his luck.
“Fine, I’ll believe you one last time. If you’re lying, you’ll never hear the end of me!” The only thing he could do now was go for it. On the off chance that he was actually the father of Nicole’s son, the Manns would definitely be able to rocket to the top!
“There’s no need for me to lie to you about this. After all, a test will reveal everything, no?” Queenie’s smile was smug. If she could tamper with the results of Colton’s paternity test with that bastard child, then she could also tamper with Joseph’s results. When everyone believes that Nicole’s son is Joseph’s, then Colton will belong to me.
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Nicole came up with a few design drafts over the last few days at home. Zachary didn’t seem to have anything to do while being cooped up at home, other than playing with Hayden.
Nicole could see that Hayden liked Zachary. She also admitted that Zachary was great at everything he did. But it was also precisely this reason that she wasn’t worthy of him.
“Aren’t you going to go home for the mid-winter holiday?” Nicole looked at Zachary, who was sitting on the couch.
Today, he was dressed in a pure white hoodie. Paired with a pair of straight-leg sweatpants, he looked a few years younger than he did when he was dressed in a suit.
“Nope. I’m going to stay here and celebrate with you guys,” Zachary said without even looking at her, but melancholy streaked across his eyes for a second.
Nicole knew that Zachary had never gotten along well with his family, so she didn’t press him about it. To her, it made no difference where she celebrated the holiday, as long as she got to spend it with her son, Hayden.
