Chapter 427 Almost Discovered
Although the guests were angry at Hayden, they still dared not say anything in front of Old Mr. Benedict for fear of making the old man irate.
After Nicole briefly chatted with Anna, she secretly left for the backyard. She was just recalling what Colton had told her and slowly approached the room, where she heard a woman gasping and screaming.
In the midst of the gasping and screaming, Nicole could also hear some men’s jeers, all of which were unpleasant. Nicole saw that there was a small window, so she turned a little sideways and peeked inside. She could see Queenie was being tortured by two tall bodyguards while kneeling on the ground—almost unconscious because of the drug.
Most of the Gardner Family’s bodyguards were either veterans or masters in bodybuilding, so their physical strength was first-class. Nevertheless, Nicole had no pity for Queenie. Queenie brought this upon herself, and she could blame no one but herself for her current predicament. Just as she was about to leave, someone suddenly appeared behind her, which made her startle. She immediately turned around and found that it was just Wendy.
At that moment, Nicole took a few steps back and pulled Wendy’s hand backward as Wendy tried to get a better look at what was happening in the room. Wendy felt that Nicole’s behavior was rather odd and asked, “Nicole, what are you doing here? There are only sundries here.”
Nicole kept pulling Wendy’s hand for fear that Wendy would see the scene inside the room before responding, “Nothing much, to be honest. I have been to the Gardener Residence many times but just realized that I never take a good look around. So since I’m here now, I might as well stroll around the Residence.”
Wendy believed in Nicole’s words as she nodded in agreement. “You’re right. The Residence is quite large, so why don’t I show you around?”
Instead of agreeing to Wendy’s proposal, Nicole hurriedly shook her head and said, “Nah, I’m done. Let’s just leave.” Wendy looked at Nicole’s dodging gaze, and the more she thought about it, the more curious she felt. Just then, Wendy suddenly heard a woman’s gasp. She stopped for a moment, trying to figure out where the voice came from, before staring straight in the room’s direction.
It was not that Nicole was trying to protect Queenie’s malicious intention from being known, but that Wendy was just of age, and it was pretty inappropriate for Wendy to witness such a scene. “Nicole, I heard a voice that sounded like a woman’s. Did you hear that?” Alas, Wendy’s curiosity knew no bounds.
Nicole tugged Wendy’s hand backward again as she tried to get Wendy to leave the scene. “No, I didn’t. You may have misheard it. Anyways, let’s go and see what Grandpa is doing, shall we?” Being someone who was just of age, Wendy had a sense of fearlessness, and the more Nicole prohibited her from approaching the room, the more she wanted to see what was inside. Thankfully, a male voice interrupted her from doing so.
“What are you two doing here?” It was a familiar voice, and Wendy immediately turned to look. It was Colton.
“Colton, why are you here? Aren’t you still under the weather!” Wendy looked concerned, but her brother merely responded in a dispassionate tone. “I rested a bit and felt better. So why are you here in the backyard?”
Wendy replied, “I followed Nicole here. By the way, I heard someone in our backyard.”
Colton’s facial expression did not change the slightest at Wendy’s comment, and at the same time, he reached out and pulled his sister’s arm. “Don’t overthink things, okay? Today is Grandpa’s birthday. We should all be heading to the anteroom.” Wendy had no choice but to follow her brother. While she was on the way to her grandfather’s birthday party, she suppressed the doubts in her heart, thinking that maybe she really misheard things.
Although Colton had almost recovered, the medicine Queenie fed him was very potent, and he still looked pallid. When Anna saw him in the anteroom, her heart ached, and she stepped forward to grab her son’s hand. “What’s the matter, Colton? Why are you so pale?
