Chapter 445 A Substitute
Nicole was curious to see how Colton was going to resolve this matter. Initially, a dangerous look flashed across Colton’s face, but he quickly concealed it before looking up at Queenie. “Are you really pregnant?”
he asked in a deep voice. Queenie was worried that Colton wouldn’t believe her, so she had prepared all hospital records. She pulled them out from her bag as she sincerely spoke to him. “Yeah, Colton. I know I might have made a mistake in the past, but I already have your child in me now. Can you give me a chance?”
In the meantime, Nicole was standing by the corner as she tried her best not to burst out in laughter. She had to pinch herself just to stop herself from laughing.
Colton didn’t look at furious as Nicole would imagine him to be. Instead, he seemed relatively calm—he simply read through the report before gazing at Queenie. “You should get some rest since you’re pregnant,” he said.
Queenie thought she would have to put in more effort to convince the man, but the man surprised her by agreeing with her words without hesitation. For a while. Queenie was too dazed to process the situation. “What do you mean, Colton?” she asked while blinking in confusion.
“My mother made a public announcement about my child previously, so your pregnancy happened at the right time. You should take care of yourself and give birth to the child.” Colton was eerily calm—he didn’t seem angry at all.
Queenie thought that she would be able to gain some sympathy from Colton with the news of her pregnancy, but to her surprise, Colton simply acknowledged her pregnancy. She was so excited that her words were starting to get jumbled up. “C-Colton… Y-You’re acknowledging… the child?” she asked.
Colton’s face remained expressionless as he spoke. “You should head home to pack. I’ll get someone to pick you up and send you to the Gardner Residence tonight.
There will be specialized doctors who will do routine body checkups for you. If you’re really pregnant with my child, I’ll definitely take responsibility for the child.
When Queenie heard that Colton was bringing her back to the Gardner Residence, she was overjoyed. I’m confident that a baby is growing in my belly now, so I don’t care if they want to run tests.
The fetus is too tiny now, so the doctors probably can’t get much from it. Queenie nodded excitedly. “Great. I’ll go home and pack up now. I’ll be waiting for you, Colton.” After finishing her words, Queenie lowered her head and walked out.
Right before Queenie stepped out of the room, she turned to give Nicole a provocative glare. After Queenie left, Nicole beamed in Colton’s direction. “Congratulations, President Gardner. You’re about to be a father!”
Colton’s face darkened when he realized that Nicole was teasing him. He narrowed his eyes and looked away before scoffing. “Do you really think that child belongs to me?”
Nicole laughed. Of course, she knew that the child in Queenie’s belly didn’t belong to Colton. After all, the Gardner Family’s bodyguard was the one who slept with Queenie, so the child had to belong to him.
“Queenie had been drugged previously, and the child should belong to your bodyguard. So why did you act as if the child was yours, then?” Nicole asked.
Colton gave her a grim look. “After the incident, I told my bodyguard to feed her morning-after pills. So he gave her two of those,” Colton explained.
He had even fed Queenie an extra one because he feared something like this might happen. Nicole froze before frowning at his words. “Are you saying that the morning-after pills didn’t work?”
Colton scoffed. “How could it be possible for both pills to fail at their job?”
Nicole lowered her head and thought about it for a while more. “Are you saying that Queenie already had this child before she slept with your bodyguard?” Nicole guessed.
Colton nodded at her words, and he looked highly displeased. I’ve already looked past the fact that Queenie drugged me, but now, she’s even trying to hold me responsible for some random guy’s blood and flesh. What a disgusting woman! I would’ve fallen for her trick if I hadn’t watched my bodyguards feed her the pills.
